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Madison Dearborn Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Madison Dearborn Partners has acquired 8 companies. It has also invested in 4 others.

Madison Dearborn Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (12%) and communications (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (32%) and secondary buyout (20%). In total, Madison Dearborn Partners has invested in 29 US states and 10 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Univision Communications for $13.7B.

In the last 3 years, Madison Dearborn Partners has exited 13 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%). Madison Dearborn Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold Intelsat SA for $13.6B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity182
    • M&A Buy Activity103
    • M&A Sell Activity79
  • Total Sectors Invested 36
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 94
  • M&A Advisors 38

Madison Dearborn Partners

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

70 W. Madison, Suite 4600,
Chicago, Illinois 60602
United States
(312) 895-1000
www.mdcp.com
info@mdcp.com

Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is a large private equity firm that targets buyouts of private or publicly held companies, divestitures of larger companies, recapitalizations of family-owned or closely-held companies, acquisition-oriented financings, and financings to fund internal growth. MDP's target investment size is $100 to $600 million in buyout oriented transactions and $100 to $400 million in growth capital commitments. Areas of interest include basic industries (natural resources, chemicals, energy and power, automotive, building products, food, metals and mining, refining, paper, packaging and forest products, and general manufacturing), as well as communications, consumer products/services, financial services, and healthcare. Madison Dearborn Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Defense, Distribution, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Forest Products, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Publishing, Renewable Energy, Restaurants, Retail, Software, Staffing, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 100 600
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 89 2 6 4 2 - 103
vol $45.7B $1.8B $1.8B $49.3B
Sell (2.8/yr) # 65 1 3 5 5 - 79
vol $44.4B $4.0B $14.7B $737M $63.8B
  182

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Complete Innovations, Inc. 2024-10-01 - Trade Sale
Toronto, Ontario · www.fleetcomplete.com
Harmonia Holdings Group LLC 2024-09-09 - Growth Capital
McLean, Virginia · www.harmonia.com
SIRVA, Inc. 2024-08-20 - Unknown
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois · www.sirva.com
Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc. 2024-08-01 - Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois · www.kaufmanhall.com
LinQuest Corp. 2024-07-16 737M USD Trade Sale
Los Angeles, California · www.linquest.com
Omni Federal 2024-06-27 - Stake Purchase
Washington, District of Columbia · www.omnifederal.com
Navisite LLC 2024-01-10 - Trade Sale
Warrendale, Pennsylvania · www.navisite.com
National Financial Partners Corp. 2023-12-20 13.4B USD Trade Sale
Austin, Texas · www.nfp.com
T2S LLC 2023-11-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Belcamp, Maryland · www.t2s-solutions.com
Shaw Development LLC 2023-10-31 - Secondary Buyout
Bonita Springs, Florida · www.shawdev.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
InMoment, Inc. 2019-05-15 InMoment - Healthcare Division 2025-07-07 1
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.inmoment.com Hamburg, Germany
Amynta Agency, Inc. 2017-11-06 C&F Credit Division 2024-12-24 12
New York, New York · www.amyntagroup.com Morristown, New Jersey
Amynta Agency, Inc. 2017-11-06 Unum Group - Medical Stop Loss Business 2024-07-08 11
New York, New York · www.amyntagroup.com , United States
Amynta Agency, Inc. 2017-11-06 Ambridge Partners LLC 2023-01-09 10
New York, New York · www.amyntagroup.com New York, New York · www.ambridge-group.com
Carnegie Learning, Inc. 2020-10-22 MUSE Virtual 2022-11-15 3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.carnegielearning.com Calabasas, California
Amynta Agency, Inc. 2017-11-06 iFIT Health & Fitness, Inc. 2022-09-13 9
New York, New York · www.amyntagroup.com Logan, Utah · www.ifit.com
Ardonagh Group Holdings Ltd. 2017-05-09 Lorega Ltd. 2022-07-05 7
London, United Kingdom · www.ardonagh.com London, United States · www.lorega.com
Amynta Agency, Inc. 2017-11-06 Scion Underwriting Services 2021-07-01 8
New York, New York · www.amyntagroup.com Dallas, Texas · www.scionunderwriting.com
Navacord, Inc. 2018-07-04 Owens MacFadyen Group, Inc. - Group Benefits & Pension Division 2021-06-10 24
Toronto, Ontario · www.navacord.com Halifax, Nova Scotia
Amynta Agency, Inc. 2017-11-06 Houston International Insurance - Workers Compensation Book 2020-09-02 7
New York, New York · www.amyntagroup.com Houston, Texas

