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Buyout
AD Education
France
EducationEducationFounded in 2009, AD Education is a leading European private higher education platform, notably in the field of Creative Arts, Business and Engineering, teaching to c.42,000 students in 20 schools on 72 campuses and online in 9 European countries (notably in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and more recently the UK). AD Education covers 7 main sub-segments: Engineering, Business, Design & Graphic Arts, Digital & Communication, Culture & Luxury, Audiovisual and Other (IT, Tech). Over the past 10 years, the Group has established itself as the French leader on its core educational fields, following continued organic growth as well as successful build-ups, and as a sizeable European platform following several acquisitions in Europe (mainly Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK).
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Press releases
- Ardian-backed AD Education acquires Oktogone Group, a leading player in online education and training
- Ardian backed AD Education acquires the European operations of SAE Institute, a leader in Audiovisual and creative media higher education
- Ardian acquires a majority stake in AD Education, a European education platform specialized in arts, digital and audiovisual alongside its founder and CEO
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Growth
Kapten & Son
Germany
E-commerceE-commerceKapten & Son was founded in 2014 and quickly became a leading European brand for premium fashion and accessories thanks to high-quality products, a strong Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) approach and its marketing expertise.
Today, the product portfolio includes accessories, suitcases, backpacks, eyewear and watches, which are sold in over 30 countries via the Kapten & Son online store, as well as six Kapten & Son retail flagship stores and exclusive boutique partners. More than 150 employees work at the headquarters in Cologne and in the retail stores on the further expansion of the company. -
Co-Investment
PRGX
USA
Business servicesBusiness servicesPRGX is a provider of tech-enabled recovery audit, contract compliance and advanced analytics services to global retailers and commercial customers. The Company helps its customers identify and reclaim annual source-to-pay leakage.
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Buyout
Inovie Group
France
Healthcare & life scienceHealthcare & life scienceFounded in 2010, Inovie has undergone significant external growth to become the leading independent medical diagnostic provider in France and a key player across Southern and Central France specifically. With a strong local footprint of 20 multi-site laboratories spread over eight key regions (Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, Nouvelle Aquitaine Auvergne Rhône Alpes and Centre Val de Loire XXX), Inovie’s biologists and 7,515 employees deliver high-standard clinical pathology testing to more than 100,000 patients daily. Inovie has also played a leading role in innovation, notably through their work in four areas of specialty: fertility (Inovie Fertilité), genomics (Imagenome), anatomopathology (Inopath) and veterinary services (Inovie Vet).
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Co-Investment
Imagine Learning
USA
Technology, Media and TelecomTechnology, Media and TelecomFounded in 2010, Imagine Learning is a leading provider of digital curriculum solutions to K-12 grades students in the US.
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Co-Investment
Groupe La Centrale
France
Technology, Media and TelecomTechnology, Media and TelecomFounded in 1969 as a newspaper (now exclusively digital), Groupe La Centrale is one of the leading automotive marketplaces in France and a major competitor of Leboncoin. It covers the entire value chain for car dealers and potential buyers through its platforms for the sale of new and used cars by dealers, as well as C2B used car sales to dealers.
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