Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Consumer Products

Ardian Acquires Inula

On October 3, 2018, private equity firm Ardian acquired consumer products company Inula

Acquisition Context
  • This is Ardian’s 12th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 5th transaction in Belgium.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 3, 2018
Target Inula
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Ardian
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities
PwC Corporate Finance (Financial)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Legal)

Target Company

Inula

Ghislenghien, Belgium
Inula is a developer, producer, and distributor of phytotherapeutic remedies. The company was born from the union of Pranarom and HerbalGem, two pioneering laboratories in the field of natural therapies founded in 1985 and 1986 respectively. Inula is based in Ghislenghien, Belgium.
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Buyer Overview 1

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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 331 of 465
Sector: Consumer Products 12 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 102 of 124
Country: Belgium 5 of 7
Year: 2018 18 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-27 SIG Group

Neuhausen, Switzerland

SIG Group is a global manufacturer of aseptic carton packaging systems. SIG Group was formed in 1853 and is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-08 ADA Cosmetics

Kehl, Germany

ADA Cosmetics is a provider of personal care products such as shampoo, shower gel, soap, body lotion and accessories for the hotel industry. ADA Cosmetics was founded in 1979 and is based in Kehl, Germany.

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