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| Oct 26, 2022 | Ardian announces the sale of its stake in Unither Pharmaceuticals to a consortium led by the CEO Eric Goupil and comprising GIC, IK Partners, Keensight and Parquest | Ardian, a world leading private investment house, today announces the sale of its majority stake in Unither Pharmaceuticals ("Unither"), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of sterile unit-doses, to a consortium o... |
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| Jun 23, 2022 | Ardian-backed AD Education acquires Oktogone Group, a leading player in online education and training | AD Education, a European higher education platform, announces the acquisition of the Oktogone Group ("Oktogone"), one of the market-leaders in digital education and training, previously owned by its founder, Regis Micheli. This tr... |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Florida Food Products (Ardian & MidOcean) acquires Javo | Florida Food Products (“FFP” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest independent providers of natural ingredients, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Javo Beverage Company (“Javo”) subject to customary closing... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Ardian acquires majority stake in telecoms operator, Aire Networks | Ardian, a world leading private investment house, has today announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Aire Networks, the Alicante-based telecommunications services company, through its latest buyout fund. Ardian has purchased the sta... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Ardian invests in Odealim alongside TA Associates | Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, announces today it has signed an agreement with TA Associates (“TA”), a global growth private equity firm, to become a co-controlling shareholder of Odealim, a leader in real estate insuranc... |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Ardian backed AD Education acquires the European operations of SAE Institute, a leader in Audiovisual and creative media higher education | AD Education, a leading European higher education platform, announces the acquisition of the European operations of SAE Institute (“SAE Institute Europe”), a leader in Audiovisual and Creative Media higher education, from Navitas. This mark... |
| Jan 17, 2022 | Ardian acquires from White Bridge Investments a majority stake in Biofarma Group, the Italian and European leader in the development, manufacture and packaging of food supplements, medical devices, probiotic-based products and cosmetics. | Today Ardian, a world leading private investment house, announces the acquisition from White Bridge Investments of a majority stake in Biofarma Group, a company active in the development, manufacturing and packaging of food supplements, med... |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Ardian acquires majority stake in Florida Food Products and forms partnership with MidOcean | New York, NY and Eustis, FL – September 21, 2021 – Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Florida Food Products ( “FFP” or the “Company”) through its U.S. Buyout team from ... |
| May 4, 2021 | Ardian begins exclusive negotiations to sell Solina to Astorg | Paris, May 4, 2021 – Ardian, a world leading private equity house, has started exclusive negotiations with Astorg, to sell its stake in Solina, the leading European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry. Soli... |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Ardian acquires a majority stake in GBA Group, a leading bio-analytical laboratory services provider, alongside GBA Group’s management team and Quadriga Capital | Frankfurt/Hamburg, 25 February 2021 – Ardian, a world leading private investment house, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in GBA Group alongside GBA’s management team and Quadriga Capital. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Ha... |
| Feb 22, 2021 | Ardian increases its investment in Jakala by acquiring a 60% stake in the company alongside founder Matteo de Brabant, management, and legacy partners with the objective of becoming one of the world leaders in Martech | Milan, 22 February 2021 – Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, announces the acquisition of a majority stake in Jakala, the first marketing technology, or ‘martech', group in Italy and one of the top five in Europe. |
| Feb 16, 2021 | HLD Europe enters exclusive discussions with Ardian to acquire Photonis | Photonis is a hightech company with 80 years of experience in the design and manufacture of electro-optical components and high-precision sensors. Photonis is particularly well known for manufacturing image intensification tubes for night v... |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Ardian acquires a majority stake in AD Education, a European education platform specialized in arts, digital and audiovisual alongside its founder and CEO | Paris, December 18, 2020 - Ardian, a world-leading private equity house, announces the acquisition of a majority stake in AD Education alongside Kevin Guenegan, founder and CEO of the group as well as the management team. |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Ardian enters into exclusive negotiations to support the development of Inovie, the leading independent medical diagnostic provider in France | Paris, November 24th, 2020 – Inovie, the leading independent medical diagnostic provider in France, and Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, announce today that they have entered into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition ... |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Ardian acquires 50% ownership stake in Angus Chemical Company | New York, San Francisco & Buffalo Grove, Ill. - October 13, 2020 – Ardian, a world leading private investment house, today announced that it has acquired a 50-percent ownership stake in ANGUS Chemical Company (“ANGUS” or the “Company”) ... |
