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Why join Ardian?
Member of the Executive Committee, Head of Ardian Germany and Asia, Head of Investor Relations and Ardian Customized Solutions and Member of the ASF Committee When you join Ardian, you become part of one of the leading organizations in the private investment industry.
Currently, 85\% of employees are shareholders. In 2013, Private Equity International ranked Ardian in the largest private equity firms by PE capital raised and named it Company of the Year 2013 in France. On 2 September 2015, Ardian opened an office in Madrid, Spain.
What is Ardian’s history with secondary fund of funds?
In 1999 our Secondary Fund of Funds business was established, led by Vincent Gombault. Set up to trade portfolios of private equity holdings, it is now the world’s biggest Secondary Fund of Funds investor and Ardian’s largest activity. That year we also opened our first international offices in London and New York.
When did Ardian start investing in the Asian market?
In 2005, Ardian opened an office in Singapore and entered the Asian market. The same year, the company launched its Infrastructure investment strategy.
What does Ardian Infrastructure do?
Listen to Mathias Burghardt, Head of Ardian Infrastructure at the Paris Infra Week 2019 conference “The Augmented Infrastructure: Digital for Climate?” We invest in infrastructure assets across the transport, energy, renewables, telecoms and social sectors to create a well diversified portfolio of vital economic assets for the communities.
Who is behind Ardian co-investment?
In 2005 we also launched Ardian Co-Investment, under Alexandre Motte, who now works alongside Patrick Kocsi, our head of US Co-Investments. The network expanded in 2007 when we added a local investment team in Milan, led by Nicolò Saidelli, giving us unrivalled reach in France, Germany and Italy.
How did Dominique Senequier make Ardian?
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.
What are the three values of Ardian?
Ardian, the private investment house, holds three values at its core: excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship. Our activities. Fund of funds. Mandates. Private Debt. Infrastructure. Direct Funds. Buyout.
When did Ardian Real Estate open an office in USA?
On 7 September 2015, it announced the launch of Ardian Real Estate, dedicated to investment in non-residential properties in Europe. On 7 October 2015, it opened an office in San Francisco, USA; on 5 December 2017, Ardian opened an office in Tokyo, Japan. The company operates on five business segments: