John Canning, Jr.

John Canning, Jr.

Infobox Person
name = John A. Canning, Jr.


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known_for = Founder of Madison Dearborn Partners, Co-owner of Milwaukee Brewers, Potential buyer of Chicago Cubs
employer = Madison Dearborn Partners
occupation = Private equity investor
education = Denison University, Duke University
nationality = USA

John A. Canning, Jr. is a private equity investor and sports executive. He is the founder and chairman of Madison Dearborn Partners, the large Chicago-based private equity firm. He has recently been linked to discussions around the potential sale of the Chicago Cubs.

Career

Canning was an early investor in private equity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Canning founded Madison Dearborn Partners in 1992. Since then the firm has raised over $14 billion of investor commitments. Prior to founding Madison Dearborn, Canning and his team had previously made private equity investments for First Chicago Bank. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5D8103CF934A35752C0A964958260 COMPANY NEWS; Fund Venture Begun in Chicago] (New York Times, 1992)] Canning joined First Chicago in 1968 and spent 24 years with the bank serving as Executive Vice President of The First National Bank of Chicago and later as President of First Chicago Venture Capital, the predecessor of Madison Dearborn.

Chicago Cubs

John Canning has been repeatedly linked to the proposed sale of the Chicago Cubs by Sam Zell and Tribune Co. [ [http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2007/09/is_john_canning_jr_the_next_jo.php Is John Canning Jr. the next John Henry?] (TheDeal.com, 2007)] [ [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=532472&format=print Brewers stakeholder in the fan business] (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)] On August 26, 2008, Canning was named as the leader among the five remaining bidders for the Cubs. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3554581 Number of bidders on Cubs franchise trimmed to five] . Associated Press, August 26, 2008]

Board Memberships

Canning currently serves on the Boards of Directors of
* Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club (Canning is a minority owner)
* Exelon Corporation [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS144753+01-Aug-2008+BW20080801 Exelon Appoints John A. Canning Jr. to Board of Directors] . Reuters, Aug 1, 2008 ]
* TransUnion
* Northwestern Memorial Hospital
* Children’s Inner City Educational Fund
* The Economic Club of Chicago

Canning currently serves on the Boards of Trustees of:
* Northwestern University
* Field Museum of Natural History
* Museum of Science and Industry
* Big Shoulders Fund

Canning also serves as a commissioner of the Irish Pension Reserve Fund, a trustee and chairman of The Chicago Community Trust as well as a director and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago [ [http://www.chicagofed.org/news_room/news/2004_02_02_john_canning_jr_appointed_to_chicago_fed_board.cfm John A. Canning, Jr. Appointed to Chicago Fed Board] ] .

Education

Canning received his undergraduate degree from Denison University and a J.D. from Duke University.

References

* [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1218029/After-the-gold-rush-Madison.html After the gold rush] . Crain's Chicago Business, December 15, 2003

External links

* [http://www.mdcp.com/principals.asp Madison Dearborn Partners > Principals] (company website)


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