| Oct 12, 2020 | IK Investment Partners enters exclusive negotiations with Ardian for the acquisition of Kersia | Kersia was formed as a new company in 2016 after Hypred acquired Antigerm, LCB Food Safety, G3, Kilco, Choisy Laboratories and Holchem, with each acquisition carefully chosen for their complementary technologies, leading market positions, a... |
| Jul 27, 2020 | IK Investments Partners has reached an agreement to sell Aposan to Santé Cie group | Lyon / Cologne / Hamburg / Paris / Frankfurt, 27nd July 2020 – Santé Cie Group, a leading company in the French home medical assistance (HMA) market - offering medico-technical equipment, consumables and services to patients at home - annou... |
| Jul 21, 2020 | Ardian portfolio company Dedalus acquires DXC Technology's healthcare software solutions division | The acquisition firmly establishes Dedalus as a leading global player in the hospital and diagnostic software solutions sector. It now has a presence in over 40 countries, holding leading positions in major European countries, including Ger... |
| May 29, 2020 | Ardian-backed Kersia acquires Manchester-based Holchem, and becomes Europe's second largest food safety company | Kersia, a global leader in biosecurity and food safety, announces the completion of the acquisition of Holchem from Ecolab. With this important milestone, Kersia becomes a leader in the UK hygiene sector and the second largest player in Eur... |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Firmenich to acquire DRT from Ardian | “I am thrilled to bring DRT’s unique capabilities for developing sustainable ingredients to Firmenich. This proposed combination builds on our business partnership of more than 30 years and our established track record of successful co-deve... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Ardian to acquire a stake in the Santé CIE group alongside existing shareholders, HLD and UI Gestion | With this investment, Ardian will enter the home medical assistance market. It offers the Group the opportunity to operate in a new, particularly attractive healthcare segment, while having a very positive social and societal impact. Santé ... |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Ardian acquires Frulact, a leading producer of added valued ingredients for the food industry | Headquartered in Maia - Porto, Frulact employs more than 750 people, operates 9 facilities across Europe, Africa and North America and sells its products in more than 40 countries, generating nearly €115 million of turnover. The company, fo... |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Ardian sells Riemser to international pharmaceutical company Esteve | RIEMSER is a provider of specialty pharmaceuticals in human medicine headquartered in Greifswald and Berlin. The Company has subsidiaries in Great Britain, France and Spain, and an international distribution network across more than 50 coun... |
| Dec 19, 2019 | Ardian acquires Cérélia, a leading transatlantic provider of innovative bakery solutions from IK investment partners | Headquartered in Paris, Cérélia employs over 1,600 people, operates 12 facilities across Europe and North America, sells its products in more than 50 countries around the world and generates nearly €500 million of revenue. The Company trace... |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Ardian invests in premier provider of audio mixing consoles, previous majority shareholder Astrong Reinvest | UK-headquartered Audiotonix designs and manufactures audio mixing consoles for live events, music recording and broadcast. Audiotonix equipment has been used on tours for U2, Coldplay and Billie Eilish and on events including international ... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dedalus holding, controlled by Ardian, submits a firm offer to AFGA- Geveart group to buy part of its healthcare software business and enters into an exclusivity agreement for the acquisition | The Business, which generates around 260 million Euro of revenues, consists of the Healthcare Information Solutions and Integrated Care activities, as well as the Imaging IT activities to the extent that these activities are tightly integra... |
| Oct 8, 2019 | Ardian acquires a majority stake in Staci, a European leader in speciality logistics | Founded in 1989, Staci is an independent company that has grown to become one of the European leaders in innovative B2B and B2B2C logistics solutions for companies wishing to outsource all or part of their network or customer procurement op... |
| Jul 18, 2019 | Ardian-backed Kersia acquires Choisy laboratories | This transaction grows Kersia’s geographical footprint in North America, allowing the company to expand its presence in new sub-segments and to acquire new technologies; it has been completed with the support of Ardian, its majority shareho... |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Ardian sells Schleich to partners group | Schleich looks back on a rich tradition. Founded in 1935, it is one of the largest toy manufacturers in Germany and an internationally leading supplier of realistic figurines and playsets. Since Ardian invested in Schleich in 2014, the comp... |
