Ardian (formerly Axa PE)
French PE: dealing with rising transaction costs and valuations
Extensive due diligence and increased valuations reflect the country's increasingly complex and competitive deal-making environment
Ardian's Solina acquires New Ivory
GP acquired a majority stake in French ingredients producer Solina in 2015
Ardian to acquire Lagarrigue Group
Azulis Capital exits after taking a majority stake during the secondary buyout in 2011
Ardian raises €4.5bn for mid-cap fund
Vehicle raised €4bn of commitments and an additional €500m for co-investments
Ardian sells its stake in Altares to Naxicap Partners
Private equity firm acquired a majority stake in the French group in 2008
Ardian-backed Trescal aquires Precision Metrology
Ardian acquired an 82% stake in the calibration services group from 3i and TCR in 2010
KKR et al. in final exit from NXP Semiconductors
Company listed on Nasdaq in 2010, raising $476m and ushering a staggered exit process for its backers
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys Dedalus for market consolidation
An in-depth look at Ardian's most recent investment in the Italian healthcare technology sector
Ardian invests in JeChange.fr
Transaction marks Ardian Growth's fourth investment since the beginning of 2016
Ardian takes over Diam from LBO France
LBO France raised the group's turnover from €166m to €200m over the holding period
Ardian acquires Ionisos from Agilitas
Transaction marks fourth buyout of sterilisation group in space of 12 years
Ardian buys 60% stake in Dedalus
Deal marks the sixth investment in the Italian mid-cap market for Ardian
Ardian and GHO support MBO of Envision Pharma
Deal is understood to value the IT and communications business at ТЃ200-250m
Ardian's Trigo acquires Böllinger's automotive quality business
Acquisition is Trigo's first bolt-on since Ardian's takeover in the spring
Ardian to exit Laboratoires Anios to Ecolab
GP exits in a trade sale to a US buyer, having entered the company in 2013 via an MBO
Ardian closes Expansion Fund IV on €1bn
Fund is double the size of Ardian's previous effort, closed on €500m in 2014
Ardian, Crédit Agricole acquire Vinci's Indigo share
Both investors jointly acquired a 75% stake in the company in 2014
Prime-time for secondaries
The secondaries segment has clearly been popular with LPs, but can it cope with mounting levels of dry powder?
Ardian's Italmatch Chemicals buys Compass
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition in the water treatment industry for the Italian business
Ardian leads €7m round for Bricoprivé
Group will continue expansion plans in Italy and Spain
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios expands with Inibsa Hospital
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on since Ardian invested in the company in 2013
Ardian to acquire farming hygiene firm Hypred from Roullier
Agri-food hygiene specialist Hypred represented 3% of Roullier Group's activity
Ardian raises $14bn secondaries vehicle
Ardian's new fund attracted 180 investors from 26 different countries
Ardian and Generis inject €4m into TabMo
First round of funding will help the group strengthen its European operations