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| Industry | Asset Management |
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| Founded | 2005 |
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Key people | Dirk Markus, Gert Purkert, Donatus Albrecht, Matthias Täubl, Tristan Nagler |
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| Website | www |
Aurelius is a global alternative investor with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, London, Luxembourg, Malta, Milan, Munich, New York, and Stockholm.[1] The company focuses on private equity, private debt and real estate investments.
History
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In 2005, Dirk Markus and Gert Purkert, both former McKinsey consultants, founded Aurelius as a privately held investment vehicle with a start-up capital of €500,000, investing in small- and medium-sized companies.
In 2006, Aurelius AG was listed in the Open Market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company was converted into an SE & Co. KGaA in 2015, and withdrew from the stock exchange at the end of 2023. It was renamed AUR Portfolio III SE & Co- KGaA at the end of 2024.
Funds
[edit]In April 2021, Aurelius launched AURELIUS Opportunities Fund IV, a more than €500 million investment fund specializing in complex corporate carve-outs and operational transformation.[2] Its investors include US and European university endowments, pension funds, insurance companies and family offices.[3]
AURELIUS Opportunities Fund V followed in June 2025 with €830m in committed capital. It pursues the same investment strategy as Fund IV and has largely the same investors.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "DGAP-News: AURELIUS Group to expand its management team". Business Insider (Press release). 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023.
- ↑ Birchall, Samantha (16 April 2021). "Aurelius raises €500m to invest in carve-out opportunities". Archived from the original on 30 December 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ Backhaus, Sarah; Hedtstück, Michael (19 April 2021). "Aurelius wird zum Midcap-Investor" (in German). Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ Gopinath, Swetha (17 June 2025). "PE Firm Aurelius Raises €830 Million for New Flagship Fund". Bloomberg News.
