Munich, February 25, 2025 – AURELIUS Growth Investments, the private equity growth segment of AURELIUS, announces the appointment of Timo Stahlbuhk as Partner. Timo joined AURELIUS Growth Investments as a Managing Director in 2023, bringing over twelve years of M&A expertise from investment banking.
Since then, he has been responsible for the platform investments aribos and iKratos, which included successfully completing add-on transactions. In his role as Partner, he will drive the growth of these platforms while also executing new investments.
“AURELIUS Growth Investments has been on a strong growth trajectory for years. Timo enhances our team with his entrepreneurial mindset, extensive M&A experience and ability to unlock potential. He has already made a significant contribution to our success and the growth of our portfolio. We look forward to continuing our collaboration”, comments Nico Vitense, Managing Partner of AURELIUS Growth Investments.
AURELIUS Growth Investments has grown rapidly in recent years, investing in successful, owner-managed medium-sized companies. In addition to providing capital for investments, it supports the management of its portfolio companies with its extensive entrepreneurial experience, helping to unlock operational potential and realise planned growth. Following two exits, the current portfolio of AURELIUS Growth Investments comprises 17 investments. The most recent acquisitions were iKratos and Tec-Folien-Allgäu.
“Since its inception, AURELIUS Growth Investments has been a trusted partner for founders and owners of well performing companies. After more than twelve years advising businesses, I look forward to leveraging my experience to build new industry leaders alongside our team of more than 45 specialists. Our team is defined by entrepreneurial thinking and the ability to develop tailor-made solutions for Buy & Build strategies and succession planning. From the outset, I have found this strength to be extremely valuable, both personally and for our portfolio,” says Timo Stahlbuhk.
