
Deal in Focus: Ardian backs €1.96bn Vinci Park buyout

France had not been home to a private equity transaction worth more than €1bn since the summer of 2011 – a dry spell broken in February, when Ardian entered exclusive talks with construction and concessions firm Vinci to back the buyout of its Vinci Park division for an enterprise value of €1.96bn (around 9x EBITDA).
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