Aureus Partners follows a different approach to traditional private equity funds and strategic buyers, resulting in a more flexible partnership designed to unlock companies’ long-term growth potential. By focusing on augmenting companies’ existing capabilities and team, Aureus Partners seeks to deploy multiple value creation levers across a firm’s P&L, balance sheet, and operations.

Directly operates portfolio companies, ensuring alignment with acquired targets

Long-term investment holding period, without a predefined exit date

Multiple value creation levers across P&L, balance sheet, and operations

Flexible transaction terms and structure, seeking to align incentives and satisfy seller needs

Backed by investors from local DR market and other emerging markets, providing a wider set of experience with growing companies

Traditional Private Equity

Separation between operating team and portfolio managers

3-5 year investment holding period

Focus on cost-cutting and financial engineering

Rigid transaction terms arising from fund mandate

Limited geographic expertise depending on investor team make up

Strategic Buyer

Acquisition target is absorbed by larger division

Varied holding periods

Focus on synergies via cost-cutting and elimination of redundancies

Rigid transaction terms due to complex corporate approvals processes

Local market expertise & talent often subject to corporate HQ needs and priorities

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