| May 23, 2019 | Ardian acquires a majority stake in Sintetica, a historic Swiss pharmaceutical company, to support its internationalization strategy | Founded in 1921, Sintetica specializes in research, manufacturing and marketing of sterile injectable solutions, mainly in anesthetics, analgesics and adrenergic agonists. The company has manufacturing plants in Mendrisio and Couvet (Switze... |
| Feb 21, 2019 | Ardian acquires a majority stake in Study Group, the leading international education provider in the UK, Australia and North America | Each year, Study Group supports around 30,000 students from 142 countries on campuses spread across three continents. Study Group prepares international students, who wish to enter leading English-speaking universities, through educational ... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Ardian invests in Celli, a leading beverage solutions group | Founded in Rimini in 1974, the company specializes in the design, manufacturing, testing and installation of innovative beverage dispensing solutions for breweries (including Heineken, Carlsberg, Asahi, Molson Coors, Budweiser) and soft dri... |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Ardian Private Debt provided a senior financing solution to support Carlyle's acquisition of SER Group | SER is a European Enterprise Content Management solutions (ECM) software company based in Bonn (Germany) and was founded in 1984. SER is committed to innovation, highly customizable and scalable solutions, and excellent client service. SER ... |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Ardian enters into exclusive negotiations to support revima, a major player in the aerospace mro sector, in its development alongside argos wityu | Founded in 1952, Revima is an independent company which has become a leader in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of commercial transport aircraft equipment. The group is well-known for its expertise in the maintenance of auxiliary power ... |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Ardian acquires majority stake in Neopharmed Gentili | Under the agreement, Ardian will acquire a majority stake in Neopharmed Gentili, which focuses on therapeutic products. Mediolanum Farmaceutici, which was founded in 1972, will retain a minority stake. Alessandro Del Bono will become Chairm... |
| Oct 3, 2018 | Ardian acquires a majority stake in Inula, the European leader of natural therapies | Inula Group was created following the merger of Pranarôm and HerbalGem, two pioneering laboratories specialized in natural therapies, founded in 1985 and 1986 respectively. Inula is a key player in the herbal remedies market, specializing i... |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Bain Capital private equity enters into definitive agreement with Ardian to Acquire Italmatch Chemicals | Founded in 1997 by current CEO Sergio Iorio, Italmatch is a leading global manufacturer of specialty chemical additives, operating across four key business units: Water & Oil Treatment, Lubricants, Flame Retardants & Plastic Additiv... |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Ardian and Edmond de Rothschild entre into exclusive negotiations over the sale Siaci Saint Honore Group to it's management and its teams with backing of Charterhouse | The transaction would allow the management team of SIACI SAINT HONORE, led by Pierre Donnersberg, to hold a majority stake in the Group and to continue its strategy as a leading French player in insurance brokerage and consulting services, ... |
| May 14, 2018 | Ardian sells ESIM chemicals to Sun European Partners | Headquartered in Linz, Austria, ESIM is a global provider of high-quality agricultural and crop protection chemicals, intermediates and maleic anhydride tree chemicals. The company emerged after Ardian carved-out the two business units: agr... |
| Feb 7, 2018 | Ardian acquires a minority stake in SFAM | Founded in 1999 by Sadri Fegaier, SFAM is a major European player in the distribution of extended warranty products, specialising in particular in the fast-growing portable products market. SFAM designs, sells, and manages a line of premium... |
| Dec 22, 2017 | Canadian institutional investors CDPQ and PSP investment sign an agreement with management and Ardian to acquire significant minority stakes in industrial engineering group fives | Founded in 1812, Fives has participated in the modernization of various global industries, including steel, aluminium, cement, energy, and more recently, the automotive and aerospace industries, as well as logistics. The group’s rich histor... |
| Nov 30, 2017 | Ardian enters into exclusivity to become majority shareholder of DRT alongside funding families and Tikehau capital | Created in 1932 and headquartered in Dax (France), DRT is a global leading producer of ingredients derived from plant-based chemistry, mainly from pine trees. In that respect, DRT fits perfectly within two of Ardian's core verticals, namely... |
| May 11, 2017 | Assystem and Ardian have joined forces to accelerate the development of Global Product Solutions (GPS) | Assystem aims to allow GPS to remain one of the main players in the ongoing consolidation of the R&D outsourcing market. By cooperating with the private independent investment company Ardian, the group gives GPS access to the resources ... |
