# M/C Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> M/C Partners is a private equity based in United States. 13 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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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Quiet New fund $314M, Jun 2023 Private equity

Growth Digital Infrastructure Technology Services

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record

Since the last cheque **4070** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Cheque size, as they say **$10M – $75M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Sole investor **6 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## M/C Partners highlights

- 01 13 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 69% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $13M
- 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 Infrastructure Technology Services
- **Based in:** Boston, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Everstream Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/everstream-solutions)** Venture · US **$50M** With 1 other
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[INVOLTA](https://millionrounds.com/company/involta)** Venture · US **$50M** With 1 other
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Buzz Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzz-media)** Series E · US **$27M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Call 1-855-276 2781 for QuickBooks Support Phone Number. QuickBooks Toll Free number](https://millionrounds.com/company/call-1-855-276-2781-for-quickbooks-support-phone-number-quic)** Debt · US · masshightech.com **$26M** With 2 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Hyperformix](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperformix)** Venture · US · reuters.com **$3.8M** With 2 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Airband Communications Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/airband-communications-holdings)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$2.5M** With 4 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Zayo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zayo)** Growth · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$225M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[SpeechCycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/speechcycle)** Venture · US · speechcycle.com **$10M** Sole investor
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Hyperformix](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperformix)** Series C · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[SiteExcell Tower Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/siteexcell-tower-partners)** Venture · US · mc-vp.com **$15M** Sole investor
- **2005** 1 round
- **Mar** **[SecureMedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/securemedia)** Series D · US · securemedia.com **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2002** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Florida Digital Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/florida-digital-network)** Venture · US **$35M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Empact Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/empact-solutions)** Venture · US **$10M** Sole 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 registration **6 named**

BM **Brian Michael Clark** Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Officer i Form ADV

DD **David D. Croll** Manager of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed

EJ **Edward Joseph Keefe** Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

GS **Gillis Shanahan Cashman** Manager of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed

JF **James F. Wade** Manager of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed

TA **Travis A. Keller** Manager of the Upper GP i Filing 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

**$983M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full 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

- M/C Partners VIII, L.P. *Private equity* 36 investors $432M
- M/C Partners IX, L.P. *Private equity* 41 investors $399M
- M/C Partners VII, L.P. *Private equity* 25 investors $223M
- M/C Investors 2022, LLC *Private equity* 33 investors $14M
- M/C Investors 2018 LLC *Private equity* 28 investors $12M
- M/C Investors 2014 LLC *Private equity* 13 investors $2.2M

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Hyperformix](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperformix)** Bought by [CA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ca-technologies) **Undisclosed** Sept 2010

**[SecureMedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/securemedia)** Bought by MediaXstream **Undisclosed** Apr 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

**[Denovo](https://millionrounds.com/company/de-novo)** **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

New fund on file

**$314M**

raised in Jun 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Growth

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$13M**

Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $10M – $75M
- **Sole investor:** 6 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *8*
- Debt *1*
- Growth said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2015

Often in the room with

- [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) 3

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## 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 Management** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management)

## 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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