Growth Capital • Information Technology

3i Private Equity and Ardian Invest In Everis Group

On July 25, 2007, private equity firms 3i Private Equity and Ardian invested in information technology company Everis Group

Investment Context
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 5th and Ardian’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 16th and Ardian’s 2nd transaction in Spain.
Investment Fate
  • Everis Group was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2013 for 509M USD.

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Investment Summary

Date July 25, 2007
Target Everis Group
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) 3i Private Equity
Ardian
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

Everis Group

Madrid, Spain
Everis Group is a multinational IT consulting services business headquartered in Spain that offers global solutions to clients in the telecom, industrial, insurance, financial services, public sector and utility industries
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Investors Overview 2

Investor

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 164 of 251
Sector: Information Technology 5 of 9
Type: Growth Capital 33 of 52
Country: Spain 16 of 20
Year: 2007 20 of 30
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-23 Bestinvest

London, United Kingdom

Bestinvest provides impartial investment advice, discretionary wealth management and financial planning to mass-affluent and high net worth individuals. Bestinvest is based in London, England.

Buy £166M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-31 Marken

London, United Kingdom

Market Ltd. is a logistics and support services to the pharmaceutical industry fulfilling a key role in the early phase II and III stages of research and drug development.

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Investor

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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 Context for Investor #
Overall 90 of 465
Sector: Information Technology 2 of 30
Type: Growth Capital 10 of 66
Country: Spain 2 of 18
Year: 2007 16 of 27
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-27 Allison

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Allison is a designer and manufacturer of automatic transmissions for the medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets. Allison was incorporated in 1915 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Buy $5.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-17 The Container Store

Coppell, Texas, United States

The Container Store is a specialty retailer of storage and organizational solutions. The Company currently operates highly-productive destination specialty retail stores across the U.S., an internet and mail order business, and a wholesale business. The Container Store was founded in 1978 and is based in Coppell, Texas.

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