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M/C Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietNew fund $314M, Jun 2023Private equity

GrowthDigital InfrastructureTechnology Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque4070days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MCheque size, as they say$10M – $75MRounds led0 of 13Sole investor6 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch M/C Partners

M/C Partners highlights

  1. 01

    13 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Debt: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $13M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We invest in lower mid-market businesses that provide mission-critical services in markets supported by durable tailwinds.From their own website
Type
Private equity
Cheque size
$10M – $75M as they say
Stages
Growth
Sectors
Digital InfrastructureTechnology Services
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Sept
    Everstream SolutionsVenture · US$50MWith 1 other
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Jun
    INVOLTAVenture · US$50MWith 1 other
  5. 2011

    2 rounds

  6. Jul
    Buzz MediaSeries E · US$27MSole investor
  7. May
    Call 1-855-276 2781 for QuickBooks Support Phone Number. QuickBooks Toll Free numberDebt · US · masshightech.com$26MWith 2 others
  8. 2009

    1 round

  9. Mar
    HyperformixVenture · US · reuters.com$3.8MWith 2 others
  10. 2008

    1 round

  11. Jun
    Airband Communications HoldingsVenture · US · venturebeat.com$2.5MWith 4 others
  12. 2007

    2 rounds

  13. Aug
    ZayoGrowth · US · deals.venturebeat.com$225MWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    SpeechCycleVenture · US · speechcycle.com$10MSole investor
  15. 2006

    2 rounds

  16. Aug
    HyperformixSeries C · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  17. Mar
    SiteExcell Tower PartnersVenture · US · mc-vp.com$15MSole investor
  18. 2005

    1 round

  19. Mar
    SecureMediaSeries D · US · securemedia.com$4.0MSole investor
  20. 2002

    2 rounds

  21. Aug
    Florida Digital NetworkVenture · US$35MSole investor
  22. Jan
    Empact SolutionsVenture · US$10MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

BMBrian Michael ClarkChief Administrative Officer, Executive OfficeriForm ADV
DDDavid D. CrollManager of General Partner of General PartneriFiling they signed
EJEdward Joseph KeefeChief Compliance Officer / Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
GSGillis Shanahan CashmanManager of General Partner of General PartneriFiling they signed
JFJames F. WadeManager of General Partner of General PartneriFiling they signed
TATravis A. KellerManager of the Upper GPiFiling they signed

We also hold 24 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$983Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
TAC Partners, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 158249

Funds on its Form ADV

6 private funds, $1.1B in gross assets · filed Apr 2024

  1. M/C Partners VIII, L.P.Private equity36 investors$432M
  2. M/C Partners IX, L.P.Private equity41 investors$399M
  3. M/C Partners VII, L.P.Private equity25 investors$223M
  4. M/C Investors 2022, LLCPrivate equity33 investors$14M
  5. M/C Investors 2018 LLCPrivate equity28 investors$12M
  6. M/C Investors 2014 LLCPrivate equity13 investors$2.2M

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

HyperformixBought by CA TechnologiesUndisclosedSept 2010
SecureMediaBought by MediaXstreamUndisclosedApr 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

DenovoUndisclosedApr 2015

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as M/C Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Morgan Stanley Investment ManagementPrivate equity3rounds together

Quick answers about M/C Partners

What does M/C Partners invest in?

M/C Partners invests most often at Venture and Debt (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital Infrastructure and Technology Services.

How active is M/C Partners?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

How big are M/C Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $10M to $75M.

Does M/C Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does M/C Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is M/C Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

Who does M/C Partners invest alongside?

Most often Morgan Stanley Investment Management (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is M/C Partners?

M/C Partners is a private equity firm based in Boston, United States.

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