Ardian (formerly Axa PE)
Ardian invests in Seri Jakala
Ardian Growth invested in the business via a club deal alongside Mediobanca's Equity Partners
France Invest seeks to capitalise on Macron's reforms
Trade body's newly appointed chair discusses plans to capitalise on reforms and bolster the popularity of the PE ownership model
Ardian's Gaillard takes over as France Invest chair
Dominique Gaillard will chair the French PE trade body for two years, taking over from Olivier Millet
Ardian, Edmond de Rothschild exit Siaci Saint Honore
Charterhouse takes over, acquiring a minority stake in the insurance brokerage business
Ardian divests Diam in management buy-back
Management acquires a majority stake while BNP Paribas Développement retains a minority
Ardian nets $800m for US infrastructure fund
Fundraising was completed in less than six months, according to Ardian
Sun European buys ESIM from Ardian
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired the company in a complex carve-out
Ardian's Solina bolts on Essential Cuisine
Deal is the second UK bolt-on acquisition for the France-based food products company
Ardian sells Serma Group back to Chequers
Chequers previously owned the French electronic technology company, having previously owned a stake in it between 2011-2015
Ardian enters exclusive negotiations to buy Capzanine's Opteven
GP pre-empts auction of French insurance company Opteven and takes over from Capzanine
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Afton's metalworking fluid unit
Following the deal, Italmatch plans to consolidate its position in the industrial lubricants market
Ardian sells Piz'wich to Emeram's Frostkrone
GP sells the French frozen snack producer to Frostkrone after a 16-month ownership
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Ardian holds €230m final close for Growth Fund II
New vehicle is already three times bigger than its 2014 predecessor, Ardian Growth Fund I
Endless exits Stirling Dynamics
GP's Enact Fund I has sold Stirling Dynamics to Ardian-backed Assystem Technologies
BlackFin Capital Partners exits Cyrus
Management team buys back the French wealth management advisory firm, with debt from Ardian
Ardian exits Brico Privé in SBO
Ardian sells its minority stake in the French online DIY and gardening retailer to a fellow institutional investor
Ardian sells Groupe Bio7 to trade
Buyer Cerba HealthCare is owned by Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments
Mega-buyout volumes hit post-crisis Q1 high
Combined with Q4 2017, the past six months have represented the most active consecutive quarters for тЌ1bn-plus buyouts since 2007
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Jiayou Chemical
Italmatch has bought the business from Ecolab, a US company operating in industrial water treatment
Ardian raises €700m for first European real estate fund
Investors comprise pension funds, insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals
Large-cap deals drive strong start to 2018 for European PE
GPs deploy an extra тЌ7bn in aggregate value across European buyouts in the first two months of the year compared to 2017
Ardian opens Tokyo office, hires HarbourVest's Takenaka
New office is the GP's third Asian base as it looks to bolster Japanese fundraising and deal-making