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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 | 463 of 464 |
| Sector: Renewable Energy M&A | 17 of 17 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 123 of 123 |
| Country: France M&A | 206 of 206 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 |
Ariane
Le Pre Saint Gervais, France Ariane is a provider of self-check-in/check-out technology solutions for the hospitality industry. Ariane was founded in 2001 and is based in Le Pre Saint Gervais, France. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-26 |
PC SOFT
Montpellier, France PC SOFT is a software company specializing in the design of professional development tools: PC, Mobile, Internet, Cloud, etc. and under all operating systems: Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, etc. PC SOFT was founded in 1984 and is based in Montpellier, France. |
Sell | - |
