Our portfolio

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  • Clever Age
    Growth

    Clever Age

    France

    web services

    Exited

    web services

    Clever Age is a digital expert in interactive communication, technical architecture and production infrastructure. It helps its clients identify and set up their digital and mobile strategy. With four offices in France and a presence in Switzerland and Hong Kong, its clients are SMEs and large organizations.

  • Aloe Energy logo
    Infrastructure

    Aloe Energy

    France

    Renewables

    Exited

    Renewables

    Aloe Energy is a Solar PV plant with 67MW in operation as well as a pipeline of projects under development and construction.
    In July 2017, Ardian solds its shares to Sonnedix.

  • Evolis
    Growth

    Evolis

    France

    Consumer goods and services

    Exited

    Consumer goods and services

    Evolis is specialized in the design, manufacture and marketing of printers for graphic personalization and data encoding plastic cards (access control badges, credit cards, student cards, loyalty to subscription, transport, driving license, etc..).

    Deal team

  • 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.

  • Ada international logo Expansion
    Expansion

    Ada International

    Germany

    Consumer goods and services

    Exited

    Consumer goods and services

    ADA Cosmetics manufactures and sells high-quality personal care products such as shampoo, body lotion and soap for the hotel industry. The products are sold under ADA Cosmetics’, which owns Naturals, Pure Herbs and Hydro Basics brands. The product range also includes hotel cosmetics products from leading international brands including Chopard, Bulgari and Trussardi. Ardian will help ADA strengthen its position in the wider European and Asian markets.

  • EFS logo
    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.