Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-06-27 |
| Target | Groupe Outremer Telecom SA |
| Sector | Communications |
| Investor(s) | Ardian |
| Deal Type | PIPE |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 167 of 464 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 10 of 18 |
| Type: PIPE M&A Deals | 2 of 2 |
| Country: France M&A | 90 of 206 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 9 of 18 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-01 |
Go Voyages SA
Paris, France Go Voyages also sells tickets and a full range of travel products (dynamic packages, city breaks, hotels, car hire, cruise, etc.). Each month, Go Voyages and its 1,400 partner sites have almost 12 million different visitors. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-03 |
RAIL.ONE
Neumarkt, Germany Rail.One is a player in the railway industry whose high-level expertise is sought particularly in European infrastructure projects. |
Sell | - |
