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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.

  • 100+

    investments and over 320 build-ups since 1997

Held / Exited
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    Buyout

    Trescal

    France

    Business services

    Exited

    Business services

    Represented 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.

We appreciate Ardian’s unique support on our growth path that helped us very much to become market leader and position us ideally for future growth.”

Daniel Schustermann Managing Director of Schustermann & Borenstein

It is an efficient team, determined and confident in its choices, and always attentive to its partners. The relationships of trust that the Ardian team builds over time, with the management teams and, beyond that, with the advisors around them, are part of their DNA.

David Aknin Lawyer