PARETO ADVISES AURELIUS EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT OF A EUR 75 MILLION SENIOR UNSECURED BOND

Pareto Securities AB has advised AURELIUS Equity Opportunities AB, a subsidiary of AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (“AURELIUS”), on its successful placement of a 5-year EUR 75 million senior unsecured bond (“the Bonds”). The Bonds, maturing in November 2024, will carry a floating rate coupon of 3m Euribor + 4.25 per cent, with interest paid quarterly. The Bonds will be governed by Swedish law.    

The proceeds from the transaction will be used for general corporate purposes, including investments and acquisitions of new portfolio companies and add-ons.

The transaction was well received by the market, generating demand primarily from continental Europe but with significant interest also from across the Nordic region.

“The successful placement of the Bonds underscores the confidence that international investors have in AURELIUS Equity Opportunities and our business model. We currently see a considerable number of opportunities in the market as the current economic environment is giving rise to special situations that we would like to use to further expand our portfolio organically, but also through strategic add-on acquisitions. The issue proceeds give us considerably more leeway to do this. A potential increase even enhances this flexibility“ says Dr. Dirk Markus, CEO of AURELIUS.

Pareto Securities AB acted as Joint Bookrunner in connection with the bond issue.

For more information please contact:

Mats Carlsson, CEO, on +46 8 402 52 86

Markus Wirenhammar, Head of Investment Banking, +46 70-872 51 86

Pareto Securities is an independent full service investment bank with a leading position in the Nordic capital markets and a strong international presence within the energy sector. Pareto Securities AB offers Swedish and foreign institutions, companies and private individuals investment services related to trading in stocks, shares in SPV’s and fixed income instruments, wide coverage both within equity- and credit research. Furthermore, Pareto Securities corporate finance offers ECM, M&A and DCM services as well as arrangement and syndication of new investment projects, arrangement and syndication of sale and leaseback structures within real estate, infrastructure and shipping/offshore. Pareto Securities AB is part of the Pareto Securities group and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with more than 500 employees located in offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Singapore and Australia.