Madison Dearborn Partners

MDP’s objective is to invest in companies in partnership with outstanding management teams to achieve significant long-term appreciation in equity value. A flexible investment approach, encompassing both management buyouts and structured minority investments, has been a key tenet of MDP’s investment philosophy for several decades. MDP has a history in Chicago that dates back to the early 1980s when its founders built a $2.6 billion management buyout and venture capital portfolio at First Chicago Venture Capital. Since the founders established MDP as an independent firm in 1992, the firm has raised aggregate capital of over $31 billion and has completed investments in more than 160 companies.