
German early-stage venture capital firm supporting technology start-ups in Europe and the United States

Chicago private equity firm making buyout and growth equity investments in middle market companies

Madison Dearborn Partners is a private equity firm with a single office in Chicago. It has been investing in middle market companies for about four decades and pursues control buyouts and growth equity deals.
The firm invests in these sectors:
Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.
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Madison Dearborn Partners is ranked on 4 TrustList rankings: #4 on 2, #5 on 1 and #7 on 1.
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It is the only one of the top 65 here listing government and one of 4 here listing fintech.
Its profile: “Madison Dearborn Partners is a private equity firm with a single office in Chicago.”
Of the top 65 here, 13 also cover partners and 8 also cover series a; 26 also work in New York City and 19 also work in San Francisco.
Behind Cressey & Company, ahead of AC Ventures.
It is one of 4 here listing partnership and one of 10 here listing growth stage.
Of the top 66 here, 16 also cover pre seed and 14 also cover artificial intelligence; 11 also work in London and 5 also work in Silicon Valley.
Behind Tavistock Group, ahead of Hamilton Lane.
It is one of 11 here listing partners and one of 15 here listing healthtech.
Of the top 69 here, 16 also cover seed stage and 15 also cover healthtech; 6 also work in Chicago and 6 also work in Munich.
Behind Shamrock Capital Advisors, ahead of TVM Capital.
It is the only one of the top 64 here listing government and one of 5 here listing partnership.
Of the top 64 here, 14 also cover biotech and 13 also cover growth stage; 7 also work in Boston and 6 also work in Hong Kong.
Behind Cressey & Company, ahead of LSP BioVentures.
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