Aurelius Group

Aurelius Group is an investment company with offices in five European countries. In 2005, Dirk Markus and Gert Purkert, both former McKinsey consultants, founded Aurelius as a privately held investment vehicle investing in small- and medium-sized companies. In 2006 listed subsidiary Aurelius AG (today: Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KgaA) was set up with a start-up capital of . On 1 October 2015 Aurelius changed from a joint-stock company into an SE & Co. KGaA. In April 2021, Aurelius announced that it had launched a €500 million investment fund specializing in corporate spin-offs and companies in transition, whose investors include US and European university endowments, pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. Due to Aurelius Group’s approach to buying and developing value assets, it is often referred to as the German Berkshire Hathaway. It has five divisions: Aurelius Equity Opportunities Aurelius Growth Investments Aurelius Real Estate Opportunities Aurelius Finance Company Aurelius Refugee Initiative Aurelius Growth Investments is a long-term oriented private equity investor focussed on succession solutions for small and medium enterprises in Europe. Aurelius Real Estate Opportunities focuses on investments in residential, office, retail, hotel and care properties as well as multi-storey and underground car parks. Aurelius Finance Company is an alternative lender providing capital to European companies. Non-profit charity Aurelius Refugee Initiative e.V. Aurelius conducts a support and aid program for people with migration backgrounds. In August 2019 Aurelius carved out the European operations of ceiling tile and grids business Armstrong from Knauf International. The acquisition was completed in April 2020. Additionally, in August 2019 BT Group sold BT Fleet Solutions to Aurelius. BT Fleet solutions was renamed to Rivus Fleet Solutions. Aurelius acquired VAG, a Mannheim-based manufacturer of water and waste water valves from US-based Rexnord.