Ardian

Private Equity Est. 1996
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≈USD 200B
Firm FUM
Assets under management, stated by Ardian, 2026 · source
Type
Private Equity
HQ
Paris, Ile-de-france, France
Founded
1996
Last fundraise
2025 (USD 30B)

About

Ardian is one of Europe's largest private investment houses. We manage five separate strategies: Fund of Funds, where we invest in other funds (US$49bn under management), Direct Private Equity (US$15bn), Infrastructure (US$10bn), Private Debt (US$7bn) and Real Estats ($1bn). We invest globally, generally in developed markets, although each strategy differs in terms of geography. We have more than 550 employees based in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, New York, San Francisco, Santiago, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, Jersey and Luxembourg. Ardian was founded under AXA, the insurance company, in 1996, and was spun off as a an independent company in 2013.

Strategies

Buyout
Growth Equity
Real Estate
Infrastructure
Secondaries

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 50M - USD 1B

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
France United States China Germany Italy Japan
Coverage
Global
Regions
Europe North America Asia

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Paris, Ile-de-france, France
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Office Presence
11 countries
France China Germany Italy Japan Luxembourg Singapore Spain +3 more
12 known offices
Paris, Ile-de-france, France (HQ)
Beijing Shi, China
Frankfurt Am Main, HE, Germany
Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Luxembourg, District De Luxembourg
Singapore
Madrid, Comunidad De Madrid, Spain
Zurich, ZH, Switzerland
England, United Kingdom
New York, NY, United States
San Francisco, CA, United States

Fundraising

Ardian Secondaries Fund IX
Secondaries
2025
USD 30B
source
Ardian Infrastructure Fund VI
Infrastructure
2025
EUR 11.5B
source
Ardian Expansion Fund VI
2025
EUR 3.2B
source
Ardian Nature-Based Solutions
2025 - First close
EUR 100M
source
Ardian Private Debt V
2022
EUR 5B
source

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