M&A Deal Summary

Polaris Acquires Aixam-Mega SAS

On April 11, 2013, Polaris acquired automotive company Aixam-Mega SAS from Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Polaris’ 4th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Polaris’ 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-04-11
Target Aixam-Mega SAS
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Polaris
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aixam-Mega SAS

Aix-les-Bains, France
Aixam Mega is a manufacturer of European enclosed quadricycles.Aixam Mega manufactures and sells passenger quadricyles under the Aixam brand and light duty commercial vehicles under the Mega brand. Aixam Mega has an outstanding distribution network throughout Europe that includes more than 400 dealer partners. Aixam Mega operates two facilities in France, located in Aix-les-Bains and Chanas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Polaris

Medina, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Automotive
Employees15,000
Revenue 7.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Polaris' corporate headquarters in Medina, Minnesota.
Polaris' corporate headquarters in Medina, Minnesota.

Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER and RZR side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles. Polaris was founded in 1954 and is based in Medina, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 19
Sector: Automotive M&A 4 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 17
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-06 Teton Outfitters

Rigby, Idaho, United States

Teton Outfitters, LLC, a privately owned, Rigby, Idaho-based company which designs, develops and distributes KLIM Technical Riding Gear.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-01 Kolpin Outdoors

Fox Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Kolpin Outdoors is a provider of accessories to the hunting and outdoor sporting goods markets.

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Seller(S) 1

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 68 of 247
Sector: Automotive M&A 3 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 20 of 63
Country: France M&A 34 of 116
Year: 2013 M&A 8 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-09 Duplomatic

Parabiago, Italy

Duplomatic is a producer of hydraulic valves, pumps, and oil-pressure activated systems which are mainly utilised in industrial applications for industries such as energy, machine tools, construction machineries, rubber and wood industry as well as naval and agricultural industry. Duplomatic was established in 1952 and is based in Parabiago, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-18 Taminco

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Taminco is a global specialty chemical company, with a clear focus on niche markets. Taminco is the world's leading producer of alkylamines & derivatives and a major producer of formic acid & derivatives, supplying diversified, global end markets. Taminco's products are used by customers in the manufacture of a diverse array of products for the agriculture, animal nutrition, water treatment, personal & home care and oil & gas end-markets, and its products provide these goods with a variety of ancillary characteristics required for optimal performance. Taminco currently operates in 23 countries with eight production facilities.

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