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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 18 of 465 |
| Sector: Building Materials M&A | 4 of 16 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 8 of 124 |
| Country: Germany M&A | 3 of 30 |
| Year: 2004 M&A | 8 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-22 |
ModeLabs
Paris, France Customized design manufacturer specialising in the creation and development of made-to-measure mobile telecoms terminals. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 |
Spotless Group SAS
Neuilly-sur-seine, France Spotless Group is a manufacturer of branded laundry care, insecticides and household products. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 33.4B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) is a global mezzanine finance firm. IGC looks to provide junior capital to support a wide range of transactions, including buyouts, debt restructurings, and development financing. The Firm generally invests alongside financial sponsors and management teams in transactions valued from €250 million to €1 billion. ICG was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 120 of 294 |
| Sector: Building Materials M&A | 2 of 12 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 76 of 112 |
| Country: Germany M&A | 12 of 24 |
| Year: 2004 M&A | 17 of 18 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-02 |
Picard
Fontainebleau, France Picard is a frozen food retailer in France, with a product range that covers over 1,100 SKUS across nine product categories, from starters to desserts and from raw ingredients to prepared meals. Picard was founded in 1906 and is based in Fontainebleau, France. |
Sell | €1.3B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-22 |
TeamSystem
Pesaro, Italy TeamSystem is a provider of accounting, payroll, and business management software for accountants and small and medium-sized enterprises. TeamSystem offers a broad range of mission-critical, on-premise and cloud solutions to a diversified base of its customers. TeamSystem was founded in 1979 and is based in Pesaro, Italy. |
Buy | - |