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Top 25 Private equity portfolio companies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Private equity portfolio companies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 289 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 289 private equity portfolio companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 4,633 professional contacts across them, including 2,738 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity portfolio 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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4,633Contacts tracked

2,738Verified emails

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The 25 largest private equity portfolio companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 289 private equity portfolio companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names private equity portfolio companies: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Adams Street PartnersPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	367
	“Adams Street Partners is a global investment firm managing a comprehensive suite of private markets investment solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Shore Capital PartnersStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	327
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Thoma BravoIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	309
	“Thoma Bravo is the world’s largest software-focused investment firm, with more than $172 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	Gtcr LLCStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	237
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	The Vistria GroupPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	147
	“The Vistria Group is building a new kind of private investment firm that seeks to deliver both financial returns and societal impact.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	Pgim Private CapitalIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	134
	“We use a patient, long-term investment strategy applying our scale, relationships, and experience.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Madison Dearborn Partners, LLCStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	99
	“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…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Equity Group InvestmentsStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	86
	“Equity Group Investments (EGI) is the private investment firm founded by Sam Zell in 1968.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Waud Capital PartnersStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	82
	“Based in Chicago, Waud Capital Partners is a leading growth-oriented private equity firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Flexpoint FordStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	79
	“Flexpoint Ford is a specialist private equity firm focused on financial services and adjacent verticals.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	Wind Point PartnersStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	78
	“Wind Point Partners is a Chicago-based private equity investment firm with approximately $6 billion in assets under management*.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	RCP AdvisorsStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	78
	“Founded in 2001, RCP Advisors, a strategy of Ridgepost Capital (NYSE: RPC), is a private equity investment firm that provides access to North American small buyout fund managers…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	PPC Pritzker Private CapitalIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	67
	“PPC partners with middle-market companies based in North America with positions in the manufactured products and services sectors.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Morgan Street HoldingsStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	65
	“Morgan Street Holdings is a holding company and private investment group with a growth mindset, owning a diverse portfolio across industries.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Sterling PartnersIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	60
	“Sterling Partners is an investment management platform.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Tyree & D'angelo PartnersStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	59
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	First AnalysisIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	59
	“For over 40 years, First Analysis has been at the forefront of supporting emerging growth companies and established leaders across high-growth, technology-driven sectors.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Core Industrial PartnersStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	57
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	HPAIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	56
	“HPA is a leading early-stage investor.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	G SquaredPartial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	54
	“Founded in 2011, G Squared is aligned to a fundamental shift: venture-backed companies are staying private longer.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	FrontenacStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	51
	“Frontenac is a Chicago-based private equity firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Baird CapitalStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	49
	“Baird Capital makes venture capital, growth equity and private equity investments in strategically targeted sectors around the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	Keystone CapitalIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	44
	“Keystone was founded in 1994 with the objective of investing the personal capital of its partners in high-quality businesses; patiently building long-term value alongside…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Civc PartnersStrong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	43
	“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	PSP PartnersIndirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	42
	Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Private equity portfolio companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 289 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 private equity portfolio companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, 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 “private equity portfolio companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity portfolio 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 an evidence 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, 2,738 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 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Private equity portfolio companies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many private equity portfolio companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 289 private equity portfolio 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?

Adams Street Partners, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity portfolio companies?

New York leads with 913 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (289) and San Francisco (230).

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 2,738 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 289 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 5, 2026.

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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 SmartSearch, 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.