Aurelius Group is a global alternative investment firm founded in 2005 by Dirk Markus and Gert Purkert, both former McKinsey consultants[3]. The group operates through various investment platforms focusing on private equity, private debt, and real estate, and has offices in multiple major financial centers across Europe and North America[6].
The main listed entity associated with Aurelius is Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA, which, as of 2015, operates as a limited partnership (SE & Co. KGaA) rather than a joint-stock company[3]. The shares of Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA are publicly traded, and the ownership is distributed among various institutional shareholders, asset managers, and private banking entities. No single entity or individual is listed as holding a dominant controlling interest.
Major shareholders include:
- GS&P Kapitalanlagegesellschaft SA (approx. 1.2%)
- St. Galler Kantonalbank AG (Private Banking) (approx. 0.09%)
- Mediobanca SGR SpA (approx. 0.07%)
- azemos vermögensmanagement GmbH (approx. 0.07%)
- CATAM Asset Management AG (approx. 0.04%)
- Other institutional investors and private shareholders hold smaller stakes[1][2].
Operational leadership has included David John Marks as CEO since 2008 for some Aurelius entities, but ownership is largely institutional and widely spread among multiple asset managers and banks, with no single majority holder[1][2].
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