Investment Summary

Ardian Invests In Kapten & Son

On March 10, 2021, private equity firm Ardian invested in e-commerce company Kapten & Son

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 8th transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 28th transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-03-10
Target Kapten & Son
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) Ardian
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) GCA Altium (Financial)
Gütt Olk Feldhaus Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB (Legal)

Target

Kapten & Son

Cologne, Germany
Kapten & Son is a fashion and accessory company. The Company's product portfolio includes accessories, suitcases, backpacks, eyewear and watches, which are sold in over 30 countries via the Kapten & Son online store, as well as six Kapten & Son retail flagship stores and exclusive boutique partners. Kapten & Son was founded in 2014 and is based in Cologne, Germany.

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Investor

Ardian

Paris, France

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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 398 of 465
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 8 of 8
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 58 of 66
Country: Germany M&A 28 of 30
Year: 2021 M&A 5 of 27
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