AURELIUS Equity Opportunities Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

In the last 3 years, AURELIUS Equity Opportunities has acquired 11 companies.

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (8%) and retail (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (54%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%). In total, AURELIUS Equity Opportunities has invested in 1 US state and 12 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired McKesson - UK Businesses for $734M.

In the last 3 years, AURELIUS Equity Opportunities has exited 7 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (54%). AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Solidus Solutions Holding B.V. for $372M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity93
    • M&A Buy Activity63
    • M&A Sell Activity30
  • Total Sectors Invested 27
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 47
  • M&A Advisors 18

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA

Ludwig-Ganghofer-Straße 6,
Grünwald, 82031
Germany
+49 (89) 4520527 0
www.aureliusinvest.com
info@aureliusinvest.de

The AURELIUS Group is an independent investment firm focused on buyouts and spin-offs of Western European middle-market to large companies. The Firm looks to invest €5 to €80 million per transaction in companies valued up to €250 million. AURELIUS is a generalist investor but has a preference for opportunities in the chemicals, information technology, consumer products, business services, and industrials sectors. The AURELIUS Group was formed in 2006 and is based in Grünwald, Germany.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electronics, Environmental, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Restaurants

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific, Central Asia/India

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 30 1,000
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 80
Enterprise Value - 250
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.4/yr) # 46 6 7 3 1 - 63
vol $248M $905M $104M $140M $1.4B
Sell (1.8/yr) # 21 2 1 4 2 - 30
vol $692M $71M $144M $907M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
LD Didactic GmbH 2023-08-17 - Secondary Sale
Hurth, Germany · www.ld-didactic.de
TM Group Ltd. 2023-07-11 140M GBP Divestiture
Swindon, United Kingdom · www.tmgroup.co.uk
Distrelec Group 2023-04-27 - Trade Sale
Nanikon, Switzerland · www.distrelec.ch
Briar Chemicals Ltd. 2022-10-11 94M EUR Trade Sale
Norwich, United Kingdom · www.briarchemicals.com
Agfa-Gevaert - Offset Solutions division 2022-08-30 104M EUR Divestiture
Mortsel, Belgium
Transform Hospital Group Ltd. 2022-08-16 - Secondary Sale
Manchester, United Kingdom · www.transformhospitalgroup.com
Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl Group 2022-06-13 - Trade Sale
Sprockhövel, Germany · www.reuss-seifert.de
McKesson UK 2022-04-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Coventry, United Kingdom · www.mckesson.uk
AKAD Bildungsgesellschaft mbH 2022-03-01 51M EUR Trade Sale
Stuttgart, Germany · www.akad.de
Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd. 2022-02-17 - Divestiture
Leicestershire, United Kingdom · www.ctdtiles.co.uk
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
HanseYachts AG 2011-11-07 Privilege Marine 2019-06-27 1
Greifswald, Germany · www.hanseyachtsag.com Les Sables-d'Olonne, France · www.privilege-marine.com
Warehouse Express Ltd. 2017-03-02 Calumet Photographic Ltd. 2017-09-26 1
Norwich, United Kingdom · www.wexphotographic.com Milton Keynes, United Kingdom · www.calphoto.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (6%) 104M (9%) 5 (8%) 104M (7%)
Healthcare Services 1 (3%) 734M (64%) 4 (6%) 734M (53%)
Building Materials 3 (10%) - 4 (6%) -
Consumer Products 1 (3%) - 4 (6%) -
Distribution 3 (10%) - 4 (6%) -
Retail 3 (10%) - 4 (6%) -
Information Technology - - 3 (5%) 248M (18%)
Chemicals 2 (6%) 128M (11%) 3 (5%) 128M (9%)
Automotive 3 (10%) - 3 (5%) -
Education - - 3 (5%) -
Construction 2 (6%) 42M (4%) 2 (3%) 42M (3%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 2 (6%) - 2 (3%) -
Environmental - - 2 (3%) -
Marine 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Media 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Packaging 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 2 (3%) -
Transportation 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Software 1 (3%) 140M (12%) 1 (2%) 140M (10%)
Aerospace 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Diversified 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Forest Products - - 1 (2%) -
Machinery 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing - - 1 (2%) -
Total 31 $1.1B 63 $1.4B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 13 (42%) 1.0B (91%) 22 (35%) 1.0B (75%)
Germany 9 (29%) - 21 (33%) -
Netherlands 1 (3%) - 4 (6%) 248M (18%)
Belgium 2 (6%) 104M (9%) 3 (5%) 104M (7%)
Denmark 2 (6%) - 3 (5%) -
Switzerland - - 3 (5%) -
France - - 2 (3%) -
United States 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Spain 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Italy 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Norway 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Sweden - - 1 (2%) -
Total 31 $1.1B 63 $1.4B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 20 (65%) 1.1B (100%) 34 (54%) 1.4B (100%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (19%) - 21 (33%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (10%) - 5 (8%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (6%) - 3 (5%) -
Total 31 $1.1B 63 $1.4B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 13 (43%) 463M (51%)
Secondary Sale 5 (17%) 372M (41%)
Bankruptcy 4 (13%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (10%) 23M (2%)
Sold to Management 2 (7%) -
Divestiture 1 (3%) 50M (5%)
Merger 1 (3%) -
Unknown 1 (3%) -
Total 30 $907M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
 5
Deloitte
 4
PwC Corporate Finance
 4
Legal Deals
DLA Piper
 3
Jones Day
 2
Travers Smith
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.4B
< $100M 1 $42M
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest McKesson - UK Businesses
$734M (2021-11-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $620M
< $100M 5 $288M
TOTAL $907M
Largest Solidus Solutions Holding B.V.
$372M (2019-06-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
5 (8%)
Strategic(s)
54%
34 (54%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
17%
5 (17%)
Strategic(s)
60%
18 (60%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Asset Manager

Size

Middle-Market

Established

2006

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Matthias Täubl

CEO

Richard Schulze-Muth

CFO

Anke Hartmann

Director Human Resources

Cecilia Hummel

Director Recruiting

Marco Dietel

Director Tax

FAQ

When was AURELIUS Equity Opportunities founded?

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities was founded in 2006.

What type of investor is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities?

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities is an asset manager.

Where is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities headquartered?

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities is headquartered in Grünwald, Germany.

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