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Align Capital Partners wraps up the third fund at $620m

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Align Capital Partners (ACP), a growth-oriented private equity firm, has closed its third private equity investment fund, Align Capital Partners Fund III, at $620 million, 12.7% higher than its target size of $550 million.

ACP raised its latest oversubscribed fund in just two months with the support of existing investors and a substantial personal commitment from the team.

According to a media release, with the closing of ACP III, Align Capital Partners has raised approximately $1.4 billion since the Firm's founding in 2016.

"Over the past six years, ACP has invested in 18 platform companies, completed over 60 add-on acquisitions, and exited six investments. ACP has helped increase its portfolio companies' revenue through organic growth initiatives and by closing an average of over three add-ons per platform," it said.

Co-Founder and Managing Partner Rob Langley said: "On the heels of our successful exits over the past 18 months, we remain energized by the partnership opportunities and growth potential that exists in the lower-middle market. We have managed our fund size growth to remain fully committed to that segment of the private equity market."

ACP takes a disciplined, growth-focused approach toward investing in lower-middle market companies with up to $15 million of EBITDA, said the release. The Firm has added 11 people to the team since ACP Fund II closed, allowing ACP to effectively partner with even more portfolio comp......................

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