BDT & MSD Partners
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.
Type | Private |
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Industry | Financial services |
Predecessor | BDT & Company MSD Partners |
Founded | January 2023 |
Headquarters | Equitable Building, Chicago, U.S. One Vanderbilt, New York City, U.S. |
Key people | Byron Trott (Chairman and co-CEO) Gregg Lemkau (co-CEO) |
Products | Investment banking Private equity |
AUM | US$50 billion (2023) |
Website | bdtmsd |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Background
In January 2023, BDT & MSD was formed from the merger of BDT & Company, a merchant bank founded by Byron Trott that provides advice and capital to family and founder-led companies and MSD Partners, an investment firm that manages the wealth of Michael Dell and his family.[2][3][4]
Trott is currently the Chairman and co-CEO of the firm while Gregg Lemkau who was previously CEO of MSD Partners is the other co-CEO.[2][3][4]
Dina Powell left Goldman Sachs to join the firm in May 2023.[5]
BDT & MSD is co-headquartered in Chicago and New York City with additional offices in Los Angeles, Dallas, and elsewhere.
References
- "BDT & MSD PARTNERS, LLC". brokercheck.finra.org.
- Gottfried, Miriam (20 October 2022). "BDT to Merge With MSD Partners, Form New Investment and Advisory Firm". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- Fontanella-Khan, James; Gara, Antoine; Indap, Sujeet (20 October 2022). "Michael Dell-backed investment group merges with Warren Buffett's favoured advisory firm". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- Dorbian, Iris (17 January 2023). "BDT and MSD Partners completes merger". PE Hub. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- Gottfried, Miriam; Andriotis, AnnaMaria (30 May 2023). "Goldman Sachs Executive Dina Powell McCormick to Depart for Merchant Bank". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2023.