Investments

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.

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.

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.

Gealan is one of the main manufacturers of PVC profiles for doors and windows. The group offers three ranges of products and operates across the whole of Europe, particularly in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe such as Romania, Slovakia and the Baltic states.

In 2005, Bénédicta was number 1 on the French specialty sauces market and number 2 in France for mayonnaise sauces. The company offers a wide range of products in France and (to some extent) in the UK. The company employs 235 people (including 180 in production and 24 sales staff) at 3 sites: Seclin, Pont-de-Briques and Rueil-Malmaison (head office). The company now earns nearly 85% of its revenues with products under the Bénédicta brand compared to only 60% five years ago.
Building on the reputation of its sales force and on its know-how, Bénédicta is also, since 1 July 2005, the exclusive distributor for products carrying the Italian brand name Carapelli, well known for its various types of olive oil.

Alukon was founded in 1974. The company is a manufacturer of roller shutters, garage doors, exterior venetian blinds, textile sun protection and insect repelling products for windows and doors.
At the time of Ardian investment in 2004, the company had 275 employees and achieved a turnover of €56m in 2003.