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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Buyout
Expleo
France
Business servicesBusiness servicesExpleo (former Assystem Technologies) is a leading partner in engineering, quality and digital solutions for customers in the aerospace, automotive, defense, industrial, transportation and financial services sectors. With 14,000 employees in 25 countries, Expleo is distinguished by its high level of technical know-how and proven expertise in complex and critical systems. In 2017, Expleo achieved a turnover of one billion euros.
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Trigo
France
Business servicesBusiness servicesFounded in 1997, TRIGO is a multinational company providing quality management solutions for the manufacturing sector, particularly within the transportation industries. With annual revenues of +300 M€ and a team of more than 9,000 professionals present in 20 countries, TRIGO offers a comprehensive portfolio of Quality Management and Inspection Services to the leading international manufacturers of the automotive, aerospace and heavy transportation industries.
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Press releases
- Trigo, supported by Ardian, acquires French specialist Euro-Symbiose
- Francis Niss appointed as new chairman of the supervisory board of Trigo
- Trigo to join forces with Böllinger in Germany with Ardian's support
- Ardian enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire Trigo Group from IK investments partners
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SIACI Saint Honoré
France
Business servicesExited
Business servicesSIACI SAINT HONORE, one of the leading providers of brokerage and consulting services in the French insurance market, supports large and mid-cap companies in the overall management of their property and personal insurance risks in France and around the world. The group designs and develops customized solutions for its corporate clients in Property & Casualty, Marine, Employee Benefits, Retirement, HR Strategy & Total Rewards and International Mobility. The firm has currently almost 1,500 employees worldwide and provides coverage to 1.2 million individuals in France and around the world, with a reported turnover in 2013 of €244m.
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NHV
Belgium
TransportTransportNoordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen, NHV Group, based in Oostende, Belgium, is specialized in B-to-B aviation services and operates 15 helicopters bases on 2 continents with a staff of more than 600 people. NHV provides services to the Oil & Gas Industry, Harbor Pilots, Wind Farm Operators, Governments, Hospitals and others. International expansion forms the heart of the company's growth strategy, which will be supported by ongoing investment, notably in the extension and the constant rejuvenation of the fleet.
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Buyout
Trescal
France
Business servicesExited
Business servicesRepresented in 16 countries, Trescal is an international specialist in calibration which provides a broad range of services for the test and measuring equipment market. Supplementing the standard technical services (verification, calibration and repair of T&M instruments), Trescal offers its expertise for the implementation and acquisition of measurement systems, customized equipment pool management software solutions, metrology and technical support, and training. The aim is to assist and support Trescal in its ambitious buy-and-build strategy and therefore accelerate its diversification into complementary geographies and markets.
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Fives
France
IndustrialsExited
IndustrialsFives is an industrial engineering group born 200 years ago. It designs and manufactures process equipment, production lines and turnkey plants for the world’s largest industrial companies in the aluminum, steel, glass, automotive, logistics, cement and energy sectors, both in emerging and developed countries.
In 2011, Fives posted sales of €1.27 billion. It currently employs more than 6,100 people in 30 countries.