Better Taste Group (AURELIUS Growth Investments) Acquires CASEDA Gastro Services

Better Taste (AURELIUS Growth Investments portfolio) Acquires BVS Catering GmbH & Co. KG

June 30, 2021

Food & Beverage

Better Taste Holding GmbH, a portfolio company of AURELIUS Growth Investments (AURELIUS Wachstumskapital), has acquired BVS Catering GmbH & Co. KG, a Mannheim-based catering provider serving schools, kindergartens and day care centers in the Rhine-Neckar region. The transaction is Better Taste's third add-on under AURELIUS Growth Investments and aims to strengthen the platform's market position and regional coverage in Southwest Germany.

AURELIUS Growth Investments Acquires BVN Group, Regional Catering Provider

July 13, 2023

Food & Beverage

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital (AURELIUS Growth Investments) has acquired the BVN group, a Norderstedt-based provider of meals for senior citizens and school catering that comprises four operating companies and more than 400 employees. The acquisition is positioned as a buy-and-build platform to drive regional growth in institutional catering; shareholders Kirsten and Stefan Brauer will exit as part of a succession solution while management (Keyan and Ramin Forouhideh) remain involved.

AURELIUS Acquires What's Cooking Savoury Division from What's Cooking Group NV

October 18, 2024

Food & Beverage

AURELIUS Private Equity (via its European Opportunities fund) has agreed to acquire the What's Cooking Savoury Division, a leading Benelux supplier of deli meats, spreads and savoury snacks, from What's Cooking Group NV in a carve-out transaction. Headquartered in Lievegem, Belgium, the Savoury Division employs ~1,500 people, operates six production facilities, and will be supported by AURELIUS to drive operational improvements and a buy-&-build growth strategy across the Benelux and Western Europe.

AURELIUS Growth Investments Acquires Majority Stake in Sasse Elektronik

October 12, 2021

Medical Devices

AURELIUS Wachstumskapital SE & Co. KG (AURELIUS Growth Investments) has acquired a majority stake in Sasse Elektronik GmbH, a Schwabach-based full-service developer and manufacturer of complex electronic and mechatronic systems for the medical-technology market (e.g., X‑ray systems, infusion pumps). AURELIUS will support Sasse’s next growth stage with additional financial backing and an international buy‑and‑build strategy, while Sasse’s management (including Prof. Dr. Armin Bolz and Dirk Rimane) remain involved in running the business.

AUA-backed Gourmet Culinary Holdings Acquires Gourmet Foods

July 31, 2019

Food & Beverage

AUA Private Equity Partners, through its portfolio company Gourmet Culinary Holdings, has acquired Gourmet Foods, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of specialty prepared foods serving airline, hospitality, restaurant, catering, retail and corporate campus customers. The deal is the third add-on for the Gourmet Culinary Holdings platform as AUA seeks to expand national footprint and product offerings while partnering with the existing management team.

BPG Group (AURELIUS) Acquires GSB Gerüstbau Bobenheim-Roxheim

March 31, 2021

Construction

BPG Building Partners Group GmbH, a subsidiary of AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA, acquired the business operations of GSB Gerüstbau Bobenheim-Roxheim GmbH. The scaffolding and scaffolding rental company (c. EUR 8 million sales, ~50 employees) will be integrated as an independent subsidiary to expand BPG Group's market coverage in the Rhein-Neckar and Rhein-Main regions as part of AURELIUS's add-on growth strategy.