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.

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, with expertise across the private equity, real assets, and credit spectrum.

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house part-owned by its employees. We manage or advise $176bn across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East, on behalf of governments, institutions, pension funds and high-net-worth investors.

In 2013, Dominique Senequier led an employee buyout of AXA Private Equity and created Ardian – Europe’s leading private investment house, with 320 staff and $36bn under management or advice. Around 80% became owners of the business through shares in the company.

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $176bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,680 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.

It will boast 11 luxurious apartments across c.3,050 sqm and +25 private parking spaces. The renovation will prioritize sustainability and energy efficiency, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

"Private Equity is no longer an illiquid asset class. Our leadership in the secondary market has helped change the way big institutional investors manage their entire private portfolios."

Ardian reaches $125 billion in assets under management, confirming the company’s place among elite private investment houses. This year, Ardian and FiveT Hydrogen launch Hy24, the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure investment platform.

Jun 10, 2024 · This report details Ardian’s resilient investment performance across Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, it also presents and the company’s new governance structure and ambition.

Ardian’s North America Fund team is focused on lower-middle-market private equity, enhancing value through strategic acquisitions and operational improvements.