Sev Vettivetpillai, Chief Executive Officer, Aureos Advisers Ltd.
Aureos is a leading private equity fund manager offering expansion and buy-out capital to unlisted small and mid-cap businesses in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
From our launch in 2001 til now, Aureos has raised and/or managed approximately US$1.2 billion and extended its geographical footprint to over 50 countries. We now manage 16 private equity funds through our expanding network of 28 offices in some of the world's most challenging markets.
Aureos has developed an unparalleled infrastructure in its market, strong brand awareness and a solid track record in emerging markets. The absence of risk capital providers to small to mid-cap enterprises in most of the emerging economies, combined with Aureos’ long-standing relationships with local business communities and market intelligence gained over the years, has enabled Aureos to generate proprietary deal flow in a broad range of sectors for its funds. Additionally, the regional funds have begun to demonstrate how Aureos utilizes its infrastructure on the ground to generate value and create exit opportunities for regional businesses.
Aureos believes that the most effective means of further developing this strategy is the creation of pan-regional investment vehicles. This represents the second phase of Aureos’ strategy of building and strengthening a unique investment platform on the ground, thereby enabling it to provide investors with attractive, risk-adjusted returns.
Aureos plans to increase its funds under management to US$1.5 billion in 2010.
With this aim we are establishing a number of new, larger funds:
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