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We specialize in four sectors that are poised for robust and sustainable growth – Health & Wellness, the Food Value Chain, Technology, and Business Services – where our private equity expertise gives us a valuable competitive advantage. Ardian provides our portfolio companies with a strategic partner that offers in-depth market experience and an extensive network within the sector.

  • 100+

    investments and over 320 build-ups since 1997

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    Aixam

    France

    Consumer goods and services

    Exited

    Consumer goods and services

    Aixam Mega is the European no. 1 in the design, manufacture and sale of vehicles that can be driven with no driving licence:
    - a range of four-door sedans and convertibles under the Aixam brand,
    - a range of commercial vehicles under the Mega brand,
    - Aixam Méga controls the entire value added chain via 2 production-assembly plants in Chanas and Aix-les-Bains.
    In France, the vehicles are marketed by a network of 107 distributors and 84 sales agents which gives Aixam Mega a very structured sales organization with extremely wide geographical coverage.

    Deal team

We appreciate Ardian’s unique support on our growth path that helped us very much to become market leader and position us ideally for future growth.”

Daniel Schustermann Managing Director of Schustermann & Borenstein