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Chicago Growth Partners (formerly known as William Blair Capital Partners) is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries, including, education, business services, healthcare and industrial growth. [1]
In December 2007, in a leveraged buyout, Zell acquired control of Tribune Media, owner of the Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Newsday, The Hartford Courant, and other newspapers as well as the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. For the $8.2 billion acquisition, Zell only invested $315 million of his own money, all in the form of debt. [26]
CIVC Partners, previously known as Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, is a Chicago-based private equity firm that presently has over $1.8 billion of equity capital under management. The firm's predecessor was established in 1970 as a subsidiary of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company .
Private equity giant Providence Equity Partners is betting on the rebound of the live event business, backing Ambassador Theatre Group’s acquisition of high-end venues in San Francisco and ...
GTCR logo in use prior to 1998 separation. The company was founded in 1980 as Golder Thoma & Co. by Stanley Golder, Carl Thoma, and Bryan Cressey. [2] In the 1970s, Golder built the private equity program at First Chicago Corp. [3] where he is noted primarily for backing Federal Express and for efforts as chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and the National Association of ...
Thoma Cressey Equity Partners logo in use before 2007 when the firm changed its name. Thoma Bravo, LP is an American private equity and growth capital firm based in Chicago. [6] It is known for being particularly active in acquiring enterprise software companies [7] and has over $130 billion in assets under management as of 2023. [8]
BDT & MSD Partners (BDT & MSD) is an American merchant bank that is co-headquartered in Chicago and New York City. The firm has both an advisory platform and an investment platform. In June 2024, BDT & MSD Partners ranked 36th in Private Equity International ' s PEI 300 ranking among the world's largest private equity firms. [2]
Heitman LLC (Heitman) is an American real estate investment firm headquartered in Chicago. It has three main business areas, private equity real estate, real estate debt and investment in real estate securities such as Real estate investment trusts (REITs). Outside the United States, the firm has offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific.