Mr John Byrnes

KANDO id: 8956

Bio

Mr. Byrnes is Executive Managing Director of the Mason Wells Funds, where he is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the firm. Mr. Byrnes continues to be involved in initiating investment opportunities, structuring and negotiating transactions, working with portfolio company management teams and arranging the disposition of investments. In his capacity, he serves as the Managing Member of the General Partner for every Fund under management at Mason Wells. Mr. Byrnes has over 30 years of private equity investing experience. In 1983 he organized the private equity arm of the Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, where for 15 years he managed four successful investment funds, making private equity and venture capital investments throughout the Midwest. In 1998 Mr. Byrnes managed the spin-out of M&I's private equity team into Mason Wells, leading the fundraising for its first $175 million buyout fund. In 2005, the firm raised the $300 million Mason Wells Buyout Fund II. Mason Wells Buyout Fund III, a $525 million fund, closed in May 2010, is currently being invested. Mr. Byrnes is active in numerous public and civic organizations in Wisconsin. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin and was a founding director of the Milwaukee Institute, a new organization that is dedicated to innovation and economic development through expanded use of high-performance computing in collaborative research. Mr. Byrnes has previously served on the Wisconsin Governor's Economic Growth Council and the Wisconsin Technology Council, where he was responsible for shaping many of the regulatory strategies that are now helping to propel the biotech industry in Wisconsin. Mr. Byrnes is a member of the Board of Directors of the following public and private corporations: Dedicated Computing LLC, GAMFG Precision, LLC, Paragon Development Systems, Inc., and The Oilgear Company. Mr. Byrnes received his JD Degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Career


Mason Wells Inc

Midwest focused private equity firm.
Email: [email protected]

Education