Ardian | Private Equity

Discover our Private Equity activities

Through our Private Equity activities we take direct ownership stakes in entrepreneurial companies on behalf of our clients, as well as using our Secondaries & Primaries platform to acquire interests in funds managed by other sponsors. We use our financial and operational expertise to help our portfolio companies accelerate their growth and expand their international footprint. Our goal is to improve the sustainability performance of every company we invest in, ensuring that it creates durable value for its customers, employees and shareholders and that it makes a positive contribution to society.

We have global scale in private equity investments

Ardian’s Private Equity expertise includes our Secondaries & Primaries platform, which is the biggest player in the global secondary market for stakes in private equity funds and a major provider of liquidity to institutional investors. This expertise also houses our Direct investment activities comprising Co-Investment, Buyout, Expansion, Growth and North America Fund. We are Europe’s leading private equity investor with local teams in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan and Madrid, and a growing presence in North America.

$128bn AUM

Sustainability is at the heart of our private equity investment approach

Ardian has been incorporating ESG into its investment strategies since 2008. We have a dedicated Sustainability team that supports the management of companies in our Direct portfolios, creating annual roadmaps for each business. We believe improving sustainability performance adds substantial value to our investments and we look for opportunities where our expertise can have the biggest impact. We also benchmark the sponsors in our Secondaries portfolio every year on a wide variety of sustainability KPIs.

190 portfolio companies

supported with an individualized sustainability roadmap, since 2009
33,000+ employees

of 46 portfolio companies have benefited from profit‑sharing at exit by Ardian since 2008, representing 1 to 6 months' salary

Ardian’s success is built on our ability to identify outstanding opportunities in both direct and fund investments and build the relationships that will enable us to realize their potential.

Dominique Senequier CEO & Founder of Ardian

Best French Large LBO Fund

In November 2024, Ardian Buyout team was honored with the Gold Award for Best French Large LBO Fund.

November 2024

European Private Markets Fund Manager of the Year 2024

In November 2024, Ardian has won the “European Private Markets Fund Manager of the Year 2024” (AuM of more than €100bn) at the Funds Europe Awards 2024 in London.

November 2024