Madison Dearborn Partners
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP") is a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago that, since its formation in 1992, has raised aggregate capital of approximately $36 billion and has completed over 150 investments. MDP seeks to invest in partnership with outstanding management teams to drive growth and achieve significant long-term value appreciation at its portfolio companies and for its limited partner investors globally. A flexible investment approach, encompassing both buyout and growth equity investments, expertise in three dedicated industry verticals and a focus on upper middle market and middle market companies have been and continue to be key tenets of MDP’s investment strategy. MDP’s team is among the most experienced in the private equity industry, and its three dedicated industry verticals include: Financial Services, Healthcare, and Technology & Government. For more information, please visit https://www.mdcp.com.www.mdcp.com
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Sep 8, 2026
Mike LaMenaGUEST
in multiple locations in Canada.
Mike LaMenaGUEST
So we're now directly private equity backed by Madison Dearborn.
Mike LaMenaGUEST
That was a change that was finalized fall of 2025 when we carved out a series of businesses from our former parent organizations, NFP and Aon.
Mike LaMenaGUEST
And now we're focused on continuing to build and scale Wellspire and its curtain iteration with that complement of businesses I described.
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Mike LaMenaGUEST
So I think when we think about it, we want to be in that 30% to 35% range over a long period of time.
Mike LaMenaGUEST
We think those are healthy margins for businesses that are growing organically, inorganically, that are continuing to scale and invest in incremental capabilities to meet clients' expectations.
Mike LaMenaGUEST
Like right now, our business is in a little bit of a unique space where, as I mentioned last fall, we formalized the deal to be able to get carved out of our former parent company and be directly private equity backed by Madison Dearborn.
Mike LaMenaGUEST
So in 2026, we are still exiting some of the legacy infrastructure.