RAJA Group Acquires Office Depot Europe from AURELIUS Equity Opportunities

Bruneau Group Acquires Office Depot Italy from Office Depot Europe

March 22, 2021

E-Commerce

French B2B e‑commerce company Bruneau Group has acquired Office Depot Italy from Office Depot Europe. The divestiture is part of Office Depot Europe’s strategy to focus on core Central European markets and e‑commerce activities; financial terms were not disclosed. Bruneau plans to integrate Office Depot Italy’s customers and infrastructure into its existing platform to expand its footprint in Italy.

Bruneau Group (supported by Equistone) Acquires Viking Spain from Office Depot Europe

July 31, 2020

E-Commerce

The Spanish subsidiary of France-based Bruneau Group, with support from private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe, has acquired Viking Spain from Office Depot Europe. The deal transfers the Viking Spain distance-selling team based in Ourense to Bruneau as an add-on to strengthen Bruneau's e‑commerce office-supplies presence in Spain.

RS Group Acquires Distrelec Group from AURELIUS

April 27, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

RS Group has agreed to acquire Distrelec Group, a leading European B2B distributor of electronic and technical components, from AURELIUS Equity Opportunities. The deal values Distrelec at an enterprise value of EUR 365 million (approx. EUR 200 million equity value) and is expected to close in Q3 2023 or earlier; the acquisition strengthens RS Group's pan‑European distribution footprint and digital/commercial capabilities.

Atlas Holdings Acquires The ODP Corporation

December 10, 2025

Retail

Atlas Holdings has completed an all-cash acquisition of The ODP Corporation (ODP) for approximately $1 billion, taking the company private. Atlas named Craig Gunckel as CEO to lead ODP’s ~16,000 employees and said the move will allow ODP to refocus on its retail (Office Depot/OfficeMax) and B2B distribution businesses as a private, more agile company.

Xerox Acquires Arena Group

January 30, 2020

IT Services

Xerox Holdings Corporation has acquired Arena Group, a U.K.-based provider of office technology, software and managed print services, to expand its presence in the European SMB market. The transaction has received government approval; terms were not disclosed.

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities Acquires Unilux from Dovista

November 17, 2021

Building Products

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA completed a carve-out acquisition of German window and door manufacturer Unilux from Dovista A/S, effective November 17, 2021. Unilux, headquartered in Salmtal, Germany, reported revenues of more than EUR 40 million in 2020 with over 300 employees; AURELIUS intends to streamline operations and pursue growth in wood/wood‑aluminium and PVC product segments.