BDT/MSD

BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank and family office platform formed in 2023 through the merger of BDT & Company and MSD Partners, managing over $50B across private equity, credit, and real estate. The real estate team manages $11B+ of assets with a focus on large-scale equity and credit investments, often backing iconic hospitality, mixed-use, and platform opportunities.

BDT & MSD is a private investment firm based in Chicago, United States, specializing in providing long-term capital solutions to family-owned and entrepreneur-led businesses. The firm focuses on private equity and growth investments, with a significant emphasis on strategic partnerships.

MSD Capital is a private investment firm based in New York, United States. The firm focuses on a variety of investment strategies, including public equity, private equity, and real estate, managing assets on behalf of its founder and other investors.

BLD Holdings is a Palm Beach–based single family office with approximately 300 active investments spanning direct, fund, and philanthropic mandates. The firm manages distinct “patriarch” and “next-generation” portfolios, balancing opportunistic real estate and private equity investments with more conservative, income-oriented allocations. BLD typically commits $3–10 million per deal across light industrial, hospitality, self-storage, and affordable housing strategies, with a preference for multi–value-add and community-aligned projects The family’s investment process is ~5 new investments per quarter, divided between direct and fund commitments—overseen by CIO-led underwriting and a professional internal team.

BLD Holdings is a Palm Beach–based single family office with approximately 300 active investments spanning direct, fund, and philanthropic mandates. The firm manages distinct “patriarch” and “next-generation” portfolios, balancing opportunistic real estate and private equity investments with more conservative, income-oriented allocations. BLD typically commits $3–10 million per deal across light industrial, hospitality, self-storage, and affordable housing strategies, with a preference for multi–value-add and community-aligned projects The family’s investment process is ~5 new investments per quarter, divided between direct and fund commitments—overseen by CIO-led underwriting and a professional internal team.