Madison Dearborn Partners Backs Merger of Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting

Madison Dearborn Partners Takes Significant Ownership Position in NextGen Healthcare

May 2, 2025

Healthcare Services

Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) has signed an agreement and later completed an acquisition of a significant ownership position in NextGen Healthcare. Thoma Bravo retains a significant stake, and both firms will partner with NextGen Healthcare’s management to accelerate growth, including higher annual R&D investment and expansion of AI-driven capabilities.

NDH Acquires McGowan Guntermann

June 4, 2024

Accounting & Tax

NDH Advisors LLC, a Unity Partners–backed accounting platform, has acquired Santa Barbara-based tax and accounting firm McGowan Guntermann P.C. The add-on expands NDH's service footprint and establishes a local presence in Santa Barbara; terms were not disclosed and McGowan's partners will remain involved.

NMG Consulting Acquires Chatham Partners

May 18, 2022

Consulting

NMG Consulting Inc. has acquired Chatham Partners, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based insights and strategy consultancy focused on institutional financial services. The acquisition expands NMG’s North American consulting capabilities and adds Chatham’s research and client relationships in retirement, investments and securities services to NMG’s global platform.

FTI Consulting Acquires Madison Consulting Group

March 4, 2024

Consulting

FTI Consulting has acquired Madison Consulting Group, an actuarial consulting firm with 25 billable professionals and offices in Madison, Georgia and Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands FTI's property and casualty actuarial and compliance capabilities within its Global Insurance Services practice; terms were not disclosed.

Growth Catalyst-backed Sigma7 Forms Risk Services Platform with Acquisitions of Strategia Worldwide, Paragon and RWH Myers

May 18, 2022

Consulting

Veteran risk executive Andrew Hersh, in partnership with private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners, launched Sigma7 — a risk services platform — and closed three foundational acquisitions: Strategia Worldwide, Paragon (risk engineering) and RWH Myers (forensic accounting). The combined assets provide Sigma7 with an installed client base of 300+ large global organizations and roughly 150 employees across multiple countries as it pursues rapid organic and acquisitive growth.

Madison Dearborn Partners Increases Equity Stake in Amynta Group

March 10, 2022

Insurance

Funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) acquired all equity interests in Amynta Group previously held by AmTrust Financial Services, increasing MDP’s majority ownership while Amynta’s management retains a minority stake. The transaction strengthens MDP’s partnership with Amynta to support continued growth of the underwriting services and warranty business; existing commercial arrangements between Amynta and AmTrust will remain in place.