Madison Dearborn Partners
Description
Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is a prominent private equity firm based in Chicago, established in 1992. Unlike traditional venture capital firms that focus on early-stage startups, MDP specializes in leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments in mature, established companies. Their core strategy revolves around partnering with strong management teams to drive significant long-term value appreciation within their portfolio companies, emphasizing operational improvements and strategic growth initiatives rather than short-term financial engineering.
Investor Profile
Madison Dearborn Partners has backed more than 55 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 22 rounds, about 40% of its total and boasts 35 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Series Unknown, Private Equity, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada, United Kingdom.
- Strong thematic focus on Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology.
- Led 1 rounds in the past year.
- Typical check size: $100M – $1000M.
Stage Focus
- Series Unknown (36%)
- Private Equity (33%)
- Series B (9%)
- Series C (7%)
- Post Ipo Equity (7%)
- Series A (4%)
- Series E (2%)
- Seed (2%)
Country Focus
- United States (85%)
- Canada (7%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
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- Australia (2%)
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- Ireland (2%)
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Industry Focus
- Software
- Enterprise Software
- Information Technology
- Internet
- Telecommunications
- Manufacturing
- Analytics
- Infrastructure
- Consulting
- Wireless
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