Ardian Buyout

#ArchitectsofLastingChange | Through Frulact, our portfolio company specializing in food solutions, we are driving change by leading the transition towards a more sustainable food industry. Leveraging over 20 years of extensive expertise in the sector and a robust network, this article highlights Ardian’s commitment to fostering sustainable growth within the food industry and our vision for catalyzing transformative change across the entire value chain. Accelerated by our investment, Frulact is at the forefront of transforming the food industry, meeting the rising consumer demand for innovative food solutions. “Understanding the specificities of each segment of the value chain and the interactions between them is key to our success. That is why we have developed our farm to fork approach to investing across the value chain.” Gonzalo Fernandez, Head of Buyout Spain & Portugal and Managing Director. #Buyout #InnovativeSolutions #FoodIndustry #Innovation #ArchitectsofArdian

Excited to announce that we have onboarded Helen Lee Bouygues and Richard Wolman as operating partners focusing respectively on Transformation & Operational Excellence and People & Organizations.   Helen Lee Bouygues has over 25 years of C-level executive experience managing large scale transformation and turnarounds, in the context of carve-outs, sale processes, mergers, add-on acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts. She has also held a number of board responsibilities for large, global listed and private businesses. Helen was born and raised in the USA and has Korean origins. She speaks, English, French, Korean and Japanese. Richard Wolman is a highly experienced consultant in succession strategy, change management, and human resources development with a particular focus on entrepreneurial & family businesses and other high-performance knowledge businesses such as tech, industrials, investment firms, trading houses and management consultancies. Richard was born and raised in South Africa, worked in the USA, in Europe and in the Middle-East; and speaks English, French and Italian.   We are delighted to work alongside them on value creation across the Ardian Buyout portfolio!   #Buyout #Talent #Humancapital #Transformation #PrivateEquity

📣 Spotlight on our portfolio company Expleo Group, which has been chosen by Airbus Helicopters to streamline and increase productivity through their Production Scheduling & Planning (PSP) services.   Airbus Helicopters, a world leader in both civil and military helicopter production, plans to leverage Expleo’s twelve years of experience in helicopter production, a partnership we have no doubt will be fruitful and, of course, efficient. Looking forward to seeing this collaboration in action! 🚁    #ArdianBuyout #HelicopterProduction #TechInnovation #SupplyChain #Manufacturing #Aerospace

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 | We are announcing today the acquisition of a majority stake in Masco Group, a global provider of engineered solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The Borella family and Masco Group’s current management team will reinvest alongside Ardian and Luca Borella will continue to lead the company as CEO. Founded in 1912, and headquartered in Milan, Masco provides a range of bespoke products and services to the biopharma and life sciences industry, including high-purity water systems, bioprocessing equipment, modular off-site fabricated facility solutions, process engineering, laboratory, validation and automation services. Ardian will leverage its deep industry expertise in Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences to support Masco in the next phase of growth, driving a number of compelling organic initiatives, further international expansion, and completing acquisitions focused on strengthening the Company’s technological capabilities while driving operational excellence. “𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔-𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦’𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑀&𝐴 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑦.” Marco Bellino, Deputy Head of Buyout Italy & Managing Director, Ardian “𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛’𝑠 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎, 𝑤𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑜’𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛’𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒.” Christopher Sand, Managing Director, Ardian Read the full announcement ⮕ https://bit.ly/4cVP2oI #Engineering #Pharma #Pharmaceutical #Biotech #Biopharma #LifeSciences #InternationalExpansion #Italy Giorgio Cicala, Julia Wu, Andrea Audisio di Somma, Elena García Ortega, Matteo Collini, Angelos Papadimitriou, Claudio Colombi ,Klaus Lesker , Dr. Jan Gudlick RSBG SE

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 | We are announcing today that Ardian has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire a majority stake in Robot-Coupe and Magimix , alongside the Hameur Group, who is the group’s historic shareholder. “𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦-𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒.” Thibault Basquin, Co-Head of Buyout and Member of the Executive Committee, Ardian Through this partnership, Ardian and the Hameur Group will support the Robot-Coupe and Magimix’s management teams plan to consolidate their market leadership position through accelerated organic growth and internationalization. “𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔-𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑢𝑟 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠, 𝐺𝑖𝑙𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑢𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑜𝑑-𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦.” Emmanuel MIQUEL, Co-Head of Buyout France & Managing Director, Ardian Founded in 1961 in the French region of Burgundy, Robot-Coupe is the undisputed global market leader in premium benchtop equipment for professional use. Magimix was created in 1971 by leveraging Robot-Coupe’s expertise and focuses on premium small kitchen appliances for domestic use. This iconic brand is an industry leader in food preparation equipment such as food processors, blenders, juicers and coffee machines. “𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑡-𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑥’𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠.” Alexis Manet, Managing Director Buyout, Ardian 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 → https://bit.ly/3zH9F9p #PrivateEquity #Buyout #FoodValueChain

