Ponant - Ownership and Business Overview

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Ponant Ownership

Who owns Ponant?

Ponant is owned by Groupe Artémis. It was acquired on July 27, 2015.

Is Ponant PE-backed?

Yes. Ponant is owned by private equity investor Groupe Artémis.

Was Ponant formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Ponant was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Ponant Business Overview

Where is Ponant headquartered?

Ponant is headquartered in Marseilles, France.

What sector is Ponant in?

Ponant is a leisure company.

When was Ponant founded?

Ponant was founded in 1998.

Leisure M&A Summary in 2015

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, leisure ranked 36 in number of deals in 2015. The largest leisure acquisition in 2015 was Center Parcs - which was acquired by Brookfield Property Partners for $3.7B.

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Ponant

Compagnie du Ponant SA

408 avenue du Prado,
Marseilles, 13008
France,
+33 4 88 66 64 00
www.ponant.com

Ponant is a luxury cruise ship owner. The company operates 13 French-flagged cruise ships, including its famous three-masted sailing ship Le Ponant, and the latest addition to the fleet, Le Commandant Charcot, a hybrid ice-breaking polar exploration vessel powered by Liquefied Natural Gas, which made history in 2021 by becoming the first French ship to reach the geographic North Pole. Ponant was formed in 1998 and is based in Marseilles, France.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Leisure

Revenue

80   2011
(millions of EUR)

Established

1998

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