About MDP
MDP is a private equity firm founded in 1992. It is primarily based in Chicago, United States. As of Apr 2026, MDP is an active investor with a portfolio of 45 companies, comprising 45 funding rounds and 60 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round and has made 1 acquisition. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Canada. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Telecom. Its latest investment was a $***** Series B round in Insurance Office of America on Oct 07, 2025 along with Navacord.
Overall MDP portfolio has seen 5 IPOs and 22 acquisitions, namely PayPal, Metro by T-Mobile and Cinemark. A lot of funds co-invest with MDP, with names like Morgan Stanley sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
MDP has a team of 115 people, including 25 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1992
Location
Chicago, United States
Portfolio Companies
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Acquisition Deals
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MDP's Portfolio
MDP has a portfolio of 45 companies. They have invested in a total of 45 companies. Their most recent investment was in Insurance Office of America (Series B round) on Oct 07, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by MDP:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 07, 2025 | Series B | 6125 | ||
Sep 09, 2024 | PE | 2455 | - | |
Jul 15, 2024 | Unattributed | 1914 | ||
Jun 27, 2024 | PE | 5609 | - |
MDP has acquired 60 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems on May 02, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by MDP:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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May 02, 2025 | Cloud-based electronic health record and practice management solutions | - | 1974 | |
Jul 12, 2022 | Software for government agencies to perform internal work | - | 2016 | |
Feb 15, 2022 | Provider of global money transfer and payment services for individuals | - | 1940 | |
Dec 06, 2021 | Provider of AI-driven pricing and revenue optimization software for B2B | $80M | 1998 |
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Here is the portfolio snapshot of MDP:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2024
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Canada
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of MDP
MDP has a team of 115 members including 25 Partners and 8 Principals located in United States, Canada and 1 more location. MDP's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in MDP:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Tucson | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - |
Co-investors of MDP
Over the past 34 years, 45 investors have co-invested in MDP's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of MDP: 45 investors entered a company along with MDP. These include investors like Morgan Stanley (2 companies).
MDP News
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26North Acquires Intermedia In Major Shakeup of Cloud Comms MarketUC Today•Mar 31, 2026•26North, MDP, Intermedia
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IOA secures investments from MDP, Navacord to drive growth; maintains independenceInsurance Business America•Oct 07, 2025•Insurance Office of America, Navacord, MDP
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Aon to Sell NFP's Wealth Business to Madison Dearborn Partners for $2.7 BillionPR Newswire•Sep 03, 2025•MDP, Aon, Wealthspire, NFP and 1 other
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Madison Dearborn Partners’ Acquisition of Significant Ownership Position in NextGen HealthcareGlobal Legal Chronicle•May 21, 2025•NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, MDP
