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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 $549.6M (across 23 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    26

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Growth

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    BW

    Brian Williams, CFA

    Managing Director

    DE

    David Ellison

    Managing Director

    JK

    Jason Kollander

    Partner, Head of Real Estate Credit

    RP

    Robert Platek

    Partner and the Global Head of Credit

    LK

    Lee Keller Stanley

    Principal

    MM

    Mark Moore

    Vice President

    BT

    Byron Trott

    Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Co-Chief Investment Officer

    BK

    Blake King

    Real Estate Private Equity

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    27 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Metropolis logoMetropolisSeries D$500MNov 2025
    Beacon logoBeaconSeries B—Nov 2025
    HHDUnknown$7.8MFeb 2025
    Chelsea Avondale logoChelsea AvondaleSeries C—May 2023
    Equipment Share logoEquipment ShareGrowth$290MApr 2023
    Stripe logoStripeGrowth$6.5BMar 2023
    Forward Networks logoForward NetworksSeries D$50MJan 2023
    Guesty logoGuestySeries E$170MAug 2022
    AAcrisure LLCUnknown$2.1BMay 2022
    Fanatics logoFanaticsGrowth—Mar 2022
    6sense logo6senseSeries E$200MJan 2022
    Rhombus logoRhombusSeries A$10MOct 2021
    GoodLeap logoGoodLeapGrowth$800MOct 2021
    Cue logoCueGrowth$235MMay 2021
    Oura logoOuraSeries C$100MMay 2021
    OOura HealthSeries C$100MMay 2021
    Pipe Technologies Inc. logoPipe Technologies Inc.Growth$150MMar 2021
    Airtable logoAirtableSeries F$735MJan 2021
    SparkCognition logoSparkCognitionSeries C$100MOct 2019
    Guru logoGuruSeries B$25MDec 2018
    Oura logoOuraSeries B$20MDec 2018
    Gusto logoGustoGrowth$140MJul 2018
    KKobalt Music GroupGrowth$140MJun 2014
    Acorns logoAcornsSeries E$105M—
    ECOncrete logoECOncreteUnknown$14M—
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    Top Co-Investors

    Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited4 shared
    General Catalyst3 shared
    Thrive Capital3 shared
    Forerunner Ventures3 shared
    Brown Venture Group2 shared
    RedBird Capital Partners2 shared
    Tru Arrow Partners2 shared
    Sound Ventures2 shared
    Founders Fund2 shared
    Emergence Capital2 shared
    D1 Capital Partners2 shared
    Franklin Templeton2 shared
    The Slack Fund2 shared
    BlackRock Private Equity Partners2 shared
    Tech Square Ventures2 shared
    Next Capital2 shared
    Metaplanet2 shared
    JAZZ Venture Partners2 shared
    Lifeline Ventures2 shared
    TCG2 shared

    Last updated: 8 September 2026