AEA Investors LP is an American middle market private equity firm. The firm focuses on leveraged buyout, growth capital, and mezzanine capital investments in manufacturing, service, distribution, specialty chemicals, consumer product, and business services companies in the middle market. The firm makes investments primarily in the US and Europe, and periodically invests in Asia as well.
AEA was founded in 1968 to make investments on behalf of S.G. Warburg & Co. as well as the Rockefeller, Mellon, and Harriman families. AEA was formally founded as American European Associates.
AEA is headquartered in New York City with offices in Stamford, Connecticut, London, Munich, and Shanghai. From 1998 until 2011, the firm was chaired by Vincent Mai. John Garcia is the current CEO and Chairman.
Fund raising Since 1983, the firm has raised more than $15 billion of capital from high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors across its private equity and debt funds.
Middle Market Private Equity: $500 million - AEA Fund I $1.0 billion - AEA Fund II 2003 - $1.2 billion - AEA Fund III Investment Program 2006 - $1.5 billion - AEA Fund IV Investment Program 2012 - $2.4 billion - AEA Fund V Investment Program 2016 - $3.2 billion - AEA Fund VI Investment Program 2019 - $4.8 billion - AEA Fund VII Investment Prog
Small Business Private Equity: 2004 - $286 million - AEA Small Business Fund I 2009 - $350 million - AEA Small Business Fund II 2016 - $443 million - AEA Small Business Fund III 2019 - $877 million - AEA Small Business Fund IV
Mezzanine Debt: 2005 - $600 million (includes leverage) - AEA Mezzanine Fund I 2008 - $420 million - AEA Mezzanine Fund II 2013 - $575 million - AEA Mezzanine Fund III
Middle Market Debt: 2007 - $320 million (includes leverage) - AEA Middle Market Debt Fund I 2011 - $410 million (includes leverage) - AEA Middle Market Debt Fund II 2012 - $220 million (includes leverage) - AEA Middle Market Debt Fund IIP
Investments Evoqua Water Technologies LLC Acosta Inc. Hospitalists Management Group, LLC NCGA holdings Behavioral Interventions Inc. Suncoast Roofing Supply Houghton International Unifrax Corporation Pregis CPG International Henry Corporation Convenience Food Systems Singer Equities Burt's Bees (sold to Clorox in 2007) Brand Networks Pro Mach Group, Inc. Dayton Parts, LLC. 24 Hour Fitness Jack's Veseris Scan Global Logistics Melissa & Doug
See also List of private equity firms
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External links AEA Investors (company website)