We offer broad exposure to private markets
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $166bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,650 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. Alongside our range of direct funds, we build bespoke portfolios for institutional clients through Ardian Customized Solutions and offer a specialist service for private clients through Private Wealth Solutions.
We aim to help each client find the best way to achieve their investment objectives using private market assets. The breadth of our offering is a vital part of the solutions that we deliver spanning our own funds and Ardian's priviledged acces to primary fundraisings by other leading sponsors globally. But our flexibility in seeking tailored solutions for clients is equally important. Whichever route investors choose, our approach remains the same: our local investment teams in each market form long-term partnerships with entrepreneurial managers and work together to build resilient, high-quality business that are fit to face the future.
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US$166bn
of assets under management or advised
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1,650
Investors, with nearly 600 High Net Worth Individuals
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250+
Companies currently invested in
Investment solutions
Bespoke portfolios unlock the private market opportunity.
A dedicated proposition for private clients.
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Customized Solutions
Ardian Customized Solutions are tailor-made investment solutions that precisely reflect the client’s goals. As a trusted partner, Ardian builds bespoke portfolios and provides access to top-quality private market investments worldwide. Moreover, clients with a customized investment solution benefit from a premium service offering.
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Private Wealth Solutions
Private clients are an important and fast-growing group of investors that account for more than half of Ardian's LPs by number. The Private Wealth Solutions team and strategy will enable to address this growing opportunity, building strong relationships with distributors and designing new dedicated solutions.
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Secondaries & Primaries
Ardian is the world leader in secondary private market transactions and a major primaries investor. Our secondary platform provides liquidity to the world’s largest institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. We have a unique ability to execute the largest and most complex secondary deals reliably and rapidly, thanks to our world-leading proprietary database.
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Buyout
Our Buyout team acquires mid and large-cap companies in Europe and North America, helping their management teams execute M&A-led growth strategies to transform ambitious regional champions into global players. We invest in sectors that benefit from long-term growth themes, including the food value chain, healthcare, sustainable chemicals and international business services.
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Expansion
Our Expansion team invests in fast-growing lower mid-cap companies based in the major Eurozone economies. We are supportive, long-term shareholders dedicated to helping our management teams expand their international presence through targeted acquisitions and create sustainable value.
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Co-Investment
Our Co-Investment team takes minority stakes in private equity transactions across Europe, North America and Asia. We invest alongside top-tier sponsors in companies ranging from small- to large-caps, led by first-class management teams. We support our investment partners with fast decision-making, our extensive network and long experience of developing businesses globally.
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North America Fund
Ardian's North America Fund invests in lower middle-market industrial companies and business services providers. We target more complex situations, including family successions and carve-outs, where focused support and investment can unlock significant value.
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Growth
The Growth team supports entrepreneurs seeking to accelerate the development of profitable European companies with a strong domestic position. We provide strong support to help them expand internationally, both organically and through acquisitions, and address the challenges of scaling up.
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Infrastructure
Ardian is a world leading investor in essential infrastructures key to the populations and serving the local communities. We believe that investment in infrastructure is the best way to support the economy as a whole, as well as individual companies. Our focus is Europe and the Americas, cementing our position among the top tier of infrastructure players and aiming to deliver long-term value through a disciplined industrial approach.
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Real Estate
The Real Estate team acquires office properties in major cities in France, Germany, Italy and recently Spain. The team identifies well-located buildings where targeted refurbishment and hands-on management of the asset in partnership with tenants can unlock significant increases in capital value.
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Real Assets Debt
Ardian Real Assets Debt provides Real Estate Debt for projects that involve repositioning and active management of assets in major French, German, Italian and Spanish cities. Its investment approach is therefore fully aligned with the "build-to-green" strategy that our Real Estate activity pursues, and supports projects that aim to achieve material improvements in sustainability performance, contributing to the rejuvenation of the real estate stock.
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Private Credit
Ardian Private Credit is one of Europe’s leading providers of non-bank finance for mid-market companies, with one of the longest track records of consistent performance through the full economic cycle. We specialize in offering flexible facilities that frequently include additional committed capital to support future growth opportunities.
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NAV Financing
Ardian NAV Financing is a platform providing debt facilities backed by large portfolios of private equity and infrastructure funds. These transactions are typically sponsored by funds-of-funds players who acquire the portfolios on the secondary market.
Architects of Lasting Change
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