Sector expertise
We specialize in four sectors that are poised for robust and sustainable growth – Food Value Chain, Health & Wellness, Applied Technologies, and Essential B2B 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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120+
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Essential B2B Services
Ardian invests in companies delivering the mission‑critical services that keep modern economies running. As organizations face rising complexity, regulatory pressure, and accelerating technological change, we back the specialist providers enabling businesses to operate more efficiently, securely, and at scale. Ardian partners with category leaders driving innovation, resilience, and long‑term growth across how companies manage risk, navigate complexity, and execute their most essential operations.
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€3.4bn
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BuyoutAire Network
Spain
Business servicesBusiness servicesAire Networks, founded in 2002 by Raul Aledo, Miguel Tecles and Emilio Gras, is Iberia’s leading neutral B2B provider of ICT services (Data and Mobile connectivity and Cloud solutions) for resellers/alternative operators (virtual, local, national and international carriers) and corporate markets (from SMEs and large companies to hyperscalers) delivered through an extensive asset-light footprint.
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BuyoutOdealim
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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BuyoutJakala
Italy
Business servicesBusiness servicesJakala is the leading European player in AI-powered, data-driven performance. The company delivers measurable business impact across revenue, engagement, productivity, and efficiency by seamlessly connecting strategy, technology, and data activation across the full customer lifecycle. Built on over 20 years of proprietary, privacy-safe customer intelligence, Jakala transforms organisational data and decision logic into scalable, outcome-driven solutions. With deep expertise across Financial Services, Retail, Luxury, Pharma, and other key sectors, and a strong entrepreneurial culture powering an active M&A strategy, Jakala is building the European category leader at the intersection of data, AI and customer performance.
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BuyoutAD 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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BuyoutStaci
France
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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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BuyoutStudy 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.