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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 | 132 of 465 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 6 of 9 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 15 of 66 |
| Country: France M&A | 73 of 207 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 2 of 28 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-05 |
GLADD
Tokyo, Japan GLADD is an e-commerce sites in Asia, working directly and exclusively with brands, to bring top products and services to Asian customers. GLADD was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-27 |
Pets at Home Group
Handforth, United Kingdom Pets at Home Group is a specialist retailer of pet food, pet related products and accessories. Pets at Home was founded in 1991 and is based in Handforth, the United Kingdom. |
Buy | £955M |
