Argonaut Private Equity, a private equity firm focused on investing in Middle America, today announced the final closing of Argonaut Private Equity Fund V (APE V) with $500 million in capital commitments, exceeding its initial target of $400 million and reaching its hard cap for the fund.
Since the Fund’s first close in 2022, Argonaut has continued to invest in its specialty niche of diversified industrial businesses across Middle America. To date, the Fund has deployed approximately 39 percent of its commitments across seven platform acquisitions, including Bandera Utility Contractors, Center Rock, Miller Contracting Services, Petroplex Acidizing, Tulsa Inspection Resources, Allstream Services & Rental and Chemoil Energy Services.
APE V is composed of leading institutional investors, including pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and family offices, among others.
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