Madison Dearborn Partners

Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC is a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1992. It specializes in management buyouts, minority equity investments, and growth capital investments primarily in middle and upper-middle-market companies across various sectors. The firm targets industries such as basic industries, healthcare, technology, telecom, media, financial services, and government solutions. Within these sectors, it focuses on specific areas like energy, specialty finance, medical services, software, and real estate. Madison Dearborn Partners aims to form partnerships with strong management teams to drive long-term value creation, typically investing between $100 million and $600 million in its portfolio companies while seeking to take majority stakes and board representation. The firm primarily invests in North America, with a particular emphasis on the Midwest, and aims to exit investments within five to seven years.