We are proud to share the sustainable strides of Neopharmed Gentili S.P.A. with their first Sustainability Report. 🌿 This new report highlights the company's commitment to #ESG and actions implemented, an #ESG roadmap, along with introducing its Strategic Sustainability Plan and Sustainability Committee - emphasizing responsible management with transparent communication, supply chain monitoring, and effective measurement 📈. Aligned with the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the report also addresses how the firm integrates sustainable practices promoting diversity, inclusivity and support for the scientific community. Well done Neopharmed Gentili! #ArdianBuyout #Sustainability #SustainabilityReport #Innovation #Diversity #Pharma #ESG Ardian https://bit.ly/3VXoHzf

Exciting news from the Buyout team!   We are thrilled to announce the promotion of five of our colleagues to the role of Managing Director. These leaders have demonstrated outstanding dedication, expertise, and vision, driving our success in the ever-evolving private equity landscape.   The promotion of these talented professionals underscores our commitment to excellence and our confidence in their ability to lead us through the challenges and opportunities ahead.   Congratulations to Alexis Manet, Nicolas Trani, Giacomo Forti, Edward Little, and Gunnar Chrestin!   We look forward to their continued contributions in shaping the future of the Buyout activity at Ardian.   #Leadership #Promotion #PrivateEquity #Buyout

📣 Nicolas Darnaud, Co-Head of Buyout France & Managing Director, took part in Les Echos Capital Finance LBO Conference on the topic "Boosting transactional mechanics on a sustainable basis ". Alongside Vincent Catherine (Sienna Private Equity) Francois Dontot (Intralinks) and Julia PERRONI (Houlihan Lokey) Nicolas Darnaud answered the following questions: ◉ How can we capitalize on the rebound in investment and sell-offs in France in the second half of 2023? ◉ To what extent are LBO funds able to project their holdings into the future, in the face of an uncertain macro-economic and geopolitical context? ◉ How can we decode valuation balances and financing conditions over the coming months? "It's a good time to start a business. Companies have been affected by many hazards: Covid, political instability, war, inflation, rising interest rates, but in this period of permanent uncertainty, they have proved their resilience. As the macro-economic situation regularizes, high-performance companies backed by solid fundamentals will create significant value and be attractive investment opportunities." Nicolas Darnaud #PrivateEquity #Buyout #LBO #Investment #Entrepreneurship

#IntegratedReport | In 2023, Ardian’s Buyout team prioritized disciplined capital allocation as the team focused on supporting portfolio companies’ international buy-and-build strategies and completing several refinancings. We achieved nearly 50 bolt-on acquisitions, including transformational deals for JAKALA in Europe and Biofarma Group in the USA, illustrating the value of our transatlantic footprint. We successfully exited 6 companies in the past 18 months, returning a total capital amount to our LPs of c.€3.7bn: Unither Pharmaceuticals, Neopharmed Gentili S.P.A., d&b audiotechnik, MONBAKE, Staci and Audiotonix. Read more in Ardian’s 2023 Integrated Report with the contributions of Thibault Basquin and Nicolo Saidelli → https://bit.ly/4cdcCw7 #Buyout #ArchitectsofLastingChange

Ardian's 2023 #IntegratedReport is now available! 📕   This report sets out how the company creates value for all its stakeholders: investors, portfolio companies, employees and society at large.   This year’s report was conceived in collaboration with Ardian’s Millennial Committee, the body composed of 18 members representing the company’s younger generation. The report draws on their insights, experience and enthusiasm in the presentation of strategic global topics for Ardian as well as key initiatives undertaken within the company.   The report represents the work of more than 1,065 Ardian employees spread across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. It reflects the results, analyses and perspectives expressed by the managers of our activities, functions and projects.   Discover our full 2023 Integrated Report → https://bit.ly/4cdcCw7 #ArchitectsOfLastingChange #PrivateEquity #MarketTrends #Sustainability