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Venture capital and private equity
firms Alphabetical listing
From the Feb. 21, 2005
issue of Crain's Chicago Business
©2005 by Crain Communications
Inc. |
| Company |
Source(s) of funding |
2004
(2003)
capital
(millions) |
2004
investments |
Type(s) of
investments |
| Chicago |
Out of
area |
Amount
('03
amt.)
(millions) |
ABN Amro Private Equity
(312)
855-7292
www.abnequity.com |
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. |
$200.0
($200.0) |
0 |
4 |
$5.0
($5.0) |
Middle-market buyouts, growth equity |
Adams Street Partners LLC
(312)
553-7890
www.adamsstreetpartners.com |
Global public and private pensions, foundations,
endowments, individual families |
$9,400.0
($8,100.0) |
1 |
52 |
$1,231.0
($812.0) |
Diverse |
Alpha Capital Partners Ltd.
(312)
322-9800
www.alphacapital.com |
Institutions, high-net-worth individuals, family offices,
pension funds |
$135.0
($135.0) |
0 |
6 |
$13.8
($4.6) |
Companies with revenues of $7.5 million to $75 million for
buyouts, recaps and expansions |
American Capital Strategies Ltd.
(312)
681-7400
www.americancapital.com |
Public |
$4,800.0
($2,500.0) |
1 |
48 |
$2,000.0
($1,000.0) |
Leveraged buyouts, mgmt. buyouts, recaps, refinancings,
ESOPs, growth financing, sponsor- and non-sponsor-backed |
Apex Venture Partners
(312) 857-2800
www.apexvc.com |
Institutions, pension funds,
private, public
funds |
$479.0
($479.0) |
1 |
8 |
$39.6
($29.5) |
Start-up, early-stage tech companies |
Arbor Private Investment Co. LLC
(312)
981-3770
www.arborpic.com |
Institutions |
$49.7
($45.3) |
1 |
1 |
NA
(NA) |
Food and beverage industries |
Arch Venture Partners
(773) 380-6600
www.archventure.com |
Institutions, pension funds, university endowments,
private, foundations |
$1,278.0
($903.0) |
0 |
29 |
$50.3
($39.9) |
Seed- and early-stage information tech, life sciences,
physical sciences |
Baird Capital Partners
(312) 609-4700
www.bairdcapitalpartners.com |
Institutions, pension funds, high-net-worth individuals |
$300.0
($250.0) |
0 |
5 |
$51.3
($15.1) |
Late-stage growth and change of control companies in the
business services, industrial products, health care and life sciences
industries |
Baird Venture Partners
(312) 609-4700
www.bairdventurepartners.com |
Institutions, pension funds, endowments, high-net-worth
individuals |
$105.0
($105.0) |
0 |
4 |
$11.3
($3.0) |
Early-to-growth stage companies in applied tech, business
services, health care and life sciences |
Banc Funds Co. LLC
(312) 855-6202 |
Institutions |
$1,100.0
($1,000.0) |
4 |
30 |
$180.0
($150.0) |
Financial service companies |
Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Co.
(312)
435-0300
www.bpoc.com |
Institutions, high-net-worth individuals |
$250.0
($150.0) |
0 |
8 |
$34.5
($6.3) |
Health care services, medical devices and products, health
care information tech |
William Blair Capital Partners LLC
(312)
364-8250
www.wbcapitalpartners.com |
Institutions, pension funds, endowments, private |
$1,100.0
($1,100.0) |
4 |
14 |
$120.0
($79.0) |
Venture to buyout |
William Blair New World Ventures
(847)
328-0300
www.newworldvc.com |
Institutions, foundations, private |
$40.0
($40.0) |
0 |
1 |
$1.2
($1.5) |
Early-stage tech |
Cambridge Capital Partners LLC
(312)
245-8920
www.cambridgecapital.com |
Institutions, high-net-worth individuals |
$100.0
($100.0) |
3 |
7 |
NA
($25.0) |
Mgmt. buyouts, recaps, growth equity |
Capital Strategy Management Co.
(312)
444-1170 |
Institutions, corporations, pension funds, private |
$20.0
($20.0) |
1 |
2 |
NA
(NA) |
Early-stage, startups, diversified medium- and high-tech
and manufacturing, services, specialty retail buyouts |
Cardinal Growth L.P.
(312) 913-1000
www.cardinalgrowth.com |
Institutions, corporations, pension funds, private |
$102.0
($102.0) |
1 |
2 |
$18.0
($11.0) |
$3 million to $6 million of growth or buyout capital for
established companies |
Cerulean Fund L.P.
