AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (HMSE:AR40) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Info Tech business in UK and Ireland of DCC plc (LSE:DCC) for approximately £100 million on July 14, 2025. A cash consideration of £100 million will be paid by AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA on cash free and debt free basis. Upon completion, DCC plc retains freehold title of our UK national distribution centre in Burnley, England.

For the period ending March 31, 2025, Info Tech business in UK and Ireland of DCC plc reported total revenue of £2 billion.

The Transaction is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Rothschild & Co Redburn and KPMG LLP (United Kingdom), Investment Banking Arm acted as financial advisor to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA. Eversheds Sutherland (Europe) Limited acted as legal advisor to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA. Interpath Advisory acted as accountant to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA. Kearney acted as commercial advisor to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA. Deutsche Bank acted as financial advisor to DCC plc (LSE:DCC). Sarah Shaw, John Connell, Tom Eyre-Brook and Angus Coulter of Hogan Lovells acted as legal advisor for DCC plc. Barry Sheehan, Harsha Wickremasinghe and Alex Penny of Arrowpoint Advisory LLP acted as financial advisor for AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA.

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (HMSE:AR40) completed the acquisition of Info Tech business in UK and Ireland of DCC plc (LSE:DCC) on November 3, 2025