Ardian (formerly Axa PE)
Resource Partners, Ardian sell Delicpol to Continental Bakeries
GP sells its stake in the Polish biscuit maker after a five-year holding period
Ardian's Italmatch buys Magpie Polymers
Magpie was previously backed by Emertec Gestion via the Fonds Lorrain de Materiaux
BGF sells Chemoxy stake to Eurazeo-backed Novacap
Sale of speciality chemicals manufacturer comes just two years after the GP first invested
Ardian takes minority stake in Sarbacane Software
Third investment completed by Ardian Growth in the past two months, following Santédiscount and Abvent
Ardian purchases minority in T2O
Deal sees Ardian Growth acquire a minority holding in the Spanish business
Sofindev exits Syx Automations
Sofindev acquired Syx in 2013, drawing equity from its €50m third vehicle Sofindev III
Ardian sells Clip Industrie to Forterro
Ardian took a 15% stake in the company in 2013 through its Ardian Growth arm
Ardian sells majority stake in Irca to Carlyle
Ardian became Irca's majority owner in 2015, backing the company's MBO with a €230m investment
Ardian buys Dynamic Technologies
Ardian will acquire control of the business through its North America Fund II
Ardian invests in Abvent
Ardian invested through its Expansion Fund IV, which closed last year on €1bn
Ardian takes 60% stake in Global Product Solutions
Ardian invests through its mid-cap buyout arm, for which it recently closed Ardian LBO Fund V on €4.5bn
Ardian invests in Santédiscount
Ardian made the investment through its lower-mid-market arm Ardian Growth
Omnes backs Batiweb SBO
French GP secures a minority stake in the business while Ardian realises its 2008 investment
Ardian strikes $2.5bn secondary/primary transaction with Mubadala
Ardian takes majority stake in an existing PE portfolio and becomes lead investor in a new $1.5bn fund
Activa, Ardian and SocGen back HR Path OBO
Ardian and SGCP had already contributed a joint €5m expansion round in 2015
Ardian's Hypred acquires Paragon Partners' Anti-Germ
Transaction represents the first bolt-on completed by Hypred since Ardian acquired the company last year
Ardian's Trescal acquires Gebhardt
Trescal has completed around 20 bolt-ons in total since Ardian became majority owner in 2013
CVC purchases CLH from Ardian et al.
Deal is the fourth investment for the GP's 2016-vintage Strategic Opportunities fund
Contrasting fundraising fortunes in French mid-market
Numerous closes in Q1 and more on the horizon will give a clearer view of the French fundraising landscape
Deal in Focus: Ardian to take majority stake in Prosol
French hypermarket group reportedly valued in the region of €1bn, with existing investors remaining as minority backers following completion
Ardian's Solina buys Supremia
Ardian will continue its strategy of external growth in the European food industry through the acquisition
European fundraising surpasses pre-crisis high
Funds investing in Europe raised €120bn in 2016, up 37% on the year before
Ardian to acquire Prosol
Company founder Denis Dumont will reinvest in the group alongside the new majority shareholder
Ardian sells Frostkrone to Emeram
French GP exits its stake in the German forzen foods manufacturer after a four-year holding period