Investments

Spie batignolles is one of the leading unlisted players in the French construction market. The Group has five divisions: construction, civil engineering, energy, public works, property development and concessions. Operating from 160 locations across France with 7,000 employees, the Group achieved a turnover of more than €2.1 billion in 2013.

The Bio 7 group is the leading operator of routine clinical pathology laboratories in Essonne, Seine et Marne and Yvelines, which are departments located in the French Île-de-France region. The Group operates 56 point-of-care laboratories and three high-performance technical platforms. In 2014, the Bio 7 group expects net revenues in excess of €55 million, a sharp increase on 2013. More than 95% of the Group’s revenues are derived from routine clinical pathology.

Founded in 1987, RGI Group specializes in software development for insurance companies, covering the entire spectrum of insurance policy management through the provision of software and advisory services. The Group has a leading position in the Italian market and its solutions and technological services are used by some of the world’s most prominent insurance companies. Ardian will give a further acceleration to the Group’s development abroad.

Founded in 1979 in Lille, France, Micropross supplies products and solutions for the smartcard industry. The company produces products that meet the highest standards of global security and interoperability.
Ardian’s investment will allow the company to accelerate its growth strategy, with a particular focus on contactless smart card payment solutions (such as NFC) and consolidate its position in the US and in Asia.

CLS, a subsidiary of CNES (French Space Agency), Ifremer (French Research Institute for exploration of the sea) and several French financial institutions, offers satellite services in location, environmental data collection, ocean observations, earth location and monitoring, to a broad range of sectors including: government, industry and the scientific community. Ardian will work alongside CLS to strengthen the resources of the group and continue its internal and external expansion.

SynerLAB is one of the leading French Contract Manufacturing Organisations of generic and ethical pharmaceutical products (i.e. patent protected and prescription sales) supplying laboratories. SynerLAB focuses on dry pharmaceutical forms including capsules, tablets, powders, granules etc and liquid forms such as syrups and mixtures.