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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BuyoutDRT
France
IndustrialsExited
IndustrialsCreated in 1932 and headquartered in Dax (France), DRT is a global leading producer of ingredients derived from plant-based chemistry, mainly from pine trees. With a turnover estimated at €500m in 2017, DRT is a truly international company with more than 80% of its business made outside of France, of which around 25% in the Americas and more than 10% in Asia. The group employs close to 1,300 people and is operating through a global footprint with four production sites located in France, two in the USA, three in India and one in China.
