M&A Deal Summary

3i Infrastructure Acquires Ionisos

On July 26, 2019, infrastructure investor 3i Infrastructure acquired business services company Ionisos from Ardian for 220M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 3i Infrastructure’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is 3i Infrastructure’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is 3i Infrastructure’s 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-26
Target Ionisos
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) 3i Infrastructure
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 220M EUR

Target

Ionisos

Civrieux-d’Azergues, France
Ionisos is a provider of cold sterilisation services for medical devices, raw and finished materials for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries and for the food and pharma packaging sectors. Ionisos was founded in 1993 and is based in Civrieux-d’Azergues, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

3i Infrastructure

St Helier, Channel Islands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

3i Infrastructure plc is a listed infrastructure investment arm of 3i Group plc. 3i infrastructure invests mainly in Europe and Asia companies with stable underlying performance: asset-intensive businesses, providing essential services over the long term, often on a regulated basis, or with significant contracted revenues. The firm focuses on the Utilities, Transportation, and Social Infrastructure sectors through equity and junior or mezzanine debt investments in the range of £100m–£300 million per transaction. 3i infrastructure was formed in 2007 and is based in Jersey, Channel Islands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 31
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 7 of 11
Country (France) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-01 Regional Rail

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Regional Rail provides freight transportation, car storage, and transloading services in New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware across three railroads and over 155 miles of track connecting into a diversified Class 1 railroad network. Regional Rail was founded in 2007 and is based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-19 Wireless Infrastructure Group

Bellshill, United Kingdom

Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd. is a telecoms infrastructure company involved in the ownership and management of mobile cell sites in the UK and Europe. WIG acquires, manages and operates wireless cell sites (rooftop or greenfield masts or towers) for wireless service providers. Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd. was established in 1995 and is based in Bellshill, United Kingdom.

Sell £575M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 125.0B 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 €150 million 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 169 of 222
Sector (Business Services) 13 of 18
Type (Secondary Buyout) 65 of 89
Country (France) 82 of 106
Year (2019) 8 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 25 of 34
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-26 Emera Group

Mougins, France

Emera Group develops retirement homes designed to provide an appropriate environment for the elderly, regardless of their degree of independence, in surroundings where the emphasis is always placed on providing personalized care. Emera Group was founded in 1987 and is based in Mougins, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-29 The Innovation Group

Hampshire, United Kingdom

The Innovation Group is a provider of business process outsourcing and technology solutions to the insurance, fleet and automotive industries. The Innovation Group was founded in 1996 and is based in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

Sell -
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