Investment Summary

Ardian Invests In Leqee

On January 18, 2019, private equity firm Ardian invested in marketing company Leqee

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 9th transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 5th transaction in China.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-01-18
Target Leqee
Sector Marketing
Investor(s) Ardian
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Leqee

Dongguan, China
Leqee is an e-commerce service provider helping brands execute e-commerce strategies in China. It connects brands with online e-commerce platforms like Alibaba’s Tmall and offers services including online store construction and maintenance, promotion and digital marketing, client support services, logistics, and IT systems. Leqee was founded in 2009 and is based in Dongguan, China.

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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 338 of 464
Sector: Marketing M&A 9 of 10
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 48 of 66
Country: China M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 32
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-22 Optimind

Paris, France

Optimind is an independent consulting firm that supports insurance firms, banks, and large companies in focusing on opportunities that can increase their performance. Optimind is based in Paris, France.

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