Investments

KTP Kunststoff Palettentechnik manufactures and markets storage and transport solutions, particularly folding containers for large volumes and plastic palettes. Based in Bous, near Saarbruecken, the company employs 60 people in 2006. Its main customers are automotive and parts manufacturers.

The Champeau Group is the leading French manufacturer of wood roof truss systems used mainly in the construction of residential houses. Based in Limoges, the Champeau Group had 460 employees and 12 production sites in France in 2006.

Founded in 1964 by the Pirou family, Piriou is specialized in the engineering, construction and repairment of middle-size ships. Thanks to high-performance engineering (studies, procurement, logistics), combined with industrial sites located worldwide, the group provides its customers with personalised global solutions, from ship design to construction, up to the maintenance in operational conditions during the ship's operation.
Piriou has become a highly internationalized group: it is currently present in France, Poland, Nigeria and Vietnam where the group's three businesses are carried out.

Skyrock was founded in 1985 by Pierre Bellanger, its current chairman, and is the leading expression platform for the new generation of 13-24 year olds through its radio station and a website dedicated to blogs.

In 2010, Credirec was a major player in France in civil debt recovery collection on behalf of third parties and works with most of those banks and consumer credit organisations that have already outsourced or sold off their portfolios. The development of an extensive database on recovery models, its qualified experienced staff has turned Credirec into the reference player on the French market.

Based in Muret (France), Sotralu conceives, manufactures, and commercialises a complete range of locks and carriages for aluminium doors and sliding windows.
Ardian has accompanied Sotralu successfully since September 2005 focussing on maintaining its quality of service and innovation, and the conquest of new markets with new products.