A Track Record of Building Legacies

Mason Wells is an experienced and active private equity investor in companies primarily headquartered in the Midwestern U.S. that generate revenue from $25 million to $300 million.

At Mason Wells, our longstanding approach to private equity revolves around the investments we make in people, the enduring partnerships we build with management teams, and the deep network of industry resources we provide. We leverage the expertise of our seasoned team members and the discipline of our rigorous investment approach to create value for our portfolio companies and our investors. We are currently investing through Mason Wells Buyout Fund V, a $767 million fund, raised to make control-oriented buyout investments of middle market companies primarily located in the Midwestern United States.

Mason Wells was founded in 1998 by a group of professionals who had previously made private investments throughout the Midwest at Marshall & Ilsley Corp., a Wisconsin-based bank. Our first buyout fund consisted of seven platform businesses, all of which were headquartered in the Midwest and all of which were family-owned prior to partnering with Mason Wells. Funds II (2005), III (2010), IV (2016), and V (2021) were architected with a similar Midwestern, family-owned focus and have enjoyed similar financial results. By focusing on a specific region of the country for decades, Mason Wells has developed deep regional business community relationships that endure beyond individual transactions and market cycles.