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    Alvest

    France

    Aerospace & defense

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    Aerospace & defense

    Alvest is a company dedicated to the design, manufacturing and distribution of technical products for the aviation industry. This includes aviation ground support equipment, spare parts and services, and technical adhesives and markings for the aerospace and industrial markets. Alvest has more than 1,800 employees, a global proprietary sales and after-sales network, and operates 10 factories in the United States, Canada, France and China which together serve customers in over 130 countries.

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    Rail.one

    Germany

    Energy

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    Energy

    Rail.One (previously known as Pfleiderer Track Systems) was a major player in the rail track industry for which it provides sleepers with or without ballast. Its high level of expertise means it participates in international infrastructure projects. With its 7 plants, in 2006, located in Germany, Hungary, Romania and Spain, Rail.One is well established in Europe and is pursuing a strategy of development in strong growth markets.

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    Aixam

    France

    Consumer goods and services

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    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.

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    Eliokem

    France

    Industrials

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    Industrials

    Eliokem is a specialty chemicals group with headquarters in Villejust (near Paris, France). In 2010, the group employs around 670 people around the world and owns 4 production facilities located at Le Havre (France), Akron (Ohio, USA), Ningbo (China) and Valia (Gujarat, India) as well as representative offices in Europe, Asia and The Americas, and a network of 86 distributors.The company has leading positions in a broad range of niche applications.

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    Camaieu

    France

    Consumer goods and services

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    Consumer goods and services

    Camaïeu was a leading French ready to wear women apparel retailer in 2007. The group designs and sells its own collections, aimed at young women from 20 to 40, looking for seductive, easy-to-wear, affordable fashion goods. With 440 boutiques in France. Camaïeu enjoys a very high brand recognition and exports its concept internationally.

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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

It is an efficient team, determined and confident in its choices, and always attentive to its partners. The relationships of trust that the Ardian team builds over time, with the management teams and, beyond that, with the advisors around them, are part of their DNA.

David Aknin Lawyer