Our portfolio

Bruni Glass is a European leader in the field of special glass containers for spirits, food, pharmaceutical products and related accessories. Founded in 1974, Bruni Glass has a particular expertise in speciality products, often developed to meet a customer's specific requirements. Bruni’s target markets are Italy and all Western economies, with a particular focus on North America. The Group offers more than 3,000 products, which firmly establishes Bruni as a benchmark business for the industry. In 2011, the Group had a turnover of more than €108 million, with almost 60% of its sales abroad. Further, Bruni has grown by 16% in the last two years.

Fives is an industrial engineering group born 200 years ago. It designs and manufactures process equipment, production lines and turnkey plants for the world’s largest industrial companies in the aluminum, steel, glass, automotive, logistics, cement and energy sectors, both in emerging and developed countries.
In 2011, Fives posted sales of €1.27 billion. It currently employs more than 6,100 people in 30 countries.

Esker is a worldwide leader in cloud-based document process automation software. Esker solutions, including the acquisition of the TermSync accounted for receivable solution in 2015, helped organizations of all sizes to improve efficiencies, accuracy, visibility and costs associated with business processes. Esker provides on-demand and on-premises software to automate accounts payable, order processing, accounts receivable, purchasing and more. Founded in 1985, Esker operates in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific with global headquarters in Lyon, France and U.S. headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2016, Esker generated 66 million euros in total sales revenue.

Riemser is a specialty pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Greifswald, Germany. Riemser operates internationally and has a primary focus on the sales, marketing and lifecycle management of pharmaceutical products for niche therapeutic markets with high medical need in the fields of Oncology, Anti-Infectives and Dermatology.

Created from the merger of the companies Schustermann and I.B. Borenstein in 1953, the company is now an exclusive retail fashion house for private members. Schustermann & Borenstein markets branded and designer wear – attractively priced – by way of two exclusive stores for members in Munich and the online shopping community BestSecret.com.

Founded in France in 2001, Arkadin provides a complete range of remote collaboration solutions (audio, web and video conferencing services). After 10 years of significant growth, Arkadin was a world leader in collaboration solutions, enabling more than 60 million people to connect in 2011. The company has 1,000 employees in 29 countries and generated turnover of €159 million in 2011. Ardian will use its extensive operational expertise and international network to help support Arkadin’s ambitious growth strategy.