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AE Industrial closes $850m continuation vehicle

The vehicle holds a defense parts distributor, and its name was not disclosed.

At a glance

  1. The portfolio company was not named, and terms beyond the vehicle's size were not disclosed.
  2. In a continuation vehicle, assets from an existing fund move into a new vehicle, and investors are typically offered a rollover into it or a cash-out.
  3. For allocators weighing a rollover, the decision depends on the discount or premium to net asset value and on how much of the investor base elects to roll.

AE Industrial closed an $850 million continuation vehicle holding a defense parts distributor, Alternatives Watch reported.

The portfolio company was not named, and terms beyond the vehicle's size were not disclosed. In a continuation vehicle, assets from an existing fund move into a new vehicle, and investors are typically offered a rollover into it or a cash-out.

For allocators weighing a rollover, the decision depends on the discount or premium to net asset value and on how much of the investor base elects to roll.

Reported by the GP-led deals desk from Alternatives Watch. Published . Corrections

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