M&A Deal Summary

Astorg Partners Acquires Aries Alliance

On October 31, 2018, private equity firm Astorg Partners acquired aerospace company Aries Alliance

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Astorg Partners’ 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Astorg Partners’ 32nd transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Aries Alliance was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-10-31
Target Aries Alliance
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Astorg Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Aries Alliance

Nantes, France
Aries Alliance is a manufacturer of machine tools, titanium wing structures and engine parts for the aerospace sector. Aries Alliance was founded in 2000 and is based in Nantes, France.

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Buyer

Astorg Partners

Paris, France

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 22.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Astorg Partners is a private equity firm that targets small to midcap company investments primarily in France and to a limited extent, Western Europe. Astorg Partners looks for companies valued between €400 million and €2 billion, requiring at least €15 million in equity. Areas of interest include healthcare, retail, distribution, hospitality, and professional services. Prospective transaction situations include leverage build-ups, divestitures, family transitions, and secondary buyouts. Astorg Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Paris and has additional offices in London and Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 69
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 17 of 17
Country: France M&A 32 of 36
Year: 2018 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-17 Nemera

Lyon, France

Nemera engages in the design, development, and manufacture of drug delivery devices including auto-injectors, inhalers, insulin pens, eye droppers, and pumps from four state-of-the-art manufacturing sites in France, Germany, and the US. Its products are sold to a variety of blue-chip customers from the pharmaceutical, biotech, and generics industries. Nemera was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-13 Anaqua

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Anaqua is a provider of integrated, end-to-end innovation and intellectual property management software (IPMS) solutions. Anaqua was founded in 2004 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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