Relationships and Capabilities Drive Strong Transaction Activity

Ardea has established itself as a leading boutique advisory firm by completing over 155 transactions representing $245bn in transaction value since our inception in 2017. However, we firmly believe that our true power lies in prioritizing our relationships with leading companies and executives worldwide, rather than solely focusing on transaction statistics.

Our unwavering commitment to excellence, meticulous attention to detail and extensive experience enables us to deliver superior results for our clients. We believe that our efforts have helped advance the strategic and financial objectives of our clients, and allowed us to build deep, long-lasting, and trusting relationships along the way.

155+

Transactions

$245B+

in Transaction Value

$85B+

in Cross-Border Transactions

$170B+

in FIG Transactions

Selected Transactions

Asset Management
Battery Technology
Clean Energy
Consumer Retail
FinTech
Financial Sponsors
Healthcare
InsurTech
Insurance
Insurance Services / Brokers
Investment Banks / Banks
Market Structure
Natural Resources
Real Estate
SPAC
Specialty Finance
TMT
Wealth Management
APAC
Americas
EMEA
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Announced

Status

Transaction

Client

Equitable Holdings Reinsurance of Legacy Variable Annuity Block to Venerable, Accelerating Capital Return

ANNOUNCED

2020

Oct 27, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Equitable Holdings

Oct 27, 2020

Closed

Equitable Holdings Reinsurance of Legacy Variable Annuity Block to Venerable, Accelerating Capital Return

Equitable Holdings

American Equity, Strategic Investment From and Partnership With Brookfield Asset Management

ANNOUNCED

2020

Oct 18, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

American Equity

Oct 18, 2020

Closed

American Equity, Strategic Investment From and Partnership With Brookfield Asset Management

American Equity

TriState Capital Signs a Definitive Agreement in New Capital to Fund the Company's High-Growth Strategy for Its Financial Services Businesses

ANNOUNCED

2020

Oct 12, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

TriState Capital

Oct 12, 2020

Closed

TriState Capital Signs a Definitive Agreement in New Capital to Fund the Company's High-Growth Strategy for Its Financial Services Businesses

TriState Capital

Dyal Capital Partners Buys Minority Stake in CrossHarbor Capital Partners

ANNOUNCED

2020

Oct 1, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

CrossHarbor Capital Partners

Oct 1, 2020

Closed

Dyal Capital Partners Buys Minority Stake in CrossHarbor Capital Partners

CrossHarbor Capital Partners

Allstate, Acquisition of National General

ANNOUNCED

2020

Jul 8, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Allstate

Jul 8, 2020

Closed

Allstate, Acquisition of National General

Allstate

Restructuring of the Equity Capital of Acorn Holdings B.V. (Keurig Dr. Pepper and JDE Peet’s N.V.) and Issuance of Tracking Shares

ANNOUNCED

2020

Jul 7, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

JAB Holdings B.V.

Jul 7, 2020

Closed

Restructuring of the Equity Capital of Acorn Holdings B.V. (Keurig Dr. Pepper and JDE Peet’s N.V.) and Issuance of Tracking Shares

JAB Holdings B.V.

Orion Advisors Solutions and Brinker Capital to Merge with Support from Genstar Capital and TA Associates

ANNOUNCED

2020

Jun 29, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Genstar Capital

Jun 29, 2020

Closed

Orion Advisors Solutions and Brinker Capital to Merge with Support from Genstar Capital and TA Associates

Genstar Capital

CAPTRUST Adds Growth Capital with Minority Investment from GTCR

ANNOUNCED

2020

Jun 2, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

CAPTRUST

Jun 2, 2020

Closed

CAPTRUST Adds Growth Capital with Minority Investment from GTCR

CAPTRUST

Covetrus, Convertible Preferred Equity Investment From Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

ANNOUNCED

2020

Apr 30, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Covetrus

Apr 30, 2020

Closed

Covetrus, Convertible Preferred Equity Investment From Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Covetrus

Beacon Pointe, Strategic Investment From and Partnership with Abry Partners

ANNOUNCED

2020

Mar 9, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Beacon Pointe

Mar 9, 2020

Closed

Beacon Pointe, Strategic Investment From and Partnership with Abry Partners

Beacon Pointe

E*TRADE, Sale to Morgan Stanley

ANNOUNCED

2020

Feb 20, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

E*Trade

Feb 20, 2020

Closed

E*TRADE, Sale to Morgan Stanley

E*Trade

Franklin Templeton, Acquisition of Legg Mason

ANNOUNCED

2020

Feb 18, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Franklin Templeton

Feb 18, 2020

Closed

Franklin Templeton, Acquisition of Legg Mason

Franklin Templeton

Creative Planning, Strategic Investment From and Partnership With General Atlantic

ANNOUNCED

2020

Feb 7, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Creative Planning

Feb 7, 2020

Closed

Creative Planning, Strategic Investment From and Partnership With General Atlantic

Creative Planning

Neuberger Berman, Acquisition of Almanac Realty Investors

ANNOUNCED

2020

Feb 3, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Neuberger Berman

Feb 3, 2020

Closed

Neuberger Berman, Acquisition of Almanac Realty Investors

Neuberger Berman

Clearstream to Acquire Majority Stake in UBS's Fund Distribution Platform Fondcenter AG

ANNOUNCED

2020

Jan 21, 2020

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Deutsche Börse

Jan 21, 2020

Closed

Clearstream to Acquire Majority Stake in UBS's Fund Distribution Platform Fondcenter AG

Deutsche Börse

InfraRed Capital, Sale of 80% Interest To and Partnership With Sun Life

ANNOUNCED

2019

Dec 18, 2019

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

InfraRed Capital Partners

Dec 18, 2019

Closed

InfraRed Capital, Sale of 80% Interest To and Partnership With Sun Life

InfraRed Capital Partners

Invesco, Acquisition of Oppenheimer Funds and Strategic Partnership with MassMutual

ANNOUNCED

2019

Oct 18, 2019

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Invesco

Oct 18, 2019

Closed

Invesco, Acquisition of Oppenheimer Funds and Strategic Partnership with MassMutual

Invesco

Creative Planning, Acquisition of America's Best 401k

ANNOUNCED

2019

Sep 24, 2019

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Creative Planning

Sep 24, 2019

Closed

Creative Planning, Acquisition of America's Best 401k

Creative Planning

Bain Capital Private Equity's Acquisition of 60% of Kantar Creates a Strong Partnership with WPP to Accelerate the Development of Kantar

ANNOUNCED

2019

Jul 12, 2019

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

WPP

Jul 12, 2019

Closed

Bain Capital Private Equity's Acquisition of 60% of Kantar Creates a Strong Partnership with WPP to Accelerate the Development of Kantar

WPP

Piper Jaffray, Sale of Advisory Research to Tortoise Capital Advisors

ANNOUNCED

2019

May 29, 2019

STATUS

Closed

CLIENT

Piper Jaffray Companies

May 29, 2019

Closed

Piper Jaffray, Sale of Advisory Research to Tortoise Capital Advisors

Piper Jaffray Companies

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