BDT Capital Partners
BDT Capital Partners was the private-equity fund family of BDT & Company, the Chicago-based merchant bank founded by Byron Trott in 2009, which raised over $18 billion across multiple funds from 2009-2020 investing in family- and founder-led businesses. It operated independently until BDT & Company merged with MSD Partners in January 2023 to form BDT & MSD Partners.
Chicago, United States · 2+ investments · 2 portfolio companies
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Founded
- 2009
- Website
- bdtco.com
- AUM
- $50.0B
- Portfolio Companies
- 2
- Total Investments
- 2
- Last Investment
- Apr 2023
- Geographic Focus
- United States
Investment Thesis
BDT Capital Partners is a Private Equity firm based in Chicago, United States. It has made 2 investments in Financial Services and Food & Beverage, including GoodLeap and EquipmentShare.com Inc.
Portfolio2
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Venture Capital ×8 · Private Equity ×4 · Hedge Fund ×3 · 12 shared rounds
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