Ardian (formerly Axa PE)
Is French private equity finally turning the corner?
Following a government reshuffle, business-friendly reforms could be on the way for the French PE market
Ardian invests €2.5m in Clever Age
Company also has bases in Switzerland and Hong Kong
Resource Partners and Ardian acquire Chojecki
Chojecki will be merged with rival Delicpol
PE-backed Spie refinances debt
Company launched then postponed IPO plans last year
Ardian backs Saaswedo
Ardian invested via its €70m growth fund
Ardian's Trescal buys GenCal in 10th bolt-on
Company's fourth US bolt-on under Ardian's ownership
Over the counter deals going over private equity's head
Given the high levels of pharmaceutical OTC deals witnessed in the corporate space this year, is PE missing out?
Investindustrial ups Club Med bid, now backed by KKR
Global Resorts comes back with counter-offer for Ardian/Fosun's latest bid
Branching out – LPs warn of potential pitfalls
GPs should carefully consider their strategy for diversifying, or risk alienating LPs
Ardian's Gaillard looks back on a year of independence
Ardian's Gaillard discusses life as an independent, a year after the spinout
PE-backed Spie launches IPO
Company's shareholders plan to sell 21.6 million shares
Ardian, Fosun back in Club Med battle with fresh bid
Consortium had decided to shelve its earlier offer in August
Reiten sells Blueway to Ardian's NHV
Combined company will have turnover of $270m
Ardian, Fosun give up on Club Med
Investindustrial bid values company at around €786m
Walgreens to buy remaining Alliance Boots stake
Deal sees KKR fully exiting Europe's biggest ever buyout
Alcentra supports Ardian's acquisition of Groupe Bio 7
Alcentra, Bank of Ireland and Hayfin provided unitranche package
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys ADA Cosmetics from Carlyle
Could the Mittelstand finally be accepting private equity ownership?
Secondaries: A balancing act
Transfers are becoming more complex as cash continues to flood secondaries market
Club Med board approves Investindustrial offer
Ardian and Fosun had looked likely to buy company
Ardian buys ADA Cosmetics from Carlyle
Buyer is ADA's third private equity backer
Ardian picks up Equistone's stake in Spie Batignolles
Equistone first backed the company in 2003
Ardian underwrites €255m facility for Ceva buyout
GP had already backed Ceva in 2007 and 2012
Ardian's Trescal bolts on two
Acquisitions mark fourth & fifth bolt-ons since June 2013
Investindustrial in highest bid for Club Med
Offer continues ownership battle