Ardian

Ardian, established in 1996, is a France-based asset manager offering global investment management services. It primarily focuses on fund of funds (55.21%), followed by direct funds (19.79%), infrastructure (16.67%), and private debt (7.29%), with a minor allocation to real estate (1.04%). Ardian invests across various sectors, including food value chain, healthcare, technology, and industrials, with a presence in Europe and North America.

Faruk Amin

Managing Director and Deputy Head of United States Co-Investement

Marie Arnaud-Battandier

Managing Director

Andrea Audisio

Investment Manager

Cyril Auger

Senior Managing Director

Alexis Ballif

Managing Director, Infrastructure - Transport

Carole Barnay

Senior Managing Director and Deputy Head of Europe Co-Investment

Nicholas Basch

Investment Manager, Secondaries and Primaries

Thibault Basquin

Managing Director

Marco Bellino

Deputy Head Of Buyout Italy and Managing Director

Mark Benedetti

Executive President

Paolo Bergonzini

Managing Director

Ivan Bernard-Brunel

Managing Director

Gonzague Boutry

Managing Director - Digital infrastructure

William Briggs

Managing Director

Mathias Burghardt

Executive Vice President

Gregory Buscayret

Managing Director - Capital Markets

Alexis Bébéar

Managing Director

Thierry Caboche

Head of International Public Affairs and Managing Director

Marion Calcine

Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure and Senior Managing Director, Paris and Member of the Ardian France Executive Board

Frédérick Castonguay

Managing Director, North America

Lea Chaplain

Investment Manager

Claire Chavaillard

Investment Manager

Bertrand Chevalier

Senior Managing Director and Member of the ASF Management Committee

Vladimir Colas

Executive Vice President

Lucas Coleon

Senior Managing Director

Guillaume Cravero

Head of Public Affairs and Managing Director

Maria Daguere

Managing Director

Nicolas Darnaud

Co-Head Of Buyout France and Managing Director

Arthur De Salins

Managing Director

Thierry Denoyel

COO, Infrastructure and Senior Managing Director

Audrey Detavernier

Senior Managing Director

Nicolas Dixneuf

Investment Manager

Nicolas Duchange

Managing Director

Florian Dupont

Director

Joseba Echave

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Financing

Isabelle Fan

Managing Director, Greater China

Lise Fauconnier

Managing Director, Paris

Michel Fellmann

Senior Managing Director and Director

Gonzalo Fernandez-Albinana

Head of Buyout Spain and Portugal and Managing Director

Alexander Friedrich

Managing Director

Benoit Gaillochet

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Ardian Infrastructure Europe

Heiko Geissler

Managing Director

Yves Genouvrier

Global Head of Client Servicing and Managing Director

Leopoldo Giandola

Senior Investment Manager

Sylvain Goetz

Director

Stephane Guichard

Managing Director, Co-Investment

Olivier Hamot

Managing Director

Manuel Hausler

Senior Managing Director and Member of ASF Committee

Stuart Hawkins

Managing Director and Head of Private Credit UK

Michael Hu

Managing Director

Sara Huang

Managing Director, Secondaries and Primaries

Luis Huete

Senior Investment Manager

Quentin Hugot

Managing Director

Marton Hunek

Operating Partner

Jerome Jouyet

Head Of Product Team and Managing Director

Matthew Kay

Managing Director

Patrick Kocsi

Co-Head of Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director

Bruno Ladriere

Managing Director, Buyout

Antoine Leboulanger

Managing Director - Capital Markets and Treasury

Antoine Lencou-Bareme

Managing Director, Co-Investment

Caroline Letellier

Managing Director

Zachary Levine

Managing Director

Daryl Li

Senior Managing Director and Member, ASF Management Committee

Sarah Malti

Managing Director and Relation Investisseur

Clement Marty

Managing Director, Portfolio Digital Transformation and Head of Digital Transformation