(847) 441-4133 |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$10.3
($10.3) |
0 |
0 |
$0.0
($0.0) |
Early-stage Midwest companies |
CID Equity Partners
(312) 578-5350
www.cidequity.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$321.0
($321.0) |
0 |
8 |
$20.0
($16.0) |
Seed, second-stage, third-stage, mezzanine, buyouts,
acquisitions |
CIVC Partners
(312) 873-7300
www.civc.com |
Institutions, pension funds |
$1,300.0
($1,300.0) |
0 |
1 |
$35.0
($170.0) |
Leveraged buyouts, growth capital |
Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC
(312)
876-1890
www.chsonline.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$2,712.5
(1,587.5) |
2 |
17 |
$309.0
($2.0) |
Mid-sized manufacturing, services and distribution
companies |
DN Partners L.P.
(312) 332-7960
www.dnpartners.com |
Pension funds, institutions, private |
$100.0
($100.0) |
1 |
1 |
$15.0
($1.0) |
Manufacturing, industrial consumer products and services,
media and marketing, information tech, telecommunications, logistics,
health care |
DNJ Capital Partners
(312) 673-3777
www.dnjcapital.com |
Private, family office, institutions |
$30.0
($30.0) |
3 |
5 |
$6.0
($4.2) |
Equipment leases, secured loans, mezzanine debt |
Duchossois Technology Partners
(630)
530-6105
www.duchtec.com |
Private |
$100.0
($100.0) |
1 |
7 |
$10.1
($14.2) |
Early-stage, networking, semiconductors, software |
Essex Woodlands Health Ventures
(312)
444-6040
www.ewhv.com |
Institutions, pension funds |
$1,000.0
($1,000.0) |
1 |
26 |
$74.5
($39.1) |
Private and selective public, health care |
First Analysis
(312) 258-1400
www.firstanalysis.com |
Institutions, pension funds |
$479.0
($479.0) |
0 |
11 |
$18.8
($14.3) |
Expansion and growth capital for outsourcing services,
information tech, chemistry-enabled businesses |
Focus Investments Inc.
(847)
968-3883 |
Private |
$50.0
($50.0) |
1 |
2 |
$20.0
($17.0) |
Buyouts for industrial or consumer products companies |
Frontenac Co.
(312) 368-0044
www.frontenac.com |
Pension funds, endowments, institutional investors,
individuals, partners |
$1,200.0
($1,200.0) |
0 |
8 |
$84.0
($86.0) |
Equity investments to fund acquisitions, growth of
mid-sized companies |
Gaebler Ventures LLC
(312) 207-190
www.gaebler.com |
Private |
$2.4
($2.0) |
2 |
0 |
$0.4
($0.3) |
Early-stage, Midwest-based, tech companies |
Glencoe Capital LLC
(312) 795-6300
www.glencap.com |
Institutions, pension funds |
$950.0
($990.0) |
0 |
2 |
$63.0
(NA) |
Middle-market buyouts and recaps in business services,
consumer and industrial products, financial services, food,
chemicals |
Goense Bounds & Partners
(847)
735-2000
www.goensebounds.com |
Institutions, banks, pension funds |
$225.0
($225.0) |
1 |
2 |
$56.0
($2.0) |
Middle-market buyouts, recaps |
GTCR Golder Rauner LLC
(312) 382-2200
www.gtcr.com |
Institutions, public and private pension funds,
foundations, endowments |
$6,000.0
($6,000.0) |
1 |
6 |
$655.4
($206.3) |
Late-stage growth companies, mgmt. buyouts, recaps |
High Street Capital
(312) 423-2650
www.highstreetcapital.com |
Institutions, CEOs, former business owners |
$120.0
($120.0) |
0 |
1 |
$5.0
($5.0) |
Acquisitions, recaps and growth equity investments in
service, distribution and manufacturing companies with revenues of less
than $100 million |
Illinois Finance Authority
(312)
651-1300
www.il-fa.com |
Returns generated by investments |
$11.0
($9.4) |
2 |
4 |
$1.6
($0.9) |
Seed and early-stage, tech companies |
JK&B Capital
(312) 946-1200
www.jkbcapital.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$907.0
($907.0) |
1 |
25 |
$89.0
($45.0) |
Software, communications and information technologies |
KB Partners LLC
(847) 714-0444
www.kbpartners.com |
Institutions, high-net-worth individuals |
$95.0
($95.0) |
6 |
5 |
$10.2
($9.0) |
Midwest-based, early-stage tech infrastructure |
Keystone Capital Inc.
