Investments

Eliokem is a specialty chemicals group with headquarters in Villejust (near Paris, France). In 2010, the group employs around 670 people around the world and owns 4 production facilities located at Le Havre (France), Akron (Ohio, USA), Ningbo (China) and Valia (Gujarat, India) as well as representative offices in Europe, Asia and The Americas, and a network of 86 distributors.The company has leading positions in a broad range of niche applications.

Camaïeu was a leading French ready to wear women apparel retailer in 2007. The group designs and sells its own collections, aimed at young women from 20 to 40, looking for seductive, easy-to-wear, affordable fashion goods. With 440 boutiques in France. Camaïeu enjoys a very high brand recognition and exports its concept internationally.

Gealan is one of the main manufacturers of PVC profiles for doors and windows. The group offers three ranges of products and operates across the whole of Europe, particularly in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe such as Romania, Slovakia and the Baltic states.

In 2005, Bénédicta was number 1 on the French specialty sauces market and number 2 in France for mayonnaise sauces. The company offers a wide range of products in France and (to some extent) in the UK. The company employs 235 people (including 180 in production and 24 sales staff) at 3 sites: Seclin, Pont-de-Briques and Rueil-Malmaison (head office). The company now earns nearly 85% of its revenues with products under the Bénédicta brand compared to only 60% five years ago.
Building on the reputation of its sales force and on its know-how, Bénédicta is also, since 1 July 2005, the exclusive distributor for products carrying the Italian brand name Carapelli, well known for its various types of olive oil.

Alukon was founded in 1974. The company is a manufacturer of roller shutters, garage doors, exterior venetian blinds, textile sun protection and insect repelling products for windows and doors.
At the time of Ardian investment in 2004, the company had 275 employees and achieved a turnover of €56m in 2003.

Based in Luçon (in the Vendée) and founded by Mister Jean Tessier, the IRM group (Idéal Résidence Mobile) is the French leader in the production and sale of mobile homes.
A pioneer in the market in 2004, the group has increased sales over the last 10 years at an average rate of 25%. Based on an aggressive sales strategy, high quality and innovative products, the competence of its management and an efficient business organization IRM’s market share has risen from around 6% in 1993 to 30% today. The IRM group produces more than 7,500 mobile homes at its 4 production sites in France and in the year 2005-2006 posted revenues of €108 million with an EBITDA margin of more than 11%. The group employs around 550 people.
The IRM product range falls into two categories: (i) “rental” models intended for camp sites and tour operators who rent mobile homes to individuals for seasonal holidays;(ii) “residential” models intended for individuals who use their mobile home as a second residence.