ARDIAN

since 1996
  • 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Financial Services

ARDIAN

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $169bn 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. 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 is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1,050+ employees, spread across 19 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.

Expertise

Private Equity, Funds of Funds, Private Debt, Infrastructure, Co-Investment, Ardian Growth, Buyout, Expansion, Real Estate, Mandates, and impact investment

From Fresh Produce to Fresh Ideas: AI & Digital Transformation in retail and private equity
  • 09 Apr 2026

The real impact of AI does not come from technology alone, but from how deeply it is embedded in daily business practices. In the second episode of Ardian’s AI x AI podcast, Clément Marty, Head of...

‘It takes four years to fully recover’ – Dominique Senequier on the…
  • 01 Apr 2026

In an interview with CNBC, Dominique Senequier, Founder & CEO of Ardian, looked back at four decades...

Building AI : From vision to execution | A conversation with Artefact
  • 10 Mar 2026

Successful AI initiatives don’t start with algorithms, they start with the right business question. In this podcast episode, Arthur Garnier from Ardian’s Data Science team discusses with Elina, Par...

Building AI: From vision to execution | A conversation with Artefact
  • 10 Mar 2026

Successful AI initiatives don’t start with algorithms, they start with the right business question. In this podcast episode, Arthur Garnier from Ardian’s Data Science team discusses with Elina, Par...

$200bn AUM confirms Ardian as among largest managers in Europe
  • 01 Mar 2026

Ardian now counts over $200 billion in assets under management, a milestone that reflects 30 years o...

Careers as women: networking, a strategic investment in Private Equity
  • 01 Mar 2026

Can one still advance their career without a network? The question now seems almost rhetorical, as n...

Why infrastructure is attracting private wealth investors
  • 01 Mar 2026

With private wealth investors increasing allocations to private markets, competition for their capit...

Ardian champions global energy transition at Asian Financial Forum 2026
  • 01 Feb 2026

Hong Kong, January 2026 – Ardian reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the global energy transition...

The data advantage in secondaries (1): Sourcing deals
  • 01 Feb 2026

Ardian's Secondaries & Primaries team brings unique depth to its underwriting, conducting bottom-up ...