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Top 25 Distribution and logistics private equity companies based in Chicago, United States

RevenueBase identified 89 distribution and logistics private equity companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 4,512 professional contacts across them, including 2,102 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (162 companies); Chicago follows with 89.

This list covers distribution and logistics private equity companies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
89Companies
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2,102Verified emails
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The 25 largest distribution and logistics private equity companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 89 distribution and logistics private equity companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to distribution and logistics private equity companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202610001+2,661 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HAVI, part of Morgan Street Holdings, a Chicago-based company and private investment group, is a global leader in integrated supply chain management for the food industry…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200327 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Shore Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm with an office in Nashville, is an investor in lower-middle market companies in the Healthcare, Food and Beverage, Business…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200237 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm that invests behind The Leaders Strategy™ – finding and partnering with management leaders in core domains to identify…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-50084 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Exegistics is a Veteran-owned U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20081 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Linden Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on leveraged buyouts in the healthcare and life sciences industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PPC partners with middle-market companies based in North America with positions in the manufactured products and services sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20065 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Morgan Street Holdings is a holding company and private investment group with a growth mindset, owning a diverse portfolio across industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,00061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5059 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Tyree & D'Angelo Partners ("TDP") is a private equity investment firm that focuses on control investments in the lower middle market (companies with $1-5M of EBITDA).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5057 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CORE is an industrials-focused private equity firm with more than $1.58 billion in total limited partner capital commitments across four funds investing in North American lower…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Excited to announce we've rebranded to Redwood Logistics (formerly TSE) to better position ourselves for future growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5051 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Frontenac is a Chicago-based private equity firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5043 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CIVC Partners is a private equity firm, based in Chicago, focused on middle market buyout, recapitalization, and growth equity investments in industry sectors where our firm can…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5034 contacts →

Strong evidence

“McNally Capital is a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5026 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Based in Chicago, May River Capital is a private equity investment firm founded by three partners seeking to help lower middle-market, high-caliber industrial businesses grow and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,00026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Libra’s companies are dedicated to serving the Supply Chain, Logistics, and Manufacturing sectors, across the iSeries and several other platforms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5026 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Kinzie Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5025 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Prairie Capital is a private equity firm focused on guiding high-potential, founder-owned companies on the journey to becoming scalable platforms prepared for accelerated growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5025 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Pfingsten is an operationally oriented private equity firm based in Chicago.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Based in Chicago, Red Arts Capital is a rapidly growing investment firm specializing in family-owned, middle market businesses across the supply chain, transportation, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Shorehill has been listed amongst Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-1023 contacts →

Strong evidence

“SkyBox Capital is a hands-on, value-added private equity investor in ecommerce and digital media.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5021 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Center Rock is a Midwest-based private equity firm focused on building leading industrial companies in the lower middle market.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5020 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Periscope Equity is a Chicago-based private equity firm that partners with founder-owned, business services companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Merit Capital Partners has managed over $2 billion of capital since 1993 through seven institutionally sponsored limited partnerships.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

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Distribution and logistics private equity companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026
46.6%Verified-email coverage
50.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
47
11-50
29
51-200
7
201-500
1
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
2
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 89 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among distribution and logistics private equity companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “distribution and logistics private equity companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names distribution and logistics private equity companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among distribution and logistics private equity companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,102 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names distribution and logistics private equity companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many distribution and logistics private equity companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 89 distribution and logistics private equity companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

HAVI, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most distribution and logistics private equity companies?

New York leads the United States with 162 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (89) and Houston (59).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,102 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 89 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.