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

Business Services
Specialized skill requirements and equipment, tight labor markets, increasing cost pressures, and growing demand for outsourcing of non-core services present attractive growth opportunities for companies that can help others optimize their operations. Moreover, the digitalization of businesses across all sectors is increasing the need for specialist service providers. All of these themes are represented in our portfolio, which includes companies providing education programming, testing & inspection services, aircraft maintenance services, and commercial insurance brokerage.
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€3.8bn
invested since inception, 22 transactions
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Odealim
France
Business servicesBusiness servicesCreated from the consolidation of several regional insurance brokers, Odealim is the first specialist in real estate insurance brokerage and credit brokerage on the French market today.
With a strong geographical footprint and a powerful network of partner insurers, Odealim can guarantee to its customers, professionals and individuals, a complementary support and customized solutions.Deal team
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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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- 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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Staci
France
Business servicesExited
Business servicesSince 1989, STACI has specialized in complex fulfilment orders and offers innovative B2B and B2C solutions to a wide range of industries: pharmaceutical & healthcare, high-tech, automotive, telecom, retail, food & beverage, bank & insurance. Staci operates 62 warehouses in Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US with 2,400 employees and has achieved over 490M€ sales in 2021. STACI is a CSR-driven business with sustainable growth as its core strategy for many years.
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Study Group
United-KIngdom
Business servicesBusiness servicesStudy Group is the leading provider of international education in the UK and Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America. Each year, Study Group supports over 30,000 students from around 142 countries on campuses spread across three continents. Study Group prepares international students, who wish to enter leading English-speaking universities, through educational courses that provide them with the academic, language and learning skills needed to succeed. Study Group is a market leader in the UK and in Australia, and partners with numerous prestigious universities across the globe.
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Revima
France
Aerospace & defenseAerospace & defenseFounded in 1952, Revima is an independent leader in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of commercial aircraft. The group is well-known for its expertise in the maintenance of auxiliary power units (APU) and landing gear for regional, medium and long-haul aircraft. Revima, which has c.750 employees, achieved revenues of more than €280M in 2018.
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Indexia Group
France
Consumer goods and servicesConsumer goods and servicesFounded in 1999 by Sadri Fegaier, Indexia is a major European player in the distribution of extended warranty products, specialising in particular in the fast-growing consumer electronics market. Indexia designs, sells, and manages a line of subscription-based consumer services and notably premium insurance products for mobile phones and multimedia devices, cash-back fidelity programs and a platform of webdesign services. In 2019, Indexia diversified its offer by launching Hubside Store, a network of multimedia stores selling both new and refurbished products. The group employs more than 3,000 FTEs in France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Italy and Switzerland.
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