(847) 236-9600
www.keystonecapital.com |
Private |
$50.0
($50.0) |
0 |
2 |
$60.0
($7.5) |
Corporate divestitures, sales of family or closely held
businesses, industry consolidations, special situations |
Lake Capital Management LLC
(312)
640-7050
www.lakecapital.com |
Institutions, endowments, private |
$700.0
($700.0) |
0 |
3 |
NA
(NA) |
Business services companies |
Lake Pacific Partners LLC
(312)
578-1110
www.lakepacific.com |
Pensions, private investors |
$101.0
($101.0) |
0 |
1 |
$10.0
($8.0) |
Buyouts, recaps, turnarounds |
Madison Capital Partners Corp.
(312)
277-0156
www.madisoncapitalpartners.net |
Principals of Madison Capital Partners, former CEOs,
entrepreneurs, institutions |
NA/1
(NA)/1 |
0 |
3 |
$2.8
($13.6) |
Underperforming or undermanaged industrial manufacturing
companies |
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
(312)
895-1000
www.mdcp.com |
Public and private pensions funds, endowments,
corporations, financial institutions |
$7,700.0
($7,700.0) |
0 |
3 |
$1,100.0
($370.0) |
Mgmt. buyouts, private-equity investments |
Mesirow Financial
(312) 595-6000
www.mesirowfinancial.com |
Institutions, insurance companies, pension funds,
endowments |
$770.0
($770.0) |
2 |
11 |
$67.0
($36.0) |
Venture capital, buyouts, special situation and
international private-equity partnerships, late-stage growth and buyout
direct investments |
Mid Oaks Investments LLC
(847)
215-3275
www.midoaks.com |
Private |
$130.0
($120.0) |
0 |
1 |
$12.0
($12.0) |
Buyouts of middle market manufacturing companies |
Midwest Mezzanine Funds
(312)
992-4580
www.midwestmezzanine.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$445.0
($335.0) |
0 |
7 |
$49.0
($55.1) |
Middle-market companies involved in later-stage business
expansions, corporate acquisitions, recaps and leveraged buyouts |
Muller & Monroe Asset Mgmt.
(312)
782-7771
www.m2am.com |
Institutions, pension funds, high-net-worth individuals,
public |
$75.0
($0.0) |
0 |
0 |
$0.0
($0.0) |
Emerging private-equity and venture capital funds |
New World Ventures
(847) 328-0300
www.newworldvc.com |
Private |
$60.0
($60.0) |
1 |
2 |
$3.2
($2.6) |
Early-stage tech |
North American Funds
(312) 332-4950
www.northamericanfund.com |
Institutions, pension funds |
$115.0
($115.0) |
1 |
3 |
$4.0
($7.0) |
Companies with revenues of $5 million to $30 million |
Oxford Capital Group
(312) 755-9500
www.oxford-capital.com |
Endowments, partners, institutions, high-net-worth
individuals, Wall Street |
$200.0
($150.0) |
2 |
NA |
$20.0
($75.0) |
Hospitality, real estate, consumer, and financial
services |
Pfingsten Partners LLC
(847) 374-9140
www.pfingstenpartners.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private individuals |
$337.0
($250.0) |
1 |
4 |
NA
(NA) |
Niche manufacturing, value-added distribution and specialty
publishing |
Polestar Capital Partners L.P.
(312)
984-9090
www.polestarvc.com |
Institutions, pension funds |
$25.0
($40.0) |
0 |
2 |
$0.4
($0.7) |
Early-stage or growth tech companies owned or managed by
minorities |
Portage Ventures
(847) 446-9460
www.portageventures.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$176.0
($175.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA
(NA) |
Early-stage tech and life sciences companies |
Prairie Capital III L.P.
(312)
360-1133
www.prairie-capital.com |
Private, Small Business Investment Co. |
$380.0
($380.0) |
1 |
4 |
$37.5
($28.9) |
Mezzanine, equity, leveraged buyouts, mgmt. buyouts,
recaps |
Prism Capital/Prism Mezzanine
Fund L.P.;
(312) 464-7900
www.prismfund.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$100.0
($12.0) |
0 |
4 |
$16.5
($0.0) |
Mezzanine, later-stage |
Prism Capital/Prism Opportunity
Fund L.P.;
(312) 464-7900
www.prismfund.com |
Institutions, private |
$50.0
($50.0) |
1 |
2 |
$2.5
($6.4) |
Early-stage through growth- and later-stage |
Prospect Partners LLC
(312) 782-7400
www.prospect-partners.com |
Institutions, pension funds |
$271.0
($105.0) |
2 |
4 |
$19.0
($17.0) |
Niche mgmt. buyouts of companies with revenues of $10
million to $30 million |
Ravenswood Capital Venture Fund
(312)
327-2530
www.ravenswoodcapital.com |
Private |
$50.0
($50.0) |
NA |
NA |
NA
(NA) |
Information tech, business services, financial services,
direct marketing, Internet |
RCP Advisors LLC
(312) 266-7300
www.rcpadvisors.com |
Foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices,
private |
$250.0
($100.0) |
1 |
10 |
$75.0
($35.0) |
Small-to-middle-market buyouts |
Roundtable Healthcare Partners
(847)
739-3200
www.roundtablehp.com |
Institutions, pension funds, endowments, high-net-worth
individuals |
$400.0
($400.0) |
1 |
1 |
$41.0
($115.0) |
Buyouts of health care companies |
SB Partners
(312) 986-8620
www.sbapartners.com |
Banks, pension funds, private |
$40.0
($40.0) |
0 |
2 |
$4.7
($2.8) |
Buyouts, recaps, late-stage growth capital |
Smith Whiley & Co.
