Madison Dearborn Partners, Llc

Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (“MDP”) is a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Since MDP’s formation in 1992, the firm has raised aggregate capital of more than $26 billion and has completed over 140 investments. A flexible investment approach, encompassing both buyout and growth equity investments, expertise in five dedicated industry verticals and a focus on upper middle market and middle market companies have been and continue to be key tenets of MDP’s investment strategy. Prior to forming MDP, its founders built a $2.6 billion management buyout and venture capital portfolio at First Chicago Corporation dating back to the early 1980s. MDP’s industry -focused investment approach has been in place for more than 30 years. The firm has five dedicated industry verticals: Basic Industries, Business & Government Software and Services, Financial & Transaction Services, Health Care, and Telecom, Media & Technology Services. MDP operates from a single office in Chicago. Its team is among the most experienced in the private equity industry, and its continuity of leadership and culture underscore the firm's substantial strengths. Each MDP industry sector team works closely with an Industry Advisory Group, including prominent company executives and other industry specialists, to drive growth at portfolio companies.

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