Frontenac Company

Frontenac Company

Type	LLP
Industry	Private equity
Founded	1971
Founder	Martin J. Koldyke
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Products	Financial services
Number of employees	14
Website	Frontenac Company

The Frontenac Company is a Chicago-based private equity firm founded in 1971.

The firm manages over $1 billion in investor capital with a focus on investments in the business-to-business services, information technology services, and communications services sectors. The Frontenac Company typically invests $15–75 million in management buyouts and expansion capital investments.

History

The firm was originally backed by the Laird Norton Company,^[1] a large family enterprise operating in the Western United States. The firm was named for the Frontenac,a paddle steamer that transported logs up and down the Mississippi River, which in turn was named for Louis de Buade de Frontenac, the Governor of New France in the central part of the US.

Current and prior investments have included DeVry University, DVC Worldwide, Levy Restaurants, Rasmussen College, and Steris (NYSE: STE).

References

External links

• Frontenac Company (company website)

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