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Aurelius Group

Logo: aureliusinvest.de4

German investment company

Aurelius is a global alternative investor with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, London, Luxembourg, Malta, Milan, Munich, New York, and Stockholm. The company focuses on private equity, private debt and real estate investments.2 It was founded by Dirk Markus.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1
  • Industryassociated company1
  • HeadquartersGrünwald1
  • Websitewww.aureliusinvest.de
  • Legal formSE & Co. KGaA1
  • Kind of organizationPartnership limited by shares1
  • LEI3912001SWR0QKOSUHR503
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressLudwig-Ganghofer-Str. 6, 82031 Grünwald, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court München, HRB 2211003

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Aurelius is a global alternative investor with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, London, Luxembourg, Malta, Milan, Munich, New York, and Stockholm. The company focuses on private equity, private debt and real estate investments.2

Corporate structure

Aurelius Group sits at the top of its group. 9 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Aurelius Group Grünwald, Germany
    • Eykon Subsidiary · Cham, Switzerland
    • LSG Sky Chefs Subsidiary · Neu-Isenburg
    • VAG Armaturen Subsidiary · Mannheim, Germany
    • AURELIUS Equity Opportunities AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Calachem LTD Subsidiary · 100% · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • GhOTEL Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Bonn, Germany
    • HY Beteiligungs GmbH Subsidiary · Grünwald, Germany
    • Silvan Subsidiary · Aarhus Municipality, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Aurelius Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Dirk Markus in 2006.1

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Aurelius Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Aurelius Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Apr 1, 2026Acquired Eykon1
  2. 2023Acquired LSG Sky Chefs1
  3. 2023Acquired The Body Shop1
  4. Nov 2018Acquired VAG Armaturen1

Timeline

  1. 2006Founded Founded1

Sources

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