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Ardian Acquires Jakala

On June 27, 2018, private equity firm Ardian acquired marketing company Jakala

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 8th transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 25th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-06-27
Target Jakala
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Ardian
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Jakala

Milan, Italy
Jakala offers an integrated set of solutions that empower enterprises to better utilize technology and data to meet modern marketing and sales requirements across a variety of international markets, including the US, Brazil, and Poland. Jakala was founded in 2000 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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Buyer

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 STATS #
Overall 323 of 465
Sector: Marketing M&A 8 of 10
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 101 of 124
Country: Italy M&A 25 of 37
Year: 2018 M&A 10 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-15 Stingray Healthcare

Lausanne, Switzerland

Stingray Healthcare supports the fight against cancer by ensuring the long-term success of treatment centres across Europe. The company teams up with cancer care professionals in a distinctive partnership model to help secure and develop their established practices, providing financial resources and strategic expertise to deliver the highest quality of care to patients. Stingray Healthcare is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-28 Italmatch

Genoa, Italy

Italmatch is a chemical group, specialized in performance additives for water treatment, oil & gas, lubricants and plastics, and boasts a wide product range able to fulfil the requirements of the most demanding applications, including personal care. Italmatch was founded in 1997 and is based in Genoa, Italy.

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