John Phelan
Founder at MSD ACQUISITION CORP.
Profile
John Phelan is the Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of MSD Capital, L.P.
Prior to forming MSD Capital, he was a Principal for seven years at ESL Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm.
At ESL, John was responsible for ESL's Special Situation and Distressed Investments and helped grow the firm from $50 million to over $2 billion in assets under management.
Prior to ESL, John was a Vice President in the Equity Group and was in charge of Acquisitions (Western Region) for the Zell-Merrill Lynch Real Estate Opportunity Funds.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he worked as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division.
John received his M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude with distinction from Southern Methodist University with a B.A.
in Economics and Political Science.
He also holds a General Course degree with an emphasis in Economics and International Relations from The London School of Economics.
John Phelan active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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MSD ACQUISITION CORP. | Founder | 2021-02-04 |
ORION BIOTECH OPPORTUNITIES CORP. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
DFO Management /Private Equity/
DFO Management /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance DFO Management /Private Equity/ (DFO) is a private equity subsidiary of MSD Capital Management LLC founded in 1998 by Glenn Robert Fuhrman and John Cartwright Phelan. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 1997-12-31 |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc. provides research services. It operates educational institutions. The firm offers research in cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics, and bioinformatics. It also offers laboratory workshops to science teachers, students, and other groups across the nation. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Whitney Museum of American Art exhibits or sells artwork. The museum was founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1930 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
MSD Partners LP
MSD Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance MSD Partners LP (MSD) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 2009 by the then principals of MSD Capital LP, a family office that was founded in 1998 to manage the capital of Michael Dell and his family. MSD was acquired in 2023 by BDT & MSD Holdings LP. MSD Partners provides investment management and certain administrative and managerial services to private investment funds and vehicles and separately managed accounts. | Founder | 2009-06-30 |
MSD Capital (UK) Ltd.
MSD Capital (UK) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance MSD Capital (UK) Ltd. is an investment services provider founded in 2006. The private company is based in London, UK. | Director/Board Member | 2006-02-09 |
Spirit of America, Inc.
Spirit of America, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Spirit of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Third Option Foundation | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of John Phelan
Southern Methodist University | Undergraduate Degree |
London School of Economics & Political Science | Graduate Degree |
Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Private companies | 11 |
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DFO Management /Private Equity/
DFO Management /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance DFO Management /Private Equity/ (DFO) is a private equity subsidiary of MSD Capital Management LLC founded in 1998 by Glenn Robert Fuhrman and John Cartwright Phelan. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
ESL Investments, Inc.
ESL Investments, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance ESL Investments, Inc. is a privately-owned hedge fund sponsor and registered investment adviser founded in 1988. Headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, ESL manages assets on a discretionary basis in one master fund, ESL Partners LP. They also offer investments in ESL Partners through ESL Limited, a Bermuda-based “feeder fund”. Investors in the funds are generally comprised of ultra high-net worth individuals and family offices, but also include private and public pension plans, financial institutions, and other institutional investors. | Finance |
MSD Partners LP
MSD Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance MSD Partners LP (MSD) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 2009 by the then principals of MSD Capital LP, a family office that was founded in 1998 to manage the capital of Michael Dell and his family. MSD was acquired in 2023 by BDT & MSD Holdings LP. MSD Partners provides investment management and certain administrative and managerial services to private investment funds and vehicles and separately managed accounts. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Whitney Museum of American Art exhibits or sells artwork. The museum was founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1930 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Inc. provides research services. It operates educational institutions. The firm offers research in cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics, and bioinformatics. It also offers laboratory workshops to science teachers, students, and other groups across the nation. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. | Commercial Services |
MSD Capital (UK) Ltd.
MSD Capital (UK) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance MSD Capital (UK) Ltd. is an investment services provider founded in 2006. The private company is based in London, UK. | Finance |
Spirit of America, Inc.
Spirit of America, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Spirit of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. | Commercial Services |
MSD Acquisition Corp.
MSD Acquisition Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance MSD Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company which was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination. The company was founded by Gregg R. Lemkau and John Cartwright Phelan on February 5, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Orion Biotech Opportunities Corp.
Orion Biotech Opportunities Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Orion Biotech Opportunities Corp. operates as a blank check company, which aims to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Zuie Chin Huang and Chrystyna Bedrij Stecyk on February 5, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
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