DGAP-News: AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): 
Takeover 
AURELIUS subsidiary NDS Group AS acquires Norwegian distributor Sola 
Shipping AS 
 
2020-12-23 / 15:04 
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 
 
*AURELIUS subsidiary NDS Group AS acquires Norwegian distributor Sola 
Shipping AS* 
 
Munich/Oslo, December 23, 2020 - The NDS Group AS, a subsidiary of AURELIUS 
Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8), acquires the 
Norwegian marine distributor Sola Shipping AS, one of Norway's leading 
distributors of marine chemicals and boat care products. This first add-on 
acquisition confirms the growth strategy of the NDS Group and further 
increases the share in the Norwegian market. The transaction also underlines 
Aurelius' strategy to strengthen its portfolio companies via add-ons. 
 
Sola Shipping AS offers a wide range of marine supplies to over 800 
customers in Norway. The assortment ranges from antifouling, paint, and 
chemicals, over to service parts, boat care, and consumables. The company is 
an exclusive distributor of the brand "Seajet" in Norway with market leading 
products. 
 
The highly complementary product portfolios will be integrated into the 
existing marine business unit of the NDS Group. Customers of both companies 
will greatly benefit from the combined business that is built on the 
nation-wide logistic infrastructure of the NDS Group. 
 
"The acquisition of Sola Shipping AS confirms the growth strategy to 
continue the new era as a one-stop-shop distribution and service provider in 
the Nordic region" says NDS Group CEO Janno Gröne. "We are confident that 
the NDS Group will also benefit from synergies of this add-on acquisition". 
 
Leif Lupp, Managing Director Aurelius Nordics: "After having executed the 
carve-out of NDS, Aurelius' operations organisation has implemented 
substantial operational improvements. We have also invested significantly in 
topline growth, as evidenced by our new customer wins in 2020. With the 
acquisition of Sola Shipping, the next phase of the Aurelius value creation 
model has now been launched. We are looking forward to continuously growing 
NDS through acquisitions, in Norway as well as throughout the Nordics." 
 
The transaction was completed on December 23, 2020. 
 
Aurelius was advised on the transaction by Handelsbanken (Financial), 
Schjødt (Legal) as well as KPMG (Tax). 
 
*ABOUT AURELIUS* 
AURELIUS Group is a pan-European investment group with offices in Munich, 
London, Stockholm, Madrid and Amsterdam. Since it was founded in 2006, 
AURELIUS has grown from a local turnaround investor to an international 
multi-asset manager. 
 
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8, ticker 
symbol: AR4) is the listed entity within AURELIUS Group and focuses on 
investing in mid-market corporate carve-outs and platform build-ups in a 
broad range of industries. With a team of approximately 100 in-house 
operations experts, AURELIUS actively supports its portfolio companies in 
their long-term development. AURELIUS Equity Opportunities currently has 26 
portfolio companies located across Europe which employ around 13,000 people 
and generate annual revenues of approx. EUR 3.0 billion. The shares of 
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities are traded on all German stock exchanges. 
 
AURELIUS Group also operates in the areas of growth capital, real estate 
opportunities and debt. AURELIUS Growth Investments invests in leveraged 
buyouts usually in succession or corporate spin-off situations. AURELIUS 
Real Estate Opportunities focuses on real estate investments, the value of 
which can be increased in the long-term by means of active management. 
AURELIUS Finance Company is an alternative direct lender, focused on 
providing flexible debt solutions to small and mid-market firms across 
Europe. 
 
With its group charity AURELIUS Refugee Initiative e.V., AURELIUS provides 
comprehensive support for refugees on their way towards a better life. 
 
To find out more, visit www.aureliusinvest.de [1]. 
 
*CONTACT* 
AURELIUS Group 
Anke Banaschewski 
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications 
Phone: +49 (89) 544799 - 0 
Fax: +49 (89) 544799 - 55 
E-mail: investor@aureliusinvest.de 
 
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Company:     AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA 
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Phone:       +49 (0)89 544 799-0 
Fax:         +49 (0)89 544 799-55 
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ISIN:        DE000A0JK2A8 
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             Munich (m:access), Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange 
EQS News ID: 1157258 
 
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