Aurelius Corporate Carve-Outs Expected to Rise in 2026

AURELIUS adds Louwman Group’s Care Division to portfolio as firm ramps up mid-market activity. The business, which generated €149.1m in revenue in FY2024 and employs 715 people, provides mobility aids, home adaptations, and vehicle modifications across five units in the Netherlands. “This transaction marks our fourth deal in short order, demonstrating AURELIUS’ global scale,” said Fabian Steger, Managing Director of AURELIUS Funds IV and V. The acquisition remains subject to works council advice, regulatory approvals, and customary closing conditions. AURELIUS was advised by Livingstone, Van Doorne, and EY. Read how AURELIUS is accelerating dealmaking with its latest mid-market acquisition: https://lnkd.in/dJ48e6Ac #PEInsights #privateequity #acquisition #midmarket

Proud to see Eric Blumenthal, who heads our Growth team, on the DEALCIRCLE podcast with Kai Hesselmann, discussing Buy-and-Build 3.0, evergreen capital and the role of AI in traditional industry sectors. A great conversation – in German – that underlines how deep operational integration and hands-on value creation are redefining small-cap, growth-oriented private equity.

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital, the Private Equity Growth segment of AURELIUS, opens offices in Amsterdam, Milan and Zurich, thus establishing a local presence in strategically important markets. As part of the international expansion, AURELIUS Growth has been created as a new brand. It signals the ambition to support growth companies in the European SME sector in building international platforms. Since its founding in 2016, AURELIUS Growth has completed more than 80 transactions and grown its team to over 50 employees. In its 10th anniversary year, the buy-and-build business model it has successfully established is now being implemented directly from inside three further markets. “With Marcello Maruelli, Irfan Sabotic and Kevin Alder, we have been able to attract experienced and well‑connected investment professionals for our international expansion. Together with them, we will drive our growth internationally,” says Philipp Scheik, Managing Director at AURELIUS Growth/Wachstumskapital. “We have been observing the Dutch, Italian and Swiss markets for some time. Now we are launching directly on the ground there. Our core strength, the combination of investment and operational expertise, forms a strong foundation to successfully establish our strategy in these countries as well,” says Nico Vitense, Partner at AURELIUS Growth/Wachstumskapital. Read more in the press release via the link in the comments.

Tristan Nagler, Head of AURELIUS Investment Advisory, will speak on "Generating Alpha: Value Drivers in Private Equity Across Market Cycles" at the Private Equity Insights UK conference.   He will share insights on how the combined capabilities of AURELIUS Investment Advisory and AURELIUS WaterRise enhance operational excellence and accelerate portfolio transformation.

Buy-and-build is more than just a growth strategy: Eric Blumenthal, Partner at AURELIUS Growth recently spoke to Olivia Harder, FINANCE Magazin, to discuss why a substantial part of the value in buy‑and‑build comes from successful integration, and why hasty acquisitions of add-ons, as was often done in the old days, is no longer enough. In the conversation, Eric advocates ‘Buy&Build 3.0’, which in his view should incorporate value-creating integration measures as standard, with a view to attract secondary investors.

Donatus Albrecht, Partner at AURELIUS Investment Advisory, recently spoke at the Private Equity Insights conference in Munich. On the topic “Best Investment Strategies: Sector Specialist or Multi‑Focused”, he highlighted that while specialisation can be highly valuable, what ultimately matters most is being a skilled investor. That means understanding the full journey: how to buy, how to structure and execute deals, how to improve businesses, and how to sell. Just as important is the ability to adapt the investment philosophy to changing market conditions. Thanks to fellow panellists Joern Pelzer (Founding Partner, PINOVA), Fritjof Franz (Managing Partner, Capiton), Simon Christ (Investment Director, Bridgepoint Group) and Manuel Deimel (Head of Co-Investments, YIELCO Investments) for the great discussion, and Hasan Qaiser Quaiser for the invitation.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 AURELIUS 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲‑𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗦 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: 1) AURELIUS Opportunities Fund V closed on its hard cap of €830m 2) AURELIUS Mid-market made eight platform acquisitions across Europe and North America 3) AURELIUS Growth made four new platform investments (incl. 1 signing) and 18 add‑ons (incl. 3 signings) 4) AURELIUS Finance Company provided flexible financing to three businesses and has now deployed over £400m since 2017 5) Our first US‑led transaction strengthened our footprint outside of Europe 6) Acquisitions took place in Southern Europe and the Nordics, with both regions under new leadership 𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 To support our activities, we continued to invest in both talent (added 20 people / 5% to the team) and boosted our offices in London, Luxembourg and Milan. Globally, our AURELIUS WaterRise team grew 15% and now stands at nearly 200 specialists. AURELIUS has always thrived on simplifying complexity and transforming operations, and this year reaffirmed the strength of our approach. We are very grateful for our team and our network and look forward to building better businesses together in 2026! The AURELIUS partners. Read our Year in Review article on our website: https://lnkd.in/g7xcRdHS

The second quarter of 2026 continued along a strong trajectory: we successfully completed five add‑ons across our portfolio of buy‑and‑build platforms. These transactions underline the strength of our sourcing and execution capabilities, even in a demanding market environment, and further scale and diversify our portfolio companies. Q2 once again demonstrates how effectively our investment team works hand in hand with our portfolio management teams to drive operational value creation and sustainable growth.

TeamSystem Strengthens Its Presence in France and Spain with the Acquisition of Sellsy TeamSystem, the Italian group and European leader in digital business management solutions, has announced the acquisition of Sellsy, a French publisher specializing in cloud-based management solutions for SMEs. Experts from AURIS Finance, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, analyze this latest market move. https://lnkd.in/eqvaT7eG

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 AURELIUS 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸’𝘀 Private Equity Insights 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Tristan Nagler, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆, Jonathan Yong, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗨𝗦, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 Karun Dhir, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 AURELIUS Finance Company 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀. Tristan joined the panel “Generating Alpha: Value Drivers in Private Equity Across Market Cycles”, where he explored how AURELIUS’ integrated model, complementing 60 investment professionals across its global offices with almost 200 AURELIUS WaterRise operational value creation specialists, enables AURELIUS to unlock uniquely attractive carve‑out opportunities. Looking ahead to 2026, Tristan underscored a clear message: hands‑on value creation allows AURELIUS to stay optimistic in any macro environment. Jonathan spoke on “Do Internal Legal Teams Provide a Competitive Edge in Deals?”, emphasising that effective in‑house counsel delivers far more than technical guidance by offering strategic perspective, close integration with investment teams and broad experience with complex transactions. Karun contributed to the panel “Beyond Equity: The Rising Role of Private Credit in Deal Structuring”, reflecting on the dynamic growth of AURELIUS Finance Company from start‑up in 2017 to a recognised non‑bank lender today. He highlighted the vital role private credit, particularly asset‑based lending, plays in the current market. An event that showcased the breadth of expertise across AURELIUS from astute dealmaking to operational value creation and innovative private credit solutions. Thanks to Hasan Qaiser and team for inviting us, and to our fellow panellists for the great discussions.