Rosario Mazza

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Italy

Yannic Metzger

Managing Director

Emmanuel Miquel

Co-Head of Buyout France and Managing Director

Marco Molteni

Managing Director, Expansion

Alexandre Motte

Co-Head of Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director

Edoardo Munari

Investment Manager

Christof Namenyi

Managing Director

Michael Obhof

Senior Managing Director

Scarlett Omar-Broca

Managing Director

Olivier Personnaz

Head of Buyout UK and Managing Director

Gabrielle Philip

Senior Investment Manager

Wolfgang Pietzsch

Managing Director

Nicola Plescia

Director

Jean-David Ponsin

Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Credit France

Frederic Queru

Managing Director - Ardian Growth

Francesco Revel Sillamoni

Managing Director

Nico Rheims

Managing Director

Daniele Rizzolini

Managing Director

Olivier Roy

Senior Investment Manager

Marie-Victoire Roze

Senior Managing Director and Deputy Co-Head of Secondaries and Primaries and Member, ASF Management Committee Member

Christopher Sand

Managing Director

Bertrand Schapiro

Managing Director

Noah Segal

Investment Manager

Daniel Setton

Managing Director and Head of Buyout Financing

Felix Signorell

Managing Director

Wilfred Small III

Senior Managing Director and Member, ASF Management Committee

Mateo Steinbach-Künkler

Investment Manager

Lukas Stepanek

Managing Director and Head of Private Credit Dach

Matthias Straessle

Senior Investment Manager

Maxime Sequier

Managing Director

Zacharie Takadoum

Managing Director - Infrastructure debt

Kanji Takenaka

Managing Director and Head of Ardian Japan

Matthieu Teyssier

Senior Managing Director

Simone Tonon Ph.D

Managing Director, Renewables

Stephan Torra

Managing Director, Expansion

Ingmar Vallano

Senior Managing Director

Federica Vasquez

Managing Director

Benedikt Wagner

Senior Investment Manager

Colin Wang

Managing Director, China

Georges Wazen

Managing Director

Todd Welsch

Managing Director

Thomas Wilfling

Managing Director

Benjamin Witcher

Director

Jason Yao

Head of Greater China and Senior Managing Director

Daniel von der Schulenburg Ph.D

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Germany, Benelux and Northern Europe

Past deals in Italy

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane

Post in 2024
Founded in 2015, Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane operates as a leading wireless tower company in Italy. It constructs and manages approximately 24,500 sites, hosting transmission apparatuses for major network operators. The company offers integrated hosting services, including site access management, maintenance, and fiber optic connections. Additionally, it creates indoor and outdoor coverage solutions using micro cells and distributed antenna systems for various public spaces.

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane

Post in 2022
Founded in 2015, Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane operates as a leading wireless tower company in Italy. It constructs and manages approximately 24,500 sites, hosting transmission apparatuses for major network operators. The company offers integrated hosting services, including site access management, maintenance, and fiber optic connections. Additionally, it creates indoor and outdoor coverage solutions using micro cells and distributed antenna systems for various public spaces.

Translated

Private Equity Round in 2021
Translated Srl, founded in 1999 and based in Rome, Italy, specializes in human translation and localization services for text, software, and websites. The company employs a blend of expert human translators and machine intelligence to deliver tailored localization solutions to a diverse global clientele of over 225,000 customers. Its service offerings include the translation of Google Ads, video subtitling, multilingual desktop publishing, and general document translation, facilitating easy access to language translation for various needs. Translated Srl is committed to making language accessible to everyone through its innovative platform and comprehensive service range.

AD Education

Acquisition in 2020
AD Education is a service platform for higher education institutions that specialize in training for careers in design and related fields, including fashion design, communication strategy, architecture, graphic arts, media and digital, audiovisual, culture and luxury. The network comprises seven institutions and 11 campuses, with a campus in Italy, and serves professionals and jobseekers seeking to enhance skills or reorient their careers in creative disciplines.

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane

Post in 2020
Founded in 2015, Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane operates as a leading wireless tower company in Italy. It constructs and manages approximately 24,500 sites, hosting transmission apparatuses for major network operators. The company offers integrated hosting services, including site access management, maintenance, and fiber optic connections. Additionally, it creates indoor and outdoor coverage solutions using micro cells and distributed antenna systems for various public spaces.

