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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.

  • 100+

    investments and over 320 build-ups since 1997

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    Seqens

    France

    Healthcare & life science

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    Healthcare & life science

    Sequens is a producer of essential chemicals for use in everyday products. The group is structured across 3 divisions: Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics, Performance Chemicals and Mineral Specialties. Seqens is an industry leader across a wide range of products including aspirin, paracetamol, salicylic acid, para-aminophenol, soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, phenol and oxygenated solvents. It targets a set of five resilient and diversified end-markets including pharma & healthcare, food & feed, cosmetics, flavors & fragrances, home care and environment. Seqens serves 750 customers from 14 industrial sites located in Europe and Asia, and employs ~1,600 people.

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    HSE 24

    Germany

    Technology, Media and Telecom

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    Technology, Media and Telecom

    HSE24 is a leading provider of TV home shopping in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Russia. Through its television channels HSE24, HSE24 Extra, HSE24 Trend, HSE24 Italy and Shopping Life (Russia), as well as its e-commerce platforms and mobile apps, the company sells a broad range of consumer products through multiple channels. The typical HSE24 customer is female, aged 40+, and engages in repeated purchases of products in fashion, jewellery, cosmetics and wellness, as well as home & living, and DIY. Products are sold exclusively by HSE24 and are presented in scheduled one-hour live shows.

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    Newrest

    France

    Consumer goods and services

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    Consumer goods and services

    Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Newrest is a leading diversified catering group active in five segments: inflight catering for airline companies, rail catering, remote sites for the oil and gas and mining industry, contract catering and concessions, mostly in airports. The company has more than 25,000 employees and is present in 49 countries.

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    Unipex

    France

    Industrials

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    Industrials

    Unipex, which is based in Quebec, is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of more than 2000 value-added products for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical and nutrition industries.55% of the company's revenues come from Europe (via Unipex, Chimiray, Siricie Iris and IEB) and 45% from North America (largely Canada via Multichem).

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    Lowen Play

    Germany

    Consumer goods and services

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    Consumer goods and services

    Loewen Play is headquartered in Bingen and is the second largest amusement arcade operator in Germany. It has more than 4,000 machines in more than 200 arcades and generated revenues in excess of € 85 million in 2007. It is providing a wide range of coin-operated and electronic gaming, sports and amusement machines offering top quality entertainment.

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    Diana

    France

    Consumer goods and services

    Exited

    Consumer goods and services

    Diana Ingredients is a Group specialised in producing and selling natural ingredients used in pet food, human food and beverages and pharmaceutical industries.
    The Group is N°1 in flavours for pet food and has a leading positions in natural extracts and culinary ingredients. They employ more than 1,000 people and have 17 plants across the world (Europe, United States, Latin America and Australia).

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