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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.
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Unit 20-22, Level 47, China World Tower A, No.1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing 100004, China

Marc Abadir

Managing Director

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

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

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

Maria Daguere

Managing Director

Nicolas Darnaud

Co-Head Of Buyout France and 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

Cravero Guillaume

Head of Public Affairs and Managing Director

Olivier Hamot

Managing Director

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

Manuel Hausler

Senior Managing Director and Member of ASF Committee

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

Clément 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

Frédéric Quéru

Managing Director - Ardian Growth

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

Arthur De Salins

Managing Director

Christopher Sand

Managing Director

Bertrand Schapiro

Managing Director

Daniel Schulenburg

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

Noah Segal

Investment Manager

Daniel Setton

Managing Director and Head of Buyout Financing

Felix Signorell

Managing Director

Francesco Revel Sillamoni

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

Stephan Torra

Managing Director, Expansion

Ingmar Vallano

Senior Managing Director

Federica Vasquez

Managing Director

Wagner, Benedikt

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

Simone Tonon Ph.D

Managing Director, Renewables

Past deals in Hydroelectric

Akuo Energy

Acquisition in 2025
Akuo Energy is a prominent independent producer of renewable energy based in France. As of late 2014, the company had a total capacity of 863 MW across various facilities that were either operational, under construction, or in the financing stage. Akuo Energy focuses on developing renewable energy production facilities with the aim of advancing renewable energy initiatives and addressing climate change. The company provides innovative and sustainable energy solutions that empower agricultural stakeholders, businesses, landowners, and communities to generate renewable energy while ensuring environmental preservation. Through its efforts, Akuo Energy contributes to a more sustainable future.

Verne Global

Acquisition in 2023
Verne Global, Inc. is a provider of computing solutions specializing in colocation and high-performance computing (HPC)-as-a-Service. Founded in 2006 and based in Arlington, Virginia, the company operates an environmentally-friendly data center campus in Keflavik, Iceland, which has been operational since 2012. This 45-acre facility, built on the site of a former NATO Command Center, was designed to address the challenges of rising power costs and carbon emissions in the data center industry. By utilizing renewable energy sources, including geothermal and hydroelectric power, Verne Global offers a competitively priced, carbon-neutral energy solution. The strategic location of the campus allows global clients to benefit from affordable power while ensuring reliability, making it an appealing option for industries such as artificial intelligence, earth sciences, engineering, financial services, life sciences, and scientific research. Verne Global operates as a subsidiary of Verne Holdings ehf.

ICQ Holding

Acquisition in 2023
ICQ Holding specializes in the production and development of renewable energy projects, focusing on generating electricity from sources such as wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and biogas. The company is involved in the entire lifecycle of energy plants, including production, development, construction, and operation, both for its own facilities and for third-party projects. Additionally, ICQ develops cogeneration solutions that produce both electricity and thermal energy, utilizing conventional and renewable fuels, including biofuels. The company also engages in energy efficiency initiatives, implementing systems aimed at energy savings and the recovery of thermal waste, thus promoting sustainable energy practices.
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