ProduceShop

Private Equity Round in 2020
ProduceShop is a Swiss e-commerce platform specializing in the sale of indoor and outdoor furniture, gardening, and fitness equipment across Europe. The company caters to customers in Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and other countries, offering a diverse selection of products. Its inventory includes a variety of indoor furnishings such as sofas, chairs, beds, and lighting, as well as outdoor items suitable for settings like swimming pools, gardens, and beaches. In addition to its own brands, ProduceShop also retails third-party brands, ensuring competitive pricing for its customers. The company aims to enhance the shopping experience by providing a comprehensive range of home and outdoor furnishings along with children's toys and accessories.

Neopharmed Gentili

Acquisition in 2018
Neopharmed Gentili is a prominent Italian pharmaceutical group involved in the research, development, and distribution of medicinal products across various therapeutic areas. Established as a significant player in the Italian pharmaceutical market, the company has expanded its operations through strategic partnerships and acquisitions, enhancing its product portfolio. Key therapeutic focuses include vascular and cardio-metabolic conditions, respiratory issues, as well as antibiotics and supplements. Notable developments include the acquisition of the Italian branch of Therabel Gienne Pharma in 2017 and a collaboration with Teva Pharmaceuticals aimed at marketing and developing respiratory products. Through these initiatives, Neopharmed Gentili aims to provide impactful solutions to healthcare clients in Italy.

Autovia Padana

Private Equity Round in 2017
Autovia Padana is a motorway operating company based in Tortona, Italy, established in 2015. It primarily leases and manages the A21 Piacenza-Cremona-Brescia motorway, which provides a vital connection between Turin and Brescia. The company offers various services to enhance the customer experience, including online payment options, real-time traffic information, toll invoicing, and roadside assistance. Additionally, Autovia Padana is committed to accessibility, ensuring that facilities are available for customers with disabilities. The company also provides amenities for refueling, refreshment, and relaxation along the motorway, catering to the needs of all travelers. As a subsidiary of S.A.T.A.P, Autovia Padana plays an essential role in the Italian transportation infrastructure.

3 New

Acquisition in 2017
Tre Solar is a joint venture between Ardian and the Tozzi Group, specialised in the development of renewable energy production, and acts with the aim to invest into renewable energy plants using solar and biomass as sources, in Italy.

Dedalus

Acquisition in 2016
Dedalus Spa, established in Florence in 1990, is a prominent Italian healthcare IT company that specializes in developing clinical and administrative software for public and private hospitals and laboratories. The company has integrated various leading firms in the healthcare ICT sector since 2006, aiming to reduce market fragmentation and establish itself as a center of excellence with robust research and development capabilities. Dedalus offers over 200 products, including solutions for diagnostic imaging and systems that facilitate integration between hospitals and primary care providers. Its flagship product, the Interoperability and Cooperation Platform, enhances real-time data exchange among healthcare entities, optimizing administrative management and improving patient care throughout their life stages. With a commitment to innovation, Dedalus plays a critical role in advancing healthcare IT, focusing on interoperability and collaboration to support effective healthcare delivery.

IRCA

Acquisition in 2015
IRCA is a European B2B manufacturer specializing in semi-finished products for the pastry, bakery, and horeca industries. With approximately 1,800 SKUs, IRCA caters to industrial clients, hypermarket internal bakeries, and pastry shops.

Laboratoires Anios

Acquisition in 2013
Laboratoires Anios, established in 1898, specializes in the production of disinfection and cleaning products, primarily serving hospitals, clinics, and the healthcare sector. The company also extends its reach to the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, agrifood industries, and local authorities related to accommodation and catering. With a workforce of 700 employees, Laboratoires Anios operates two production sites in France, along with facilities in Italy, Turkey, and Argentina. The company is equipped with a 1,000 square meter Research Centre located in Northern France. Laboratoires Anios manufactures an impressive 120,000 bottles daily and maintains a customer base of approximately 12,000 professional clients across France and more than 80 other countries. Their product range includes disinfectants, antiseptics, detergents, and cleaning solutions, all designed to combat a broad spectrum of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores.

