DJ Lipke

Joined Prairie:

2011

Education:

  • University of Notre Dame
    (B.B.A. in Finance and Economics, Summa Cum Laude)
  • Northwestern University
    (MBA)

D.J. Lipke

Principal

dlipke@prairie-capital.com312.701.0057
DJ Lipke

Joined Prairie:

2011

Education:

  • University of Notre Dame
    (B.B.A. in Finance and Economics, Summa Cum Laude)
  • Northwestern University
    (MBA)

EXPERIENCE

D.J. currently serves as a Principal of Prairie Capital. Prior to Prairie, D.J. was an Associate at Summit Partners where he focused on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities as well as working with portfolio companies. He began his career as an Analyst in JPMorgan’s Investment Banking Division, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions advisory and debt and equity financings.

OTHER

D.J. lives with his wife and three sons in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago.

Current Portfolio

  • Royal Distributing Logo
  • Forever Cheese logo
  • Lief Labs logo
  • P1 Dental Partners
  • Swiss American CDMO

Select Prior Portfolio

  • Architectural Lighting Works
  • Bote
  • Damac Products LLC
  • Elta MD Skincare
  • Premier Dealer Holding Company, LLC