LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Aurora Capital Partners (“Aurora” or “the Firm”), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, today announced the close of over $2.1 billion of capital commitments for Aurora Equity Partners VII (“AEP VII”, “Fund VII” or “the Fund”). AEP VII exceeded its initial target, receiving support from new and existing limited partners and a wide range of leading institutional investors including public and corporate pensions, insurance companies, family offices, asset managers and industry consultants.
Consistent with Aurora’s longstanding investment strategy, AEP VII will invest in US middle-market companies within business services, industrial services, and tech-enabled services. The Firm and its long-tenured Partners have employed the same investment strategy for more than two decades, focusing on market-leading businesses with the potential for rapid growth and strategic transformation. Aurora leverages its Strategy & Operations Program to drive significant scale and performance improvement across its portfolio companies.
AEP VII is Aurora’s largest fund since the Firm was founded in 1991. The predecessor fund, Aurora Equity Partners VI (“AEP VI”), closed above its target in 2021 with aggregate commitments of $1.65 billion.
“We are grateful for the continued confidence and support of our long-standing limited partners and are equally proud to welcome an exceptional group of new investors to Fund VII,” said Josh Klinefelter, Partner at Aurora. “The successful close of this fund reflects a strong endorsement of our team’s ability to drive scale and strategic transformation across our companies. We look forward to building on this momentum and delivering outstanding results for our stakeholders.”
Mark Rosenbaum, Partner, added, “We are energized by the significant opportunities we see to build unique, market-leading companies across our target sectors, and we look forward to executing our strategy while further strengthening our capabilities as a firm in the years ahead.”
The Fund has seen strong momentum since it launched. In August 2024, Fund VII completed an investment in GenServe, the largest independent provider of commercial and industrial standby power generators in the U.S, and the Firm has a robust pipeline of future investment opportunities it is pursuing. Despite a difficult exit market, Aurora recently announced an agreement to sell FMG, a leading provider of cloud-based marketing automation tools for financial advisors, to GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm. This transaction follows the recapitalization of PSC Group, a market leading embedded logistics provider with TJC, LP (“TJC”), formerly known as The Jordan Company.
Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal counsel and PJT Park Hill served as placement agent.
About Aurora Capital Partners
Aurora Capital Partners is a leading Los Angeles-based private equity firm with $6 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1991, the firm invests in middle-market companies with leading market positions, stable industry dynamics, attractive business model characteristics and actionable opportunities for growth in partnership with management. For more information about Aurora Capital Partners, visit: www.auroracap.com.
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