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    BDT & MSD Partners

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2023
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    BDT & MSD Partners is an American merchant bank formed in 2023 through the combination of BDT & Company and MSD Partners (originally founded in 2009 by the principals of MSD Capital, the family office of Michael Dell). The firm provides advisory services and partnership-driven investments across private equity, private credit, and real estate to family- and founder-led businesses, managing over $50 billion in total assets under management.

    Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $506.7M (across 34 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    35

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Growth

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    BD

    Ben Davison

    Managing Director

    BW

    Brian Williams, CFA

    Managing Director

    DE

    David Ellison

    Managing Director

    EO

    Ellis O'Connor

    Managing Director

    SL

    Steven Lamb

    Managing Director

    CB

    Christopher Bertrand

    Partner

    CP

    Coburn Packard

    Partner & Head of Real Estate

    JK

    Jason Kollander

    Partner, Head of Real Estate Credit

    LP

    Lauren Patnaude

    Partner

    RP

    Robert Platek

    Partner and the Global Head of Credit

    LK

    Lee Keller Stanley

    Principal

    MM

    Michael Maloney

    Principal

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    39 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Metropolis logoMetropolisSeries D$500MNov 2025
    Beacon logoBeaconSeries B—Nov 2025
    HHDUnknown$7.8MFeb 2025
    Beacon logoBeaconSeries B$250MJan 2025
    Metropolis Technologies logoMetropolis TechnologiesUnknown$1.8BMay 2024
    FloQast logoFloQastSeries E$100MApr 2024
    Flexport logoFlexportSeries E$935MJan 2024
    Metropolis logoMetropolisSeries C$1.1BOct 2023
    Neko Health logoNeko HealthSeries C$65MJul 2023
    Chelsea Avondale logoChelsea AvondaleSeries C—May 2023
    EquipmentShare logoEquipmentShareGrowth$290MApr 2023
    Stripe logoStripeGrowth$6.5BMar 2023
    Forward Networks logoForward NetworksSeries D$50MJan 2023
    Forward logoForwardSeries D$50MJan 2023
    Guesty logoGuestySeries E$170MAug 2022
    AAcrisure, LLCUnknown$2.1BMay 2022
    Fanatics logoFanaticsGrowth—Mar 2022
    Platform Science logoPlatform ScienceSeries C$115MFeb 2022
    6sense logo6senseSeries E$200MJan 2022
    66Sense Insights, Inc.Series E$200MJan 2022
    Rhombus logoRhombusSeries A$10MOct 2021
    RRhombus SystemsSeries A$10MOct 2021
    GoodLeap logoGoodLeapGrowth$800MOct 2021
    Cue logoCueGrowth$235MMay 2021
    Oura logoOuraSeries C$100MMay 2021
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    Top Co-Investors

    Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited6 shared
    General Catalyst6 shared
    Lightspeed Venture Partners4 shared
    Tru Arrow Partners3 shared
    Andreessen Horowitz3 shared
    Thrive Capital3 shared
    Founders Fund3 shared
    D1 Capital Partners3 shared
    Franklin Templeton3 shared
    SoftBank Vision Fund3 shared
    Insight Partners3 shared
    Sapphire Ventures3 shared
    Tech Square Ventures3 shared
    Forerunner Ventures3 shared
    Lemnos3 shared
    Cota Capital3 shared
    Eldridge3 shared
    Brown Venture Group2 shared
    RedBird Capital Partners2 shared
    Sound Ventures2 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026