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  • Logo Pet Smart
    Co-Investment

    Pet Smart

    USA

    Consumer goods and services
    Consumer goods and services

    Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Phoenix, PetSmart is a specialty retailer, and is the leading provider of pet products and services in North America. PetSmart operates more than 1,400 stores in the US and Canada and employs 53,000 people. PetSmart’s main offering is merchandise comprising consumables such as dog/cat food, treats and litter, hard goods such as toys, collars and leashes and the sale of small pets, fishes, and reptiles. PetSmart also offers dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart Doggie Day Camp day care services and pet adoption services in-store. Expert veterinarian care is also available in more than 60 percent of PetSmart stores, where Banfield Pet Hospital®, operates full-service pet hospitals.

  • Logo GC Flowers
    Co-Investment

    GC Flowers

    China

    Consumer goods and services

    Exited

    Consumer goods and services

    Founded in 2007, Guo Cui is one of the largest potted plant (foliage plants and fresh flowers) production, sales and trading companies in China. Guo Cui has 3 main business streams: B2B wholesale, B2C retail and trading center which provides both logistics and warehousing services to clients.

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    Co-Investment

    EFS

    USA

    Business services

    Exited

    Business services

    EFS is one of the major US fleet card provider to Over-The-Road (“OTR”) trucking companies which operates heavy trucks fleets with focus on the long-haul and inter-state US routes). EFS equips drivers with payment cards to purchase in its network of 11,000 fuel stations and giving them rebates. EFS customizes cards to clients’ fuel cost control needs and provides intelligence reporting on fleet activity. EFS has replicated its expertise to penetrate employees’ corporate payment cards wide market with value-added data processing services and spending control functionalities.

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    Co-Investment

    Gates

    USA

    Industrials
    Industrials

    Founded in 1911 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Gates is the world’s leading manufacturer of belts and one of the leading manufacturers of hoses. The company has 14,000 employees and sells in 120 countries a broad product offer of more than 580k references, which are sold to clients in the automotive and industrial end-markets. More than 50% of the revenues are generated on the more resilient and high-margin replacement markets.

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    Co-Investment

    Newrest

    France

    Consumer goods and services

    Exited

    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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    Co-Investment

    Global Logistics Properties

    China

    Business services

    Exited

    Business services

    Founded in 2007, GLP is one of the largest providers of modern logistics properties and services in China, Japan, Brazil and USA. GLP designs, builds, and manages over 800 logistics facilities in 80 cities across China, Japan and Brazil. GLP’s customers are manufacturers, retailers, third party logistics companies, and e-commerce companies that cater to domestic consumption. GLP is listed on the Singapore exchange since October 2010.

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

Ardian and Arsenal both want our investments to benefit society and by working together in this case we’ve reduced the time it takes to set up a clinical trial by many months, which means new drugs come to market as quickly and safely as possible.

Steve McLean Partner of Arsenal Capital

During the due diligence phase, we identified Ardian as a future shareholder capable of making a significant contribution to Emera's development. As soon as the transaction closed, we were able to define and launch value-creating initiatives with Naxicap and Ardian, particularly in terms of group structuring, external growth, digital transformation and real estate strategy, in France but also in Spain and other European countries.

Eric Baugas CEO of EMERA