Ardian (formerly Axa PE)
Ardian backs SFAM in €1.7bn deal
GP acquires a €200m minority stake in the French broker of smartphone and multimedia insurance
Ardian adds four to executive committee
Ardian France president Dominique Gaillard has now withdrawn from the committee
Ardian sells RGI to Corsair Capital
GP Corsair Capital wholly acquires the Italian insurance software business from Ardian and management
Ardian's Diam refinances debt
New financing package replaces original loans and bond mix with an all-loan structure
Tech gains traction in French private equity
Expansion deals and small-cap buyouts fuelled a strong 2017, with tech proving increasingly popular among buyout houses
Ardian's Assystem Technologies to take SQS private for £283.1m
Offer of 825 pence per share constitutes a 56.4% premium on the share price on 14 December
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Ardian-backed Brico Privé acquires Noova
Ardian-backed Brico Privé buys e-commerce marketplace Noova, which offers products from startups
Silverfleet sells CCC to Ardian
Management team, headed by Christian Legat, take a significant stake and remain in their roles
Deal in Focus: Ardian merges Spanish bakeries Berlys and Bellsolà
Ardian's investment in Berlys and Bellsolà forms part of a consolidation play in the European frozen food industry
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Detrex
Offer values the listed US target at $42.5m, based on the offer price of $27 per share
Omers PE to acquire Trescal in SBO
GP is in talks to buy French calibration services specialist Trescal from Ardian
Ardian buys Berlys and Bellsolà
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €300m in revenues with 1,700 employees
Ardian set to back Berlys SBO
GP will acquire the bakery in a deal valued in the €450-500m EV range, equating to a 10x EBITDA multiple
Ardian's Italmatch buys Sudamfos do Brasil
Deal follows Italmatch's acquisition of Compass Chemical International in North America
Ardian backs management buyout of Babeau-Seguin
Ardian buys the French detached house builder Babeau-Seguin from Nixen
Chequers Capital acquires Emvia Living
Ardian provided unitranche and an additional committed debt facility to finance the deal
Ardian-backed Ionisos buys Scandinavian Clinics Estonia
Company intends to develop through organic growth and further acquisitions
Ardian exits TimeOne
Company was created in 2016 by merging two of Ardian's portfolio companies
Ardian-backed Ionisos buys Stermed
Acquisition strengthens Ionisos's technological platform and expands its geographic footprint
CD&R, Ardian sell 5.2% stake in Spie
Following the transaction, investors reaped €189.28m in gross proceeds
Ardian-backed Bricoprivé acquires Racetools
Online DIY tool distributor further expands in continental Europe following the purchase
Ardian buys Imes-Icore
Fifth investment from Ardian Expansion Fund IV, which held a final close on €1bn in June 2016