AURELIUS Growth Investments Acquires BVN Group, Regional Catering Provider

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.

Ringbeck GmbH (AURELIUS Growth Investments) Acquires Dieter Berg GmbH

June 24, 2021

Environmental Services

Ringbeck GmbH, a portfolio company of AURELIUS Wachstumskapital (AURELIUS Growth Investments), has acquired Dieter Berg GmbH, a regional provider of gardening, landscaping and green roofs based in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The transaction is Ringbeck's first add-on following AURELIUS Growth Investments' February 2021 investment and supports a buy-and-build strategy to strengthen the group's presence in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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 Acquires LSG Group from Deutsche Lufthansa AG

April 5, 2023

Food & Beverage

AURELIUS has agreed to acquire the LSG Group International, a global airline caterer and onboard retail provider, from Deutsche Lufthansa AG in a carve-out transaction expected to close in Q3 2023 subject to regulatory approvals. The deal includes LSG’s classic catering, onboard retail and food commerce activities (including Retail inMotion and SCIS Air Security Services) and positions AURELIUS to grow the business organically and via add-on acquisitions as a standalone company.

AURELIUS Growth Investments Acquires Stake in Ringbeck GmbH

February 10, 2021

Environmental Services

AURELIUS Growth Investments (AWK) has acquired a stake in Ringbeck GmbH, a German provider of gardening, landscaping and roof-greening services, to support the company’s expansion via a buy-and-build strategy in the DACH region. Founder Wilhelm Ringbeck will remain a significant shareholder and managing director, while AWK will provide capital and operational support to drive growth and platform consolidation.

BMC Benelux (AURELIUS) Acquires Vandevoorde Bouwmaterialen

November 25, 2022

Building Products

BMC Benelux, a subsidiary of AURELIUS Equity Opportunities, has acquired family-owned builders' merchant Vandevoorde Bouwmaterialen NV in Wortegem-Petegem, Belgium. The add-on deal expands BMC Benelux’s footprint in East and West Flanders, strengthens customer and supplier alignment, and will develop the site into a new hub for the YouBuild network.