Ardian (formerly Axa PE)
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
Ardian acquires Italmatch from Mandarin
Italmatch senior management retains 12% stake
Ardian buys minority stake in Neotys
GP injects €2m to accelerate international development
Ardian acquires Bio 7 stake from Chequers Capital
Company to continue with buy-and-build strategy
Ardian acquires 20% stake in Ikoula
Investment will fund European acquisition plans
Ardian buys RGI from 21 Investimenti
Company expects to increase revenues by 10% this year
Deal in focus: HgCapital sells Schleich to Ardian
Deal in focus: Schleich
Ardian acquires Schleich from HgCapital
Acquisition completed from Ardian's €2.4bn LBO Fund V
Club Med: Ardian, Fosun threaten Benettons with legal action
Benetton family getting cold feet and refusing to sell stake
Lyceum's Eat in £40m refinancing
Ardian provides £40m unitranche facility
Bonomi move threatens Club Med take-private, say Ardian and Fosun
Latest coup de theatre in takeover bid for listed holiday resorts operator
Ardian’s Novacap in €310m refinancing
Company also secures €65m super-senior revolving credit facility
International investors help replenish French coffers
French fundraising
Ardian divests Newrest in management buy-back
GP reinvests in company via co-investment business
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios acquires Soluscope
Bolt-on is company's first since GP-backed MBO
Ardian raises €70m growth fund
Ardian Croissance Fund launched in 2012 with €60m target
Ardian buys $1.3bn GE Capital fund portfolio
Sale part of GE's strategy to reduce non-core assets
Ardian raises $10bn for latest fund-of-funds
Largest ever amount raised for a secondaries-focused fund-of-funds
Deal in Focus: Ardian sells Diana to Symrise for €1.3bn
Deal values the business at mouth-watering 14x EBITDA
VC-backed TxCell raises €16.2m in IPO
Auriga Partners and Seventure Partners among shareholders
Ardian sells Diana to Symrise for €1.3bn
Largest trade sale in France since 2011