M&A Deal Summary

Ardian and Aloe Private Equity Acquire Delta Solar

On December 18, 2014, private equity firms Ardian and Aloe Private Equity acquired renewable energy company Delta Solar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 2nd and Aloe Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 115th and Aloe Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-18
Target Delta Solar
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Ardian
Aloe Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) CGR Legal (Legal)

Target

Delta Solar

Cedex, France
Delta Solar is in development of solar projects and manages nine photovoltaic farms (including the site of Les Mées in the French Alps, one of the largest farms in France). With a capacity of about 70MW, Delta Solar is ranked amongst the top five solar operators in France.

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Buyer

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 227 of 465
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 2 of 17
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 82 of 124
Country: France M&A 115 of 207
Year: 2014 M&A 22 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-18 Les Derives Resiniques Et Terpeniques SA

Dax, France

Les Derives Resiniques Et Terpeniques SA specialized in plant chemistry has developed rosin and turpentine extracted from pine resin. The company supplies its range of high value-added products to over twenty leading industries from, among others, perfume, adhesive, rubber, chewing gum and food supplements, etc. DRT, whose headquarters is in the Landes region of France, has four factories in south-west France and has manufacturing facilities in China, India and the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Indus Towers

Gurugram, India

Indus Towers is an operator of telecommunication services businesses in India. Bharti's primary assets include national and international long distance licenses, cellular licenses in four metropolitan cities and 11 states and fixed line licenses in five states. Indus Towers was founded in 2006 and is based in Gurugram, Haryana.

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Buyer

Aloe Private Equity

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 175M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Aloe Private Equity is a private investment firm focused on early to late stage investments in companies 'that can make a positive contribution to society, both socially and environmentally'. The Firm has particular interest in businesses that with proven products or solutions and looks to commit €5 to €25 million of equity capital per transaction. Aloe's geographic preference is for opportunities throughout Europe, Greater China, and India. Aloe Private Equity was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-28 Maxsys

Telford, United Kingdom

Maxsys provides guaranteed, cost effective energy saving equipment which can be applied across a wide range of industry sectors. Maxsys Fuel Systems offer a simple, innovative solution that boosts energy efficiency and significantly reduces costs. The systems pre-treat fuel (gas and oil) supplied to the burners of a unit to enhance the combustion, produce a cleaner burn and lower carbon emissions (CO2). Satisfied customers include blue chip multinationals from industries such as chemicals, food and drink, paper and packaging and automotive.

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