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  • Optigroup logo
    Co-Investment

    OptiGroup & Hygas

    Sweden

    Industrials
    Industrials

    Headquartered in Sweden, Optigroup is a leading player in the business-to-business distribution market with a broad product offering in four business areas: Facility & Safety, Packaging, Medical and Paper & Business Supplies. The Group employs more than 2,400 people in Europe.

  • Schwind
    Co-Investment

    Schwind

    Germany

    Healthcare & life science
    Healthcare & life science

    Schwind is a leading MedTech manufacturer of eye-lasers for refractive surgery treatments. The company develops, manufactures and commercializes a comprehensive portfolio of advanced products for the treatment of vision defects and corneal diseases. Ophthalmic surgeons in more than 100 countries treat their patients with Schwind technologies.

  • Logo renta
    Co-Investment

    Renta

    Finland

    Industrials
    Industrials

    Founded in 2015 and based in Finland, Renta is a fast-growing Nordic construction equipment rental company with a full rental service offering. Renta focuses on serving a large pool of customers across a wide range of industries. The company owns over 100 depots across Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Poland and has more than 1,000 employees.

  • WS Audiology logo
    Co-Investment

    WS Audiology

    Denmark

    Healthcare & life science
    Healthcare & life science

    Headquartered in Denmark and Singapore as a result of the merger of Sivantos and Widex in 2019, WS Audiology (WSA) is the #2 global hearing aids player. The company develops, manufactures and sells hearing aids products through a global multi-channel strategy and owns a multi-brand portfolio (Signia, Widex, Rexton, Audio Services, etc.). WSA sells its products in more than 125 countries and employs over 10,000 people worldwide.

  • Logo IQ EQ
    Co-Investment

    IQ-EQ

    Luxembourg

    Financial services
    Financial services

    IQ-EQ is a leading investor services group providing a comprehensive range of compliance, administration, asset and advisory services to investment funds, global companies, family offices and private clients globally. IQ-EQ employs a global workforce of 3,600+ people located in 24 jurisdictions and has assets under administration (AUA) exceeding $500 billion. IQ-EQ works with 15 of the top 20 global private equity firms.

  • Diot Siaci logo
    Co-Investment

    Diot Siaci

    France

    Financial services
    Financial services

    DIOT-SIACI is a leading insurance brokerage and consulting group in France, operating in more than forty countries. It designs and develops solutions across the entire value chain in Property & Casualty, Marine and Cargo, Professional Liability, Employee Benefits and Consulting and International Mobility. The Group has almost 5,000 employees.

The Ardian team brought a deep sector knowledge, which I think allowed them not only to do a terrific job in that due diligence period, but also meant they could work very efficiently within our deal time frame.

Doug Brody KKR Capital Market