DGAP-News: AURELIUS is supporting an innovative project by Group subsidiary LD DIDACTIC to address the Corona crisis

AURELIUS is supporting an innovative project by Group subsidiary LD DIDACTIC to address the Corona crisis

- AURELIUS contributes 50,000 EUR to "Science Lab Hygiene"

- Mobile experiment laboratory shows schoolchildren the importance of hygiene measures during the Corona pandemic

- LD DIDACTIC seeking further sponsors for schools

Munich, 27 May 2020 - AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) is supporting an innovative project by subsidiary LD DIDACTIC to address the Corona crisis. The Science Lab Hygiene mobile experimental laboratory lets schools offer 20 age-appropriate experiments on hygiene for grades 5 to 13. AURELIUS' 50,000 EUR donation helps equip schools with experiment sets.

Discover, investigate and understand
Good hygiene habits aren't something people are born with; they must be learned. The Science Lab Hygiene developed by LD DIDACTIC helps schools quickly and efficiently educate pupils about infection chains and transmission paths, making the effect of and need for hygiene measures clear. For example, one experiment lets young people use a UV lamp and UV-active cream to simulate the invisible spread of pathogens. With digital instructions for tablets and other devices, the Science Lab Hygiene is ready for immediate use.

Support schools and become a sponsor
In order to help our nation's schools transfer knowledge about hygiene as quickly as possible, LD DIDACTIC offers interested companies and organisations a way to get involved. Sponsors can equip one or more schools of their choice with Science Lab Hygiene experiment sets, and so make a valuable contribution to preventing virus infections.

"As the first Science Lab Hygiene sponsor, AURELIUS is again meeting its social responsibility," says AURELIUS Board Chairman Dr. Dirk Markus. "We are very glad to support this great idea, and hope that many more sponsors will follow our example."

 

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 23 portfolio companies located across Europe which employ around 15,000 people and generate annual revenues of approx. EUR 3.4 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 Capital 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.

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