Our Focus is Helping Companies Achieve Their True Potential.
Founded in 1988, Olympus manages over $8.5 billion on behalf of corporate pension plans, public retirement systems, university endowment funds, and the executives of Olympus' portfolio companies. The majority of our limited partners have been investors with Olympus for decades, and Olympus Growth Fund VII, our latest offering, has committed capital of more than $3.0 billion.
In order to maximize the time spent working with each and every portfolio company, we limit new investments to only three or four each year. Our preferred investment size ranges from $50 million for growth capital deals to $500 million or more for buyouts. In addition to financial resources, Olympus offers several other critical benefits to help its management partners reach their goals.
Deep experience and proven track record
- 95+ direct investments and over 130 add-on completed by portfolio companies since 1988
- Average over 27 years of private equity experience among 8 general partners
A strong focus on growth and operational improvements
- Olympus has never executed a leveraged recapitalization of an existing portfolio company that resulted in a leverage multiple higher than when we acquired the company
Active value-added partners with management
- Three to five board seats per general partner
Long-term, stable LP relationships
- The majority of the capital in Olympus’ funds are from investors who have invested in multiple funds
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Building Acquisition Platforms
Acquisitions have been a big part of PLZ's success under Olympus ownership. In the first 18 months we completed three acquisitions that transformed the business expanding operations beyond the U.S. and entering two large new sales channels. In addition to working with us to refine our acquisition strategy and identify targets, Olympus took the lead on executing transactions and arranging financing, minimizing the potential for disruption. Olympus also helped build out the infrastructure and organization to be a more effective acquisition platform. These investments significantly enhanced the speed and ease by which we could integrate acquisitions and realize synergies.
Ed Byczynski
CEO
PLZ Aeroscience Corp.
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$8.5 Billion of total capital under management
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Primary investments over seven funds
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$3.0 billion of committed capital for our latest fund, Olympus Growth Fund VII, L.P.
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Investment professionals
We operate as a team, not as a firm of independent silos.
Our Partners have average investment experience of over 23 years, including an average of 17 with Olympus. Unlike other private equity firms, at Olympus, the same group guides every investment from purchase to sale creating an efficient, professional and rewarding investor/management relationship.
Graduates of Olympus’ Associate program have gone on to earn their MBAs at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Dartmouth, and Columbia.