Why ARALONGrowing EuropeManagementBusinessesInvestment StrategyNews & MediaInvestorsContact us The growing markets in Eastern Europe are the target regions for investment ARALON invests in real estate and the most attractive companies, mostly small- and medium-sized enterprises, in Central Eastern Europe (CEE), South East Europe (SEE), the Caucasian Region and selected countries of the former Soviet Union (Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS). We take advantage of the convergence of European markets and pursue cross-regional transactions from Eastern to Western Europe, and vice versa. According to ARALON’s wave theory, the first wave of market development in Eastern Europe since the mid-’90s took place in CEE. Currently, the second wave targets SEE, creating high-growth dynamics (GDP growth in 2005 of about 5%, compared with EU25 GDP growth of <2%). A third wave starts in the Russian-speaking countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), with Ukraine as the rising star, as well as Turkey – both of which are focus countries for ARALON. From the regions mentioned above, ARALON focuses on the Black Sea Region (BSR), in particular, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Turkey. As these countries are connected by the Black Sea, they form an intrinsic trade zone with a formidable economic potential. In private equity, there are different options for transaction strategies in Eastern Europe: Buyout/succession solutions/spin-offs Capital for growth Platform strategies (market consolidation over buy and build) Cross-border expansion (regional, Western Europe) Investor Log-in HomeDownloadsLinksSitemapDisclaimerImprint © ARALON 2015 English (UK) Deutsch

Why ARALONGrowing EuropeManagementBusinessesInvestment StrategyNews & MediaInvestorsContact us Our Investors Fund Structure We offer flexible funding structures to keep administrative cost and tax at bay Generating outstanding returns for our investors means hard work. Therefore, the structure of our investment vehicles needs to ensure that these returns are passed on without major administrative or cost deductions. As our investors may be private individuals or institutional investors and may be located anywhere between London and Zurich or New York and Tokyo, we use a variety of investment vehicles to achieve this objective.Commonly used investment vehicles: Channel Island fund Cypriot Limited Luxembourg SA Swiss holding or newly established Swiss Limited Partnership German GmbH & Co KG Depending on deal type and flow, we may conduct business on a deal-by-deal basis or create a standard offshore limited partnership administered by an established private equity fund administrator. Either way, the vehicle’s structure and reporting follows international industry standards as defined by SECA/EVCA. Investor Log-in HomeDownloadsLinksSitemapDisclaimerImprint © ARALON 2015 English (UK) Deutsch