Investment Summary

Providence Equity Partners and Ardian Exits La Centrale

On September 26, 2025, OLX Global B.V. invested in internet software and services company La Centrale from Providence Equity Partners and Ardian for 1.1B EUR

Investment Highlights
  • This is OLX Global B.V.’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is OLX Global B.V.’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is OLX Global B.V.’s 1st transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-09-26
Target La Centrale
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) OLX Global B.V.
Sellers(s) Providence Equity Partners
Ardian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B EUR

Target

La Centrale

Paris, France
La Centrale engages in auto, motorcycle, and boat content in the field of classified advertising and editorial. Groupe The company comprises four brands through which it covers the entire lifecycle of a vehicle: La Centrale, Promoneuve, Caradisiac, and MaVoitureCash. La Centrale Group was founded in 1969 and is based in Paris, France.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

OLX Global B.V.

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Media
Employees5,000
DESCRIPTION

OLX Global B.V. is a provider of market trading platforms across five continents. OLX Group makes it fast and easy to buy and sell almost anything online, such as household goods, phones, cars and houses. OLX Global B.V. is based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-10 Properati

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Properati is a web and mobile platform that was created to change the way in which people buy, sell and rent real estate in Latin America. Properati is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Providence Equity Partners

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 36.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 101 of 102
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 14 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 41 of 41
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 36
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-25 Modern Campus

Camarillo, California, United States

Modern Campus is a student lifecycle management solution provider driving Omni CMS and Destiny One, which empowers higher education institutions to thrive when radical change is required to successfully respond to lower student enrollments and revenue, rising costs, crushing student debt, and even school closures. Modern Campus was founded in 1995 and is based in Camarillo, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-30 Anthology

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Anthology is a provider of administrative software solutions to higher education, nonprofit organizations, and other learning industries. Anthology's product suite includes student information systems, constituent relationship management, enterprise resource planning, student and alumni engagement, retention, and compliance solutions. Anthology was founded in 1988 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

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SELLER

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 247 of 247
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 13 of 13
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 63 of 63
Country: France M&A 116 of 116
Year: 2025 M&A 5 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 37
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-18 ISC

Carlsbad, California, United States

ISC is a multi-line insurance distributor that builds end-to-end insurance products utilizing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) engineering and data analytics. ISC has built an end-to-end insurance platform by connecting a broad network of insurance markets and distribution channels with proprietary data analytics capabilities. ISC was founded in 2017 and is based in Carlsbad, California.

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