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Investment Summary

Ardian Invests In Swissbit

On May 13, 2020, private equity firm Ardian invested in technology hardware company Swissbit

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ardian’s 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Ardian’s 7th transaction in Switzerland.

Investment Summary
Date 2020-05-13
Target Swissbit
Sector Technology Hardware
Investor(s) Ardian
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Deloitte (Financial)
Bär & Karrer (Legal)

Target

Swissbit

Bronschhofen, Switzerland
Swissbit is a manufacturer of storage and embedded IoT solutions. Swissbit’s storage range includes SSDs with PCIe and SATA interface such as mSATA, Slim SATA, CFast, M.2 and 2.5 as well as CompactFlash, USB flash drives, SD, micro SD memory cards and managed NAND BGAs. Swissbit was founded in 2001 and is based in Bronschhofen, Switzerland.

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Investor

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 375 of 464
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 2 of 4
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 54 of 66
Country: Switzerland M&A 7 of 9
Year: 2020 M&A 8 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-04 Argon & Co

Levallois-Perret, France

Argon & Co is a global management consultancy that specializes in operations strategy and transformation. Its expertise spans the supply chain, procurement, finance, and shared services, working together with clients to transform their businesses and generate real change. Argon & Co was founded in 2001 and is based in Levallois-Perret, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-08 ProduceShop

Paradiso, Switzerland

ProduceShop is a technological E-Commerce, specializing in the production and sale of indoor and outdoor furniture in Europe. It preselects the best products for value for money, making it easier for the customer to purchase furniture and garden items, accessories, lighting products, swimming pools, toys for children, items for bathing resorts, and much more. ProduceShop was founded in 2015 and is based in Paradiso, Switzerland.

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