AEA Investors, an alternative investment manager specializing in middle market private equity, growth capital and debt investments, has closed its fifth Small Business Private Equity (AEA SBPE), named AEA Investors SBF V (AEA SBF V), with more than $1.3 billion in total equity commitments, significantly exceeding the Fund’s target of $1 billion.
AEA SBF V represents an increase of more than 50 percent of third-party capital from AEA Investors SBF IV, which closed in March 2019.
The oversubscribed fund received strong support from both new and existing investors comprising a broad range of leading global institutions, including public and private pension plans, asset managers, financial institutions, insurance companies, fund-of-funds, endowments and foundations, family offices and high net worth individuals. Demonstrating alignment with its investors, the general partner committed approximately $175 million in capital alongside AEA SBF V limited partners.
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