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Co-Investment
GBA Group
Germany
Healthcare & life scienceHealthcare & life scienceGBA Group is a leading independent provider of highest-quality bio-analytical laboratory services for food, environment, and pharmaceutical testing. The group focuses on tailor-made solutions to meet its clients’ needs, backed by its strong scientific expertise, very comprehensive service portfolio as well as continuous dialogue with its customers. Headquartered in Hamburg, GBA employs well over 1,000 employees and operates more than 40 labs across central Europe.
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Buyout
GBA Group
Germany
Healthcare & life scienceHealthcare & life scienceGBA Group is a leading independent provider of highest-quality bio-analytical laboratory services for food, environment, and pharmaceutical testing. The group focuses on tailor-made solutions to meet its clients’ needs, backed by its strong scientific expertise, very comprehensive service portfolio as well as continuous dialogue with its customers. Headquartered in Hamburg, GBA employs well over 1,000 employees and operates more than 40 labs across central Europe.
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Co-Investment
Waterlogic
United-KIngdom
Business servicesBusiness servicesFounded in 1992 in the UK, Waterlogic was one of the pioneers of the point-of-use water dispensing systems operating across more than 50 countries and with best-in-class proprietary technology. It is the clear #1 provider of purified drinking water dispensers for the workplace, hospitals, schools, hotels and restaurants. The company has evolved from a manufacturer with a main revenue stream from units' sale to a vertically integrated service company with a full service rental business model.
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Growth
Logalty
Spain
Business servicesBusiness servicesEstablished in 2005 as the first Spanish Legaltech, Logalty acts as a provider of services for generating proof by interposition in online transactions, ensuring that transactions are secure, unalterable and with full probative value. Since its foundation, the Company has registered +38 million electronic signatures and +25 million certified communications in +147 countries, as well as generating +58 million notarized electronic documents and evidence.
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North America Fund
PRGX
USA
Business servicesBusiness servicesPRGX is a provider of tech-enabled recovery audit, contract compliance and advanced analytics services to global retailers and commercial customers. The Company helps its customers identify and reclaim more than $1.4 billion in annual source-to-pay leakage.
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Buyout
AD Education
France
EducationEducationFounded in 2009, AD Education is a leading European higher education platform, pure player in the field of Creative Arts, teaching to more than 18,000 students in 14 schools on 44 campuses in France, Italy, Spain and Germany. AD Education covers 4 main sub-segments: Design & Graphical Arts, Media & Digital, Audiovisual and Culture & Luxury. Over the past 10 years, the Group has established itself as the French leader on its core educational fields, following continued organic growth as well as successful build-ups, and as a sizeable European platform following acquisitions in Italy, Spain and Germany.
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- Ardian-backed AD Education acquires Oktogone Group, a leading player in online education and training
- Ardian backed AD Education acquires the European operations of SAE Institute, a leader in Audiovisual and creative media higher education
- Ardian acquires a majority stake in AD Education, a European education platform specialized in arts, digital and audiovisual alongside its founder and CEO