Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2002-12-01 |
| Target | Planisware |
| Sector | Software |
| Investor(s) | Ardian |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
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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 | 8 of 465 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 1 of 16 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 2 of 66 |
| Country: France M&A | 6 of 207 |
| Year: 2002 M&A | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-06 |
Tetra
Melle, Germany Producer of aquatic pet food. |
Buy | $238M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-08 |
iliad
Paris, France iliad provides retail communication services. Iliad was founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
