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What does Madison Dearborn Partners invest in?
Madison Dearborn Partners invests most often at Venture and Growth (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Healthcare and Technology.
Madison Dearborn Partners highlights
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12 rounds on record
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Mostly Venture and Growth: 67% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $100M
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6 exits from the portfolio
What they do
MDP is a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago that, since its formation in 1992, has raised aggregate capital of approximately $36 billion and has completed over 160 investments.From their own website
- Type
- Private equity
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- BuyoutGrowth
- Sectors
- Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnology
- Based in
- Chicago, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not accepted
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances
- 2015
2 rounds
- May
- Mar
- 2014
1 round
- Sept
- 2012
1 round
- Jul
- 2009
1 round
- Aug
- 2005
1 round
- Oct
- 2001
2 rounds
- Jun
- Jun
- 2000
4 rounds
- Nov
- Jun
- Apr
- Feb
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 registration24 named
AFAlex FisherExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
ASAnnie Sze-Yao TerryManaging Director, General Counsel and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
BDBenjamin D. ChereskinPromoteriFiling they signed
BLBrandon LevitanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
BTBrendan Thomas BarrettExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
CJChristopher J. McgowanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
CMChristopher M. TrendlerExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
DEDavid E. PequetExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
DFDavid F. MosherPromoteriFiling they signed
DBDouglas B. GrissomExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
EQElizabeth Quadros BettenExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
GAGeorge A. PeinadoExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JNJames N. PerryExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JNJames N. Perry, Jr.Executive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JTJason T. ShidelerExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JPJay PauleyManaging DirectoriForm ADV
JAJohn A. CanningExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JAJohn A. Canning, Jr.Executive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JEJohn Eric KnutsenExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JMJoshua Michael DamonExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
KJKarla Jean BullardManaging Director and Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
KBKatherine BryanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
MBMark B. TresnowskiExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
MWMatthew W. NortonExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
We also hold 74 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
$21Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 157349
Funds on its Form ADV
42 private funds, $19B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024
- MDCP Insurance SPV, L.P.Private equity204 investors$3.1B
- Patriot SPV, L.P.Private equity190 investors$2.8B
- Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII-A, L.P.Private equity201 investors$2.7B
- Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VII-A L.P.Private equity219 investors$2.1B
- Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII-C, L.P.Private equity114 investors$1.8B
- Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VII-C L.P.Private equity58 investors$1.2B
- MDCP VII Auxiliary SPV, L.P.Private equity104 investors$837M
- Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII-B, L.P.Private equity201 investors$800M
- MDCP Co-Investors (Tango), L.P.Private equity31 investors$759M
- Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VII-B L.P.Private equity219 investors$704M
And 32 more on the filing.
Who backs their funds
3 LPs on record in Madison Dearborn Partners's funds
- Committed
- $1.4B
- Funds
- 8
- Vintages
- 1999 to 2020
The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.
Washington State Investment Board5 funds$985MFund Vintage Committed Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII 2020 $250M Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI 2008 $150M Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V 2006 $175M Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV 2000 $300M Madison Dearborn Capital Partners III 1999 $110M 
Minnesota State Board of Investments2 funds$200MFund Vintage Committed Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII-A 2019 $100M Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VII 2015 $100M - California State Teachers Retirement System1 fund$200M
Fund Vintage Committed Madison Dearborn Capital VII-A/B 2015 $200M
What they claim to have backed
Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all
MetroPCS CommunicationsBought by T-Mobile$1.5BMay 2013
NextG NetworksBought by Crown Castle$1.0BApr 2012
iExploreBought by First Choice Holidays$33MFeb 2007
InfolibriaBought by CerteonUndisclosedJan 2003
NewWorld CommunicationsBought by Nextel Communications$276MJan 2003
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
Patterson Medical$715MJul 2015
Walgreens Infusion ServicesUndisclosedJan 2015
Pierre FoodsUndisclosedJul 2004
Cinemark USA$1.5BMar 2004
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation$340MNov 2003