M&A Deal Summary

Ardian Acquires Inula

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

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 12th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 6th transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-10-03
Target Inula
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Ardian
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities
PwC Corporate Finance LLC (Financial)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Legal)

Target

Inula

Ghislenghien, Belgium
Inula is a developer, producer, and distributor of phytotherapeutic remedies. The company was born from the union of Pranarôm 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

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 323 of 418
Sector (Consumer Products) 12 of 13
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 98 of 108
Country (Belgium) 6 of 8
Year (2018) 17 of 22
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.

Sell -
Mergr

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