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 3 (11%) 1.8B (29%) 12 (12%) 2.8B (6%)
Communications 1 (4%) - 10 (10%) 5.6B (11%)
Financial Services 2 (7%) 1.8B (29%) 7 (7%) 7.6B (15%)
Internet Software and Services 2 (7%) - 6 (6%) 625M (1%)
Software 3 (11%) - 6 (6%) 220M (< 1%)
Healthcare Services 4 (14%) - 6 (6%) -
Retail - - 5 (5%) 1.4B (3%)
Insurance 3 (11%) 1.2B (19%) 4 (4%) 2.5B (5%)
Business Services 3 (11%) - 4 (4%) -
Packaging 1 (4%) 746M (12%) 3 (3%) 1.7B (3%)
Distribution 1 (4%) 715M (12%) 3 (3%) 715M (1%)
Food - - 3 (3%) 385M (1%)
Restaurants - - 3 (3%) -
Media - - 2 (2%) 15.2B (31%)
Life Science - - 2 (2%) 1.6B (3%)
Manufacturing 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) 505M (1%)
Consumer Products - - 2 (2%) 295M (1%)
Consumer Services - - 2 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (2%) -
Forest Products - - 2 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 2 (2%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (1%) 7.3B (15%)
Publishing - - 1 (1%) 630M (1%)
Marine - - 1 (1%) 340M (1%)
Aerospace 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Beverages - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Defense 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Education 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Information Services - - 1 (1%) -
Infrastructure - - 1 (1%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (1%) -
Staffing - - 1 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Transportation - - 1 (1%) -
Total 28 $6.2B 103 $49.3B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 24 (86%) 5.5B (88%) 89 (86%) 42.1B (85%)
  Illinois 1 (4%) 715M (12%) 12 (12%) 14.0B (28%)
  California 3 (11%) 1.8B (29%) 10 (10%) 1.8B (4%)
  Texas 4 (14%) 1.8B (29%) 9 (9%) 4.9B (10%)
  New York 2 (7%) 1.2B (19%) 9 (9%) 15.2B (31%)
  Georgia - - 6 (6%) 915M (2%)
  Virginia 3 (11%) - 5 (5%) 200M (< 1%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (7%) - 4 (4%) -
  Florida 1 (4%) - 3 (3%) 625M (1%)
  Ohio - - 3 (3%) 295M (1%)
  Tennessee - - 3 (3%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Louisiana 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Arizona 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Utah 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (2%) 1.4B (3%)
  Michigan - - 2 (2%) -
  Nevada 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Minnesota 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  Kentucky 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (1%) 1.6B (3%)
  Wisconsin - - 1 (1%) 630M (1%)
  Colorado - - 1 (1%) 505M (1%)
  North Carolina - - 1 (1%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (1%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (1%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (1%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (1%) -
Canada 1 (4%) - 5 (5%) 836M (2%)
  Ontario 1 (4%) - 5 (5%) 836M (2%)
United Kingdom 1 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
Ireland 1 (4%) 746M (12%) 1 (1%) 746M (2%)
Australia 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (1%) 4.5B (9%)
Italy - - 1 (1%) 1.1B (2%)
Argentina - - 1 (1%) -
Brazil - - 1 (1%) -
Finland - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 24 (86%) 5.5B (88%) 89 (86%) 42.1B (85%)
Cross-border 4 (14%) 746M (12%) 14 (14%) 7.2B (15%)
Total 28 $6.2B 103 $49.3B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 8 (29%) - 32 (31%) 8.1B (17%)
Secondary Buyout 7 (25%) - 20 (19%) 2.9B (6%)
Stake Purchase 2 (7%) - 13 (13%) -
Growth Capital 4 (14%) - 11 (11%) 220M (< 1%)
Divestiture 4 (14%) 1.9B (42%) 10 (10%) 2.6B (5%)
Going Private 3 (11%) 2.5B (58%) 9 (9%) 31.6B (67%)
Venture - - 4 (4%) -
Recapitalization - - 3 (3%) 2.1B (4%)
PIPE - - 1 (1%) -
Total 28 $4.4B 103 $47.5B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 28 (35%) 38.7B (63%)
IPO 17 (22%) -
Secondary Sale 15 (19%) 16.2B (26%)
Trade Sale 9 (11%) 6.5B (11%)
Bankruptcy 6 (8%) -
Sold to Management 2 (3%) -
Merger 1 (1%) -
Unknown 1 (1%) -
Total 79 $61.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
 7
Barclays Investment Bank
 6
BofA Securities
 6
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 34
Crowell & Moring
 4
Latham & Watkins
 3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 12 $42.9B
$100M to $1B 12 $6.4B
TOTAL $49.3B
Largest Univision Communications, Inc.
$13.7B (2007-03-27)
sell # Total
> $1B 15 $57.1B
$100M to $1B 11 $6.6B
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $63.8B
Largest Intelsat SA
$13.6B (2008-02-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
21 (20%)
Strategic(s)
11%
11 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
18%
14 (18%)
Strategic(s)
48%
38 (48%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

31.0B USD

Established

1992

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Paul Finnegan

Co-founder & Chairman

John Canning Jr.

Co-founder & Chairman Emeritus

Timothy Sullivan

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

Thomas Souleles

Co-CEO

Brendan Barrett

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Madison Dearborn Partners founded?

Madison Dearborn Partners was founded in 1992.

What type of investor is Madison Dearborn Partners?

Madison Dearborn Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Madison Dearborn Partners headquartered?

Madison Dearborn Partners is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

How much capital does Madison Dearborn Partners have under management?

Madison Dearborn Partners has 31.0B USD under management.

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