Investment Summary

Ardian Invests In Aire Networks

On June 21, 2022, private equity firm Ardian invested in communications company Aire Networks from Magnum Capital Industrial Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 17th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 17th transaction in Spain.

Investment Summary
Date 2022-06-21
Target Aire Networks
Sector Communications
Investor(s) Ardian
Sellers(s) Magnum Capital Industrial Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Aire Networks

Alicante, Spain
Aire Networks is a national telecommunications operator providing carrier profitable, flexible, and scalable solutions for operators, public administration institutions, and businesses. Aire Networks was founded in 2002 and is based in Alicante, Spain.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

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 410 of 418
Sector (Communications) 17 of 17
Type (Stake Purchase) 47 of 47
Country (Spain) 17 of 17
Year (2022) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-17 Taxually

Budapest, Hungary

Taxually delivers VAT compliance solutions that cater for all business types, from online retailers to those with complex tax requirements. The company's strength lies in its ability to not only understand the world of taxes but also translate it into technology solutions that help organisations reduce their administrative burden, improve the quality of their VAT compliance activities and mitigate the risk that non- compliance poses. Formed in 2018, Taxually is headquartered in Budapest, with subsidiaries in the U.K., Ireland, France, China, Italy, Poland and Serbia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-22 Trustteam

Kortrijk, Belgium

Trustteam is an IT partner for SMEs, focusing on cloud solutions, hardware, and networks, software, VoIP telephony, and support. Trustteam was founded in 2002 and is based in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Magnum Capital Industrial Partners

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Magnum Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in upper middle-market companies located in Spain and Portugal. Magnum prefers control investments in the industrial and service sectors. The Firm's target investment size is €30 to €100 million in businesses valued from €150 to €800 million. Prospective investment situations include family-owned companies with potential for 'increased operating efficiencies', corporate spin-offs, shareholder liquidity needs, and Iberian companies looking to expand beyond the local area. Magnum Capital was formed in 2006 and has offices in Madrid and Lisbon.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 17
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 1
Country (Spain) 12 of 14
Year (2022) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-01 EXTE

Madrid, Spain

EXTE is the AdTech platform in Spanish speaking markets specialized in branding and performance. With its full stack technology, the company operates as a one-stop-shop for agencies and publishers, offering global reach and a complete suite of digital advertising solutions to ensure attention-optimized media. EXTE is based in Madrid, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-14 Grupo Fernando Corral Salamanca

Salamanca, Spain

Grupo Fernando Corral Salamanca giving a second use to animal waste and contributing to an efficient circular economy. Through a rendering process Grupo Corral transforms meat by-products into added value products, mainly targeting the energy market (biofuel and HVO) and nutrients market (protein for animal feed and human consumption).

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