AURELIUS successfully closed AURELIUS Opportunities V (“Fund V”) following a significantly oversubscribed process that was completed after only five months of marketing. Given high demand, AURELIUS capped the size of Fund V to maintain investment discipline and preserve the exceptional performance record built over the last 20 years. AURELIUS now has a new capital pool of EUR 830m available. Fund V follows in the footsteps of its top-decile EUR 540m 2021 co-investment structure of AURELIUS European Opportunities Fund IV and AUR Portfolio III.

Focused on mid-market investments, Fund V will invest in corporate carve-outs, platform build-ups and complex buy-out situations for companies with annual revenues of at least EUR 100m. It will invest equity of up to EUR 150m to acquire enterprises with potential for operational improvement in Europe and North America.

As with its predecessor, Fund V portfolio companies will be advised by AURELIUS’ operations advisory team, recently named AURELIUS WaterRise, which will seek to create value by implementing the same proven strategy AURELIUS has been utilising for two decades: providing hands-on support and bespoke advice with its more than 180 global specialists.