Pat Eilers, Managing Director, joined Madison Dearborn Partners in 1999 and is responsible for the firms Energy & Power effort. Prior to joining MDP, he was with Jordan Industries, Inc. and IAI Venture Capital, Inc. and played professional football with the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, and Minnesota Vikings. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of First Wind Partners, LLC, Magellan GP, LLC, Magellan Midstream Holdings GP, LLC, and US Power Generating Company. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF), a program of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE). Pat is a member of the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering Advisory Council; and serves on the Board of Trustees of Hales Franciscan High School and Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. Pat received a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP"), based in Chicago, is one of the most experienced private equity investment firms in the United States. MDP has raised over $18 billion of capital since its formation in 1992. MDP invests in management buyout and other private equity transactions across a broad spectrum of industries. MDP's objective is to invest in companies in partnership with outstanding management teams to achieve significant long-term appreciation in equity value. MDP generally seeks to invest $100 million to $600 million of equity capital in a single transaction. Many of MDP's principals have worked together since the early 1980s and together founded MDP in 1992. Previously, MDP's principals built a $2.6 billion management buyout and venture capital portfolio at First Chicago Corporation. The limited partners in MDP's investment funds include many of the largest endowments, public and private pension funds, and financial institutions in the U.S., as well as established institutional investors in Europe, Asia and Australia.

CRITICAL DOMAIN EXPERTISE & KNOWLEDGE DISCIPLINES:

MDP focuses on several specific industry sectors: Basic Industries, Communications, Consumer, Energy & Power, Financial Services, and Health Care.
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