M&A Deal Summary

Ardian Acquires NHV

On December 16, 2013, private equity firm Ardian acquired aerospace company NHV from Finco

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 3rd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 3rd transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-12-16
Target NHV
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Ardian
Sellers(s) Finco
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

NHV

Oostende, Belgium
NHV is a helicopter services company active in the transport of sea- and coast pilots, offshore transport to oil and gas platforms, search and rescue operations, hospital emergency medical services, and passenger & freight transport. NHV was founded in 1997 and is based in Oostende, Belgium.

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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 204 of 418
Sector (Aerospace) 3 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 57 of 137
Country (Belgium) 3 of 8
Year (2013) 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-02 CCC

Vienna, Austria

CCC provides customers with care and BPO solutions with 18 locations in eight countries. The company draws on 19 years of experience in handling incoming calls, outgoing campaigns, written customer communication via e-mail, chat, and social media, as well as back-office activities. CCC was founded in 1998 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-18 Cegos

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Cegos is a global professional training company. Cegos consultants cover all areas of management and soft skills development focussing upon the roll-out of large-scale training programmes in France and abroad. Cegos was founded in 1926 and is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Finco

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 160M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Finco is an investor in small and mid-sized public and private companies based in the Benelux. Within private investments, Finco invests in growth businesses that serve B2B markets. The Firm looks to commit €3 to €10 million to help fund LBOs, MBIs, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. For listed investments, Finco will consider a variety of businesses valued up to €2.5 billion. Finco was formed in 1998 and is based in Antwerp.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 3
Country (Belgium) 1 of 3
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-27 NHV

Oostende, Belgium

NHV is a helicopter services company active in the transport of sea- and coast pilots, offshore transport to oil and gas platforms, search and rescue operations, hospital emergency medical services, and passenger & freight transport. NHV was founded in 1997 and is based in Oostende, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-14 Lumière

Ghent, Belgium

Lumière is a distributor and producer of films and series and an operator of movie theatres. Lumière multimedia ecosystem includes production, distribution, fundraising, streaming platforms, four movie theatres, and two animation studios. Lumière is based in Ghent, Belgium.

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