Illinois
Quick Facts
- There are approximately 690 private equity-backed companies headquartered in Illinois.
- These companies collectively employ more than 308,300 workers at all of their facilities, including those located outside Illinois.
- Private equity firms have invested an estimated $114 billion in Illinois-based companies from 2002 to 2011.
- There are approximately 206 private equity firms headquartered in Illinois.
Examples of Private Equity-Backed Companies
Banner Service
- Headquarters: Carol Stream, IL
- Banner Service provides precision steel bar grinding services.
GPA
- Headquarters: McCook, IL
- GPA is an independent marketing and distribution organization that supplies pressure-sensitive label paper, films, and other materials to the printing industry. The company has more than 6,400 customers.
PEGCC Member Presence in Illinois
- PEGCC members sponsor 174 companies that have approximately 1,520 facilities in Illinois.
- These facilities employ more than 64,300 workers within Illinois.
- 26 PEGCC members have a presence in Illinois through their portfolio companies.
Source: PitchBook and PEGCC
Prism Capital
- Headquarters: Chicago
- Prism Capital, which has $190 million in assets under management, provides expansion capital to smaller growing companies. The firm has financed more than 35 businesses since its founding in 1999. Prism invests equity in expansion stage IT companies as well as traditional manufacturing and service businesses with growth opportunities.
Svoboda Capital Partner
- Headquarters: Chicago
- Svoboda Capital invests in and helps build value-added distribution, business services, and consumer products businesses. SC has more than $250 million of capital under management, which it invests in middle market companies that typically have $10 to $100 million in revenue.