Ardian Acquires Majority Stake in Acousti Engineering Company of Florida

Ardian Acquires Audiotonix from Astorg

December 16, 2019

Manufacturing

Ardian has agreed to acquire UK-headquartered Audiotonix, a designer and manufacturer of professional audio mixing consoles, from private equity firm Astorg. Management and Astorg will reinvest in the business; the deal (c. 550 employees) is expected to close in Q1 2020 and will support expansion of Audiotonix's brands and product portfolio.

Ardian Acquires Majority Stake in Tom Barrow Company

July 25, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Ardian's North America Fund acquired a majority stake in Tom Barrow Company, a leading provider of commercial HVAC solutions headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The founding family and management will retain a meaningful minority ownership; financial terms were not disclosed and financing for the transaction included an unsecured term loan arranged by Platinum Equity's credit team.

Ardian Acquires Stake in NetCo Group

June 17, 2021

Industrial Services

Ardian (via its Expansion team) has acquired a stake in NetCo Group, the Bordeaux‑headquartered European leader in design and maintenance of industrial conveyor systems, in a deal that follows prior investments from IK Investment Partners and Andera Partners. The Perriez founding family remains involved and Ardian will support NetCo’s continued organic growth and international expansion and bolt‑on strategy across Europe.

Ardian Acquires Majority Stake in Florida Food Products

September 21, 2021

Food & Beverage

Ardian's U.S. Buyout team acquired a majority stake in Florida Food Products (FFP) from MidOcean Partners, with MidOcean retaining a significant equity stake. The transaction (enterprise value in excess of $1 billion) positions Ardian to support FFP's product innovation, capability expansion and international growth in clean-label, plant-based food ingredients.

Ardian-led Consortium Acquires Vulcain Engineering (LBO)

December 22, 2023

Engineering Services

Ardian is leading a consortium including Tikehau Capital, EMZ, Bpifrance, Amundi and the Fonds France Nucléaire (managed by Siparex) in a leveraged buyout of Vulcain Engineering. The transaction effects the exit of existing shareholders Equistone Partners Europe and Sagard while co-CEOs Frédéric Grard and Alban Guilloteau and more than 350 employee-shareholders strengthen their positions. The new financing will provide resources to accelerate Vulcain's international expansion, digitisation of engineering processes and continued external growth via acquisitions.

PAI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Audiotonix

April 23, 2024

Manufacturing

PAI Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Audiotonix, the UK-headquartered global designer and manufacturer of professional audio mixing consoles and related products. Ardian will retain a minority stake alongside Audiotonix management; the investment will support R&D, product and software development, brand synergies and continued strategic M&A.