- CEO
- Matthias Taubl
- Full Time Employees
- 10,144
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Ludwig-Ganghofer-Straße 6 Grünwald Germany 82031
- IPO Date
- Feb 9, 2015
- Business
- AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA is a Germany-based listed investment company that acquires, restructures, and sells companies in special situations including corporate carve-outs, platform build-ups, succession solutions, and distressed scenarios; it focuses on platform investments, add-on acquisitions, and co-investments across sectors such as industrial enterprises and chemicals, information technology, business services, lifestyle and consumer goods, food and beverage, and telecoms, media, and technology (TMT). Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Grünwald, Germany, the company operates globally with offices across Europe including Munich, London, Stockholm, Milan, and Amsterdam, as well as presence in North America, the United States, Asia, and Australia; it targets small- to medium-sized enterprises primarily in Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, and developed European markets including the Nordic region, with typical equity investments between €25 million and €100 million and revenues from €30 million to €1,000 million. Core activities encompass operational improvements through its in-house WaterRise advisory team of over 180 specialists, supporting complex transactions and value creation via hands-on transformation; portfolio segments include retail and consumer products, industrial production, services and solutions, with geographic sales concentrated in the European Union, other European countries, Germany, and additional regions. Recent developments include the signing of agreements to acquire Louwman Group's Care Division in the Netherlands in November 2025, providing mobility aids and services with €149.1 million in FY2024 revenue; the acquisition of Landis+Gyr's EMEA metering business in September 2025 for $215 million enterprise value, covering residential electricity, gas, thermal metering, and related software solutions generating over $600 million in revenues; and a definitive agreement in October 2025 to acquire Cromwell Group Limited (machinery and equipment wholesaler) from W.W. Grainger, Inc., alongside earlier 2024 activities such as public buyback offers for shareholders and portfolio add-ons under AUR Portfolio III. The company, part of the broader AURELIUS Group which has completed over 300 transactions since 2005 and employs more than 400 professionals, maintains a strong track record in mid-market buyouts and has executed multiple deals in 2025 demonstrating global scale across its New York, London, Milan, Munich, and Amsterdam teams.