M&A Deal Summary

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities Acquires SSE Contracting

On April 1, 2021, asset manager AURELIUS Equity Opportunities acquired construction company SSE Contracting from SSE for 28M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ 2nd transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AURELIUS Equity Opportunities’ 17th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-04-01
Target SSE Contracting
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) AURELIUS Equity Opportunities
Sellers(s) SSE
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 28M GBP

Target

SSE Contracting

Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
SSE Contracting is a Mechanical and Electrical contractor providing mechanical, electrical, rail, street lighting, and high voltage engineering services to install and maintain key infrastructure. SSE Contracting is based in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 56 of 64
Sector: Construction M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 28 of 35
Country: United Kingdom M&A 17 of 22
Year: 2021 M&A 4 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-01 Autoglass BodyRepair

Rushden, United Kingdom

Autoglass BodyRepair is a provider of mobile body repair services nationwide. Established as a division of Belron in 2010, Autoglass BodyRepair currently operates a fleet of over 130 mobile repair vans, providing over 30,000 repairs a year to B2B customers, including insurance and fleet management companies, as well as growing its B2C offering. Autoglass BodyRepair is based in Rushden, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-13 Unilux

Salmtal, Germany

Unilux is a full-range supplier in the premium segment for windows and doors in private housing. Unilux is based in Salmtal, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

SSE

Perth, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees15,824
Revenue 10.1B GBP (2025)
DESCRIPTION

SSE is an energy company, and the broadest-based energy company. It operates across the energy value chain in the GB energy market, and generates and supplies energy to electricity and gas customers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. SSE was founded in 1989 and is based in Perth, Scotland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Construction M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-13 SSE - SSE Energy Services Business

Perth, United Kingdom

SSE plc - SSE Energy Services Business engages in the supply of electricity and gas and in other energy-related services such as electrical contracting to business and household customers. SSE Energy Services supplies electricity and gas to around 6 million household and business accounts under the brands SSE, SSE Scottish Hydro, SSE Southern Electric, and SSE SWALEC.

Sell £500M