(847) 425-9062
www.smithwhiley.com |
Public and private pension funds |
$243.0
($243.0) |
2 |
4 |
$40.6
($12.5) |
Private equity, mezzanine |
Sterling Partners
(847) 480-4000
www.sterlingpartners.us |
Pension funds, endowments, foundations, taxable
investors |
$500.0
($500.0) |
1 |
3 |
$100.0
($100.0) |
Expansion-stage venture, small-market buyout, recaps |
Svoboda Collins LLC
(312) 267-8750
www.svoco.com |
Private |
$150.0
($150.0) |
1 |
4 |
$37.0
($0.0) |
Lead-managed leveraged buyouts and growth equity
investments in business services, distribution and consumer products
companies |
Talon Asset Management Inc.
(312)
422-5400
www.talonmanagement.com |
Private |
$40.0
($40.0) |
2 |
5 |
$4.0
($5.0) |
Middle-market venture, private equity |
Tangram Partners Inc.
(312)
674-4531 |
Sole limited partner |
$21.0
($21.0) |
0 |
0 |
$0.0
($0.0) |
Niche manufacturing, industrial services, business process
outsourcing companies |
Technology Crossover Ventures
(847)
810-4200
www.tcv.com |
Institutions, pension funds, foundations, endowments,
high-net-worth individuals |
$3,300.0
($3,300.0) |
1 |
11 |
$366.0
($194.0) |
Growth capital to tech companies |
Thoma Cressey Equity Partners
Inc.; (312)
777-4444
www.thomacressey.com |
Institutions, pension funds, endowments |
$1,000.0
($1,000.0) |
0 |
5 |
$100.0
($125.0) |
Health care, software, business services,
consumer-related |
Transcap Associates Inc.
(847)
753-9600
www.transcaptrade.com |
Private |
$50.0
($50.0) |
0 |
24 |
$170.0
($120.0) |
Short-term, primarily distributors and U.S. importers |
Tricor Pacific Capital
(847) 295-4239
www.tricorpacific.com |
Pension funds, institutions |
$390.0
($390.0) |
0 |
3 |
$22.3
($59.4) |
Buyouts of middle-market manufacturing and
capital-intensive service businesses |
Vector Fund Management
(847) 374-3947
www.vectorfund.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$240.0
($240.0) |
0 |
4 |
$7.3
($5.6) |
Equity investments in mid-to-late stage emerging growth,
health care and life sciences companies |
Ventana Financial Resources Inc.
(847)
234-3434 |
Private |
NA/1
(NA)/1 |
1 |
2 |
$4.0
(NA) |
Early-stage intellectual property |
Waud Capital Partners
(847) 604-9550
www.waudcapital.com |
Endowments, high-net-worth individuals, insurance
companies |
$400.0
($150.0) |
0 |
23 |
NA
(NA) |
Middle-market buyouts, recaps, industry consolidations,
growth equity investments in companies with sustainable cash flows over $5
million |
WGC Enterprises Inc.
(847)
441-4133 |
Private, foreign |
$50.0
($50.0) |
1 |
0 |
$0.5
($0.5) |
Early-stage Midwest companies |
Willis Stein & Partners
(312)
422-5400
www.willisstein.com |
Pension funds, institutions, corporations, trusts,
high-net-worth individuals |
$3,000.0
($3,000.0) |
1 |
4 |
$325.0
($127.0) |
Middle-market companies with transaction values of $50
million to $200 million in business and consumer services, health care,
manufacturing, media |
Wind Point Partners
(312) 255-4800
www.wppartners.com |
Institutions, pension funds, private |
$881.0
($881.0) |
1 |
6 |
$242.9
($314.6) |
Solid middle-market companies |
Wynnchurch Capital Ltd.
(847)
604-6100
www.wynnchurch.com |
Institutions, pension funds, endowments, corporations,
private |
$165.0
($165.0) |
1 |
2 |
$14.2
($10.0) |
Corporate divestitures, buyouts, recaps, late-stage growth
equity |
NA: Not available. 1. Raise capital as
needed.
Research by Katrina Fenrick
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