Sector expertise
We specialize in four sectors that are poised for robust and sustainable growth – Health & Wellness, the Food Value Chain, Technology, and Business Services – where our private equity expertise gives us a valuable competitive advantage. Ardian provides our portfolio companies with a strategic partner that offers in-depth market experience and an extensive network within the sector.
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100+
investments and over 320 build-ups since 1997
Technology
Ardian’s Buyout Technology Team leverages its deep expertise and long-term experience within the technology sector to identify attractive investment opportunities spanning both vertical and horizontal software solutions, IT services, industrial technologies and associated business models. Our portfolio features prominent investments, including a world-leading healthcare software group and a leading European provider of digital technology services.
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€3.4bn
invested since inception, 25 transactions
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BuyoutD & B audiotechnik
Germany
Technology, Media and TelecomExited
Technology, Media and TelecomFounded in 1981 by Jürgen Daubert and Rolf Belz and based in Backnang, Germany, d&b is one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality speakers, amplifiers and related components. Since its founding, d&b has evolved from a garage start-up to one of the leading providers of professional audio systems worldwide. d&b systems are used as reliable tools for long-term use at production and distribution companies from the event and multimedia genre, at festivals and concerts, at musicals, concert halls, theaters and opera houses, in radio and television products – from the tiniest conference rooms to the largest stadiums. Over the last three decades, d&b has acquired the status of a global premium brand in professional audio technology environment.
