Florian Kluge joined Ardian in 2017. He is an Investor Relations Senior Managing Director who is primarily engaged in the firm’s fundraising efforts and closely involved in the firm’s relationships with investors in Germany, Austria and the UK. In his function of COO Investor Relations he also oversees the activities of the global Product Teams. Prior to joining Ardian, he was a Managing Director at Golding Capital Partners in Munich from 2009 to 2017. Florian has more than ten years of experience in M&A for financial institutions which he gained working at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from 2005 to 2009 and working at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein from 1999 to 2005 in their London offices. He is based in Frankfurt.

Education: Business Administration (Otto Friedrich University Bamberg)