| Apr 5, 2017 | Hypred to combine with Anti-Germ | Sébastien Bossard, Hypred CEO, will lead the new group. The combination process, to take place in the coming months, will be jointly overseen by the management teams of Hypred and Anti-Germ, with the support of Hypred shareholder Ardian, th... |
| Mar 27, 2017 | Solina group has entered into an agreement to acquire Supremia Grup | Headquartered in Alba Lulia, Romania, Supremia is the leader in Romanian food ingredients and spices market, and is active in Eastern and Western Europe, as well as Scandinavia. |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Ardian signs agreement to acquire a majority stake in Prosol Group | Denis Dumont, founder and majority shareholder of Prosol, will reinvest alongside Ardian, as will its management team, headed by Hervé Vallat, President of Prosol. |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Trigo, supported by Ardian, acquires French specialist Euro-Symbiose | Established in 1991, EURO-SYMBIOSE mostly serves the French automotive, aerospace and manufacturing industries. With its team of highly experienced consultants, as well as long term partnerships with the major trade associations in both the... |
| Jan 17, 2017 | Dominique Lafont appointed as executive chairman of NHV group | The appointment comes following the recommendation by former Chairman of the Board Pascal Colombani, with Mr. Lafont having joined the board in 2015 as an independent member. |
| Dec 22, 2016 | Solina group to acquire Quomak | QUOMAK delivers tailor-made solutions to its clients based on science, technology, creativity, know how and expertise gained from years of experience of working with ingredients and processes. QUOMAK focuses on fresh, pasteurized, sterilize... |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Ardian enters into exclusive negotiations for the acquisitions of Unither, alongside management | Unither Pharmaceuticals, has become a globally renowned company for the development and manufacturing of sterile unit-doses, non-sterile liquids, liquid sticks, solid and semi-solid medications for the pharmaceutical and generic drug indust... |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Ardian to acquire SLV from Cinven | Founded more than 35 years ago and headquartered in Übach-Palenberg, Germany, SLV has experienced significant growth over the past decades and became a leading provider of lighting fixtures in its core markets. With its assets-light busines... |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Solin Group to acquire new Ivory from Rob Whitehead as part of new expansion plan | The deal is the first step in Solina’s new international expansion strategy. The Group aims to reinforce its position in Europe through targeted add-ons in Germany, the UK, and Central and Southern Europe. It will also accelerate its expans... |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Ardian acquires 60% stake in Dedalus founder Giorgio Moretti retains 40% and continues to lead the company | This is the sixth deal executed by the Ardian Mid Cap Buyout team in Italy. |
| Jul 6, 2016 | Ardian & GHO captital team with envision leadership to acquire the Envision Pharma group from the Halifax Group | Operating globally, Envision is a recognized partner for Medical Affairs organizations, providing scientific data communication services and industry-leading technology solutions to biopharmaceutical and medical devices companies on a globa... |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Francis Niss appointed as new chairman of the supervisory board of Trigo | Following Ardian’s recent majority investment in TRIGO Group, Francis Niss has been appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Mr. Niss replaces John Notman-Watt, who steps down from the Board following the exit of IK Investment Partners,... |
| Jun 7, 2016 | Ardian portfolio company Italmatch chemicals acquires compass chemical international from one rock capital partners | Thanks to this acquisition, Italmatch Group will consolidate its presence in the American market, with an important manufacturing site which will continue to produce Compass’ Mayoquest brand of products. It will also be expanding its water ... |
| Jun 5, 2016 | Trigo to join forces with Böllinger in Germany with Ardian's support | This marks the latest step in TRIGO’s strategy to continue reinforcing its international footprint, following its acquisitions of North America’s PIC Group and Spain’s Global Q in 2015. This transaction closely follows the acquisition of a ... |
| Apr 13, 2016 | Ardian enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire Trigo Group from IK investments partners | Founded in 1997, and led by Matthieu Rambaud since 2013, Group CEO, Trigo has become a globally renowned company serving the automotive, aerospace, railway and other transportation industries. It now has more than 7,000 employees throughout... |
| Feb 29, 2016 | Ardian acquires D&B audiotechnik from Odewald and Cobepa | d&b specializes in acoustic systems and has operations worldwide. The participation in d&b is already the 13th investment by AXA LBO Fund V, which is capitalized at €2.8 billion. As part of the transaction, the existing management t... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Ardian acquires majority stake in Solina Group | The acquisition has led to a change of governance in Solina Group: the Management team is now headed by Laurent Weber, CEO, and Bertrand Vaz, CFO. Eric Terré, the founder of the Group and former CEO, is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board... |
