3i Private Equity acquires Poliris SA

On November 29, 2005, 3i Private Equity acquired Poliris SA, a business services company in France, from Ardian and Alpha Group.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedNovember 29, 2005 TypeSecondary Buyout TargetPoliris SA Buyer 3i Private Equity Sellers Ardian
Alpha Group SectorBusiness Services LocationFrance ValueMembers only

Target company

Poliris SA

France

Business Servicessector

-founded

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Buyer

3i Private Equity

Private equity firm · 308 deals on record

18th transaction in business services
14th transaction in France

308deals, all time

40in this sector

2022latest

Sellers (2)

Ardian

Private equity firm · 421 deals on record

Alpha Group

Private equity firm · 81 deals on record

421investments

39in this sector

179exits

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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Poliris SA?3i Private Equity acquired Poliris SA on November 29, 2005.

Who sold Poliris SA?Ardian and Alpha Group were the sellers.

What type of deal was it?It was a secondary buyout in the business services sector in 2005.

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