Ardian

Ardian is an independent private investment company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Paris, France. The firm specializes in private equity investments, focusing on a diverse range of sectors including food and beverage, agribusiness, healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, technology, and logistics. Ardian targets companies primarily in Europe and North America, seeking to create value through strategic investments and partnerships. The company is committed to ensuring that the benefits of its investments are distributed widely among stakeholders.

Marc Abadir

Managing Director

Faruk Amin

Managing Director and Deputy Head of United States Co-Investement

Andrea Audisio

Investment Manager

Cyril Auger

Senior Managing Director

Yann Bak

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

Paolo Bergonzini

Managing Director

Olivier Berment

Head of Global Debt Fund - Managing Director

Ivan Bernard-Brunel

Managing Director

Gonzague Boutry

Managing Director - Digital infrastructure

Mark Brenke

Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Debt

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

Romain Chiudini

Director

Lucas Coleon

Senior Managing Director

Maria Daguere

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

Michel Fellmann

Senior Managing Director and Director

Gonzalo Fernandez-Albinana

Head of Buyout Spain and Portugal and Managing Director

Yves Genouvrier

Global Head of Client Servicing and Managing Director

Leopoldo Giandola

Senior Investment Manager

Sylvain Goetz

Director

Geoffroy de La Grandiere

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

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

Raphaelle Muhlmann-Eytan

Managing Director

Edoardo Munari

Investment Manager

Christof Namenyi

Managing Director

Michael Obhof

Senior 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

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

Alexis Saada

Managing Director

Christopher Sand

Managing Director, Ardian Buyout

Bertrand Schapiro

Managing Director

Noah Segal

Investment Manager

Dominique Senequier

President

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

Zacharie Takadoum

Managing Director - Infrastructure debt

Matthieu Teyssier

Senior Managing Director

Stephan Torra

Director Expansion

Ingmar Vallano

Managing Director

Federica Vasquez

Managing Director

Wagner, Benedikt

Senior Investment Manager

Colin Wang

Managing Director, China

Georges Wazen

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

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Private Equity Round in 2019
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Enovos

Secondary Market in 2012
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Novarc

Acquisition in 2012
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Outremer Telecom

Acquisition in 2011
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