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Wisconsin Investment Partners, founded in 1999, is a venture capital fund backed by a Madison, Wisconsin angel investing group. The group has invested more than $20 million in more than 40 early-stage companies, and in 2014 was one of the 10 most active angel investing groups. The group has over 75 members.
Riddiough received a B.B.A. in statistics and operations research in 1981 and an M.S. in finance, investment and banking in 1984, both from University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 1984 to 1988, he worked in the mortgage insurance business and later joined University of Wisconsin-Madison for a Ph.D. in real estate and urban land economics.
Epic was founded in 1979 by Judith R. Faulkner [5] with a $70,000 investment [6] (equivalent to $290,000 in 2023). Originally headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Epic moved its headquarters to a large campus in the suburb of Verona, Wisconsin in 2005, [7] where it employs 13,000 people as of 2023. [8]
Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is an American private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts of privately held or publicly traded companies, or divisions of larger companies; recapitalizations of family-owned or closely held companies; balance sheet restructurings; acquisition financings; and growth capital investments in mature companies.
The First Chicago method or venture capital method is a business valuation approach used by venture capital and private equity investors that combines elements of both a multiples-based valuation and a discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation approach.
TruStage Financial Group was founded in 1935 as the CUNA Mutual Insurance Society. Its purpose was to offer financial protection to Americans during the credit union movement. [8] After World War II, TruStage Financial Group grew rapidly and expanded many of its services. TruStage Financial Group began selling insurance products in 1983.
Strong Capital Management, Inc, was a financial services firm based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. During its 30-year existence, it acquired other companies [1] and expanded into the Israeli market. [2] However, it became defunct after the 2003 mutual fund scandal amid charges of improper mutual fund trading.
National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) was founded in 1909 under the name The Wisconsin State Life Insurance Company as a stock company in Madison, Wisconsin. In August 1910 the company changed their name to Guardian Life Insurance Company and a month later the first life insurance policy - policy #1 with a face amount of $5,000 - was sold.