Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, announces that it has sold its stake in Mobius Group, a tech-enabled mobility and fleet management operator headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Founded in 2014 by José Piñera, Mobius is a pioneer fleet management, car repair, appraisals, and mechanical warranties player. The company leverages a set of proprietary technological solutions to help customers to digitalize their processes.
With more than €40 million in sales, Mobius is the leading Iberian platform for fleet managers assisting top tier renting and rent-a-car international players as well as major Spanish financial institutions and insurance companies.
Since the Ardian’s Growth team took a stake in the company in 2018, Mobius has more than doubled its revenues and completed 4 acquisitions enabling the company to both diversify its product offering and enlarge the customer base. Mobius has also strengthened its technological expertise by investing in and commercializing new software tools.
“The Ardian’s Growth team has supported us in our development both in terms of new product deployment and build-up plan. Since their investment, they helped us challenge our strategy to scale the company and strengthen our technological positioning. “ José Piñera, Founder and CEO of Mobius Group
“Congratulations to José and the whole Mobius team. It has been very exciting to work alongside them in these years. Mobius is a great example of Ardian growth’s playbook: identify the leading companies in Europe and help them accelerate the growth via product and geographical expansion as well as build-up strategy.“ Romain Chiudini, Managing Director Growth, Ardian
PARTICIPANTS
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MOBIUS
- MOBIUS: JOSÉ PIÑERA, FERNANDO PÉREZ GRANERO
- M&A ADVISOR: ARCANO
- LEGAL ADVISOR: GOMÉZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS
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ARDIAN
- ARDIAN: ROMAIN CHIUDINI, NICCOLÒ SALIGARI
- LEGAL ADVISOR: MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY (DIANA HUND)
ABOUT ARDIAN
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $150bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,470 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. Ardian’s main shareholding group is its employees and we place great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1,050+ employees, spread across 16 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.
At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.
ABOUT MOBIUS
Founded in 2014 by José Piñera and headquartered in Madrid, Mobius is the leading Iberian player in the supervision of maintenance, repair and appraisal services for fleet managers.
With more than 250 experts and a large network of garages across Spain, the company offers an end-to-end platform allowing process digitalization, data management and cost optimization.
