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Buyout
Aixam
France
Consumer goods and servicesExited
Consumer goods and servicesAixam 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. -
Infrastructure
SANEF
France
RoadExited
RoadSANEF was the third largest motorway operator in France and the forth-largest in Europe in 2006. It manages two motorway concessions: SANEF, a motorway network of 1,375 kilometres (854 miles) situated in northern and eastern France, and SAPN, a network of 368 kilometres (229 miles) linking Paris to Normandy.
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Growth
EbuyClub (Plebicom)
France
web servicesExited
web servicesFounded in 2000, eBuyClub is a company positioned as a purchasing social network and offers various Internet services to facilitate on-line purchases and create savings. eBuyClub develops and offers services to achieve cash-savings with a cash back website, a price comparison website, codes and promotional services in physical stores.
Deal team
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Co-Investment
Rexel
France
Construction building materialsExited
Construction building materialsGlobal leader in the B2B distribution of electrical equipment.
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Expansion
Sotralu
France
Construction building materialsExited
Construction building materialsBased in Muret (France), Sotralu conceives, manufactures, and commercialises a complete range of locks and carriages for aluminium doors and sliding windows.
Ardian has accompanied Sotralu successfully since September 2005 focussing on maintaining its quality of service and innovation, and the conquest of new markets with new products.Deal team
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Co-Investment
Spirit
USA
Aerospace & defenseExited
Aerospace & defenseGlobal manufacturer of airliner fuselage components supplying Boeing for all of its current models.