M&A Deal Summary

Ardian Acquires Expleo

On May 11, 2017, private equity firm Ardian acquired information technology company Expleo from Assystem

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 15th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 143rd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-11
Target Expleo
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Ardian
Sellers(s) Assystem
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Expleo

Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Expleo is a specialist in software quality serving engineering, quality, and digital solutions for customers in the aerospace, automotive, defense, industrial, transportation, and financial services sectors. Expleo provides solutions for all aspects of quality throughout the whole software product lifecycle driven by a standardized methodology, offshore automation processes, and deep domain knowledge in various industries. Expleo is based in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 291 of 420
Sector (Information Technology) 15 of 24
Type (Divestiture) 20 of 30
Country (France) 143 of 187
Year (2017) 7 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-11 Abvent

Paris, France

Abvent is a publisher and distributor of software for architects. The Group has developed a proprietary offer combining 3D visualization software and project management solutions via BIM (Building Information Modelling). It is also the exclusive distributor in France and French-speaking Switzerland of the industry-standard design and project management system for architects, ArchiCAD. Abvent was founded in 1985 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-17 Limoni

Bentivoglio, Italy

Limoni is an Italian perfumery retail sector with a network of over 500 stores and an emerging presence in Croatia and Slovenia. Limoni also operates as a wholesaler to smaller independent perfumeries and as an exporter to international markets. Limoni is based in Bentivoglio, Italy.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Assystem

Courbevoie, France

Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Engineering
Employees7,207
Revenue 494M EUR (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Assystem is an engineering and consultancy firm that designs and manages the construction of civil engineering structures. Assystem was founded in 1966 and is based in Courbevoie, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-03 Engineering Partner Automotive Nordic AB

Gothenburg, Sweden

Engineering Partner Automotive Nordic AB is a provider of engineering services rendered to the automotive and industrial markets in Sweden, with a range of skills covering all aspects of product development such as mechanical and electrical engineering, hardware and software development, project management, testing and manufacturing support. Engineering Partner Automotive Nordic AB was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-05 The Biotech Quality Group S.A.

Brussels, Belgium

The Biotech Quality Group S.A. is a consulting firm, which specializes in performance management and improving regulatory compliance within Europe's pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The Biotech Quality Group S.A. was established in 2011 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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