Bravofly

Private Equity Round in 2012
Bravofly (Bravofly.com) is part of Bravofly Rumbo Group, a Swiss-based online travel agency, or OTA, with a strong presence in Europe. Through desktop and mobile platforms consumers can easily search for, compare and book flights with both traditional airlines and low cost carriers, as well as hotel accommodations, package holidays, cruises, car rentals and other travel-related products and services. In addition, across the Group they provide customer support services in 12 languages both during the search and booking phase as well as in the post-purchase.They complement their technological platforms with skilled travel agents, customer service operators and call centres. The Group was founded in 2006, but traces its roots to 2004, when Fabio Cannavale and Marco Corradino launched Volagratis, a search engine for low cost flights, in the Italian market. Today Bravofly Rumbo Group operates websites in more than 35 countries and 14 languages; its core markets are Italy, Spain and France and is rapidly expanding into other European markets such as Germany, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Ceva Santé Animale

Debt Financing in 2012
Ceva Santé Animale S.A. specializes in the research, development, production, and marketing of veterinary pharmaceuticals and vaccines for both companion and farm animals. The company provides a diverse range of products, including treatments for behavior, cardiology, nephrology, dermatology, locomotion, parasitology, and reproduction management for companion animals. For farm animals, Ceva offers anti-infective products, vaccines, and reproductive management solutions for cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and poultry. Additionally, the company has developed tools such as the Ceva Lung Program, a mobile application that helps manage lung health in livestock. Established in 1988 and headquartered in Libourne, France, Ceva operates pharmaceutical and research facilities in various countries, including Canada, Brazil, Italy, Hungary, the United States, Japan, Mexico, China, and Canada. The company is actively involved in global welfare initiatives, collaborating with local organizations to enhance animal health and welfare.

Novotema

Acquisition in 2012
Novotema is a manufacturer based in Villongo, Italy, specializing in technical rubber items and elastomer components. With a facility covering 23,000 square meters and a workforce of approximately 160 employees, the company serves a diverse range of sectors, including automotive, chemical processes, home furnishings, mobility, gas control, and oil and gas. Novotema’s product offerings include pneumatic and hydraulic seals, cable glands, bellows, membrane gaskets, lip seals, v-rings, o-rings, diaphragms, and washers. The company also provides technical consultancy, component design, finite element analysis (FEA) simulation, and surface treatment services. Years of experience and quality assessments from leading certification bodies position Novotema as a prominent player in both national and international markets.

KOS Group

Private Equity Round in 2010
KOS Group is an Italian healthcare organization that specializes in social health services, including residential care for chronic illnesses, rehabilitation, and mental health care. The group manages over 76 facilities, offering a total of 7,200 beds across various types of care settings, such as nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, and mental health clinics. Additionally, KOS Group has expanded its international footprint with diagnostic and cancer care services in the UK and India, providing advanced treatment options that incorporate high-tech therapies and diagnostics. This comprehensive approach ensures that KOS Group effectively supports healthcare needs across Italy and in select international markets.

Bravofly

Private Equity Round in 2010
Bravofly (Bravofly.com) is part of Bravofly Rumbo Group, a Swiss-based online travel agency, or OTA, with a strong presence in Europe. Through desktop and mobile platforms consumers can easily search for, compare and book flights with both traditional airlines and low cost carriers, as well as hotel accommodations, package holidays, cruises, car rentals and other travel-related products and services. In addition, across the Group they provide customer support services in 12 languages both during the search and booking phase as well as in the post-purchase.They complement their technological platforms with skilled travel agents, customer service operators and call centres. The Group was founded in 2006, but traces its roots to 2004, when Fabio Cannavale and Marco Corradino launched Volagratis, a search engine for low cost flights, in the Italian market. Today Bravofly Rumbo Group operates websites in more than 35 countries and 14 languages; its core markets are Italy, Spain and France and is rapidly expanding into other European markets such as Germany, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Duplomatic Oleodinamica

Acquisition in 2008
Duplomatic MS S.p.A. is a manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic valves and components for various industrial applications. The company offers a diverse range of products, including proportional valves for pressure and flow control, directional control valves, pressure control valves, flow control valves, check valves, modular valves, pumps, and cylinders. Additionally, Duplomatic provides complementary items such as subplates, manifolds, and hydraulic systems, as well as after-sales services. Its products cater to sectors such as energy, metal forming, plastics, oil and gas, shipbuilding, and machine tools. Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Parabiago, Italy, the company has a global presence with sales networks spanning Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania. Formerly known as Duplomatic Oleodinamica S.p.A., the company rebranded to Duplomatic MS S.p.A. in October 2017, reflecting its commitment to innovation and customer service in the hydraulics market.
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