INVESTMENT CRITERIA ADVANTAGES INVESTMENTS CASE STUDIES CAREER TEAM CONTACT AURELIUS BENELUX Creating value through the operational improvement of companies with development potential. OUR INVESTMENT CRITERIA Subsidiaries of AURELIUS Equity Opportunities are supported by experienced AURELIUS managers who provide investee companies with the opportunity and potential to enhance market growth and competitiveness to the benefit of their employees, customers, distributors, and shareholders. THE RIGHT ACQUISITION STRATEGY LEADS TO SUCCESS For the purpose of identifying suitable acquisition targets, AURELIUS Equity Opportunity makes use of a broad network of decision-makers in corporations as well as M&A consultants and investment banks. In total, the company’s acquisition specialists identify several hundred potential takeover candidates each year, of which around 10 to 15 percent undergo a detailed assessment. AURELIUS Equity Opportunity conducts this due diligence process with internal and external experts in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, law and finance. This way, the company assures prompt and efficient due diligence at a consistently high level. As an active investor with a long-term investment horizon, we are searching for European corporate spin-offs and medium-sized enterprises with the following characteristics: growth potential given close operational assistance; below-average profitability; synergies to existing platform investments. We do not focus on particular industrial sectors when selecting our acquisition targets, although we do concentrate primarily on the following segments: IT & Business Services Industrials & Chemicals Lifestyle & Consumer Goods FURTHER INVESTMENT CRITERIA: Revenues between €30 million and €1,000 million Investments in companies in the lower midmarket (AURELIUS Equity Opportunities) and midmarket (AURELIUS European Opportunities IV) Majority interests acquired, 100% holdings targeted or co-investments with AURELIUS European Opportunites IV Equity investment of up to €100 million per deal Flexible contract structures in line with the seller’s preferences are possible OUR ADVANTAGES AURELIUS BENELUX is a hands-on proactive and supportive operational investor with a long-term investment horizon. OPERATIONAL FOCUS We employ a team of approximately 100 operational managers, and consultants to help deliver real operational improvement - not financial re-engineering. Operational managers can join portfolio companies on a full-time basis, if required Our portfolio companies are sustainably developed by operational support in Sales, Marketing, Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, Production as well as Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Investor Relations For strategic bolt-on acquisitions, management is supported by our M&A team LONG-TERM INVESTMENT HORIZON We are a stable, bank-independent, long-term investor Long-term capital makes us patient providers of capital - we are not exit driven DELIVERABILITY We fund deals on an ‘all equity basis’ without the need for third party financing Minimal external input required to complete: we have in-house legal and due diligence capability We are a highly experienced investment team with proven ability to transact at speed FLEXIBILITY TO VENDOR REQUIREMENTS Scope to accommodate minority shareholders, vendor loans, earn outs and deferred consideration structures OUR INVESTMENTS Over the past decade AURELIUS Group has invested in more than 100 companies across Europe. Our current portfolio companies employ more than 12,500 people, generating combined annual revenues in excess of €3.4 billion. Set out below are certain of our companies that have Benelux operations or that were acquired from Benelux-based corporations. GETRONICS The Getronics family is an ICT Services group consisting of the Getronics and Connectis brands and is owned by the AURELIUS Group, a holding company headquartered in Munich, Germany. With an extensive history that extends over 125 years, the Getronics family has nearly 6,500 employees in 22 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific & Latin America, and has a complete portfolio of integrated ICT services for the large enterprise and public sector markets. This includes Workspace, Applications, Unified Communications, Data Centre, Cloud, Consulting, Partner Technology, Managed Services and Security. Getronics is a leading member in the Global Workspace Alliance, a unique model that provides customers with a consistent IT service throughout the world, with one single point of contact and billing entity, delivering services to over 90 countries. The GWA manages 9.9m workspace assets globally, and was ranked number 3 by OVUM among other leading global vendors for workplace management. Getronics was sold in 2017 (Press Release) » Company Website CALUMET WEX The Calumet Wex group is a leading omni-channel vendor for photography enthusiasts and professional photographers in Europe with shops in the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Calumet Wex offers a broad portfolio of brand-name products from reputable manufacturers, as well as proprietary brands and services. Calumet Wex’s expanding online business and pan-European network of specialist stores offer a premium purchasing experience across all channels to a diverse customer base of photography enthusiasts, professionals, and companies. In Q4 2018 Calumet Wex acquired a majority stake in Foto-Video Sauter. » Company Website CASE STUDIES Set out below are case studies of recent Aurelius BENELUX exits SOLIDUS » Download Case Study as PDF GETRONICS » Download Case Study as PDF CAREERS AT AURELIUS BENELUX At Aurelius Group we are always on the lookout for people who want more than just a job. The continued development of our business heavily relies on us recruiting bright people able to source and execute investments as well as manage and restructure companies. We are a long-term investor and have the same commitment to our people. In our dynamically growing group, we offer employees a great career opportunity – whether you are looking for a role as an intern or managing director, lawyer or operational manager, Aurelius will be a GOOD HOME for your career. CURRENT JOB OFFERS Amsterdam, Netherlands Investment Intern (m/f/d) - Amsterdam Apply online OUR TEAM AURELIUS’ experienced BENELUX team is dedicated to sourcing, executing and managing investments across The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg. We are supported by AURELIUS Group's executive, investment and operational teams. GILLES VAN KOOTEN Managing Director AURELIUS Benelux Tel: +31 20 854 6468 gilles.vankooten@aureliusinvest.com CONTACT AURELIUS NEDERLAND BV UN Studio Parnassusweg 819 1082 LZ Amsterdam Netherlands Tel: +31 20 854 6468 Credits START