ARDIAN (AXA Private Equity)

Company description

 
Ardian is the premium private investment company that is born out of AXA Private Equity. The company is managed by the team who founded the company and majority-owned by their employees.

Founded in 1996, Ardian is an independent private investment company with assets of US $36 billion managed or advised in Europe, North America and Asia.

Ardian maintains a global network, with more than 300 employees working through ten offices in Beijing, Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Milan, New York, Paris, Singapore, and Zurich.

The company works with about 255 investors and with a diversified choice of funds covering the full range of asset classes, including Funds of Funds (primary, early secondary and secondary), Direct Funds including Infrastructure, Small and Mid Market Enterprise Capital, Innovation & Growth, Co-Investment and Private Debt.

Company details

City:
Paris
Address:
20, Place Vendôme

Participation in projects

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List of the updates in which the company was involved

Company updates

  • December 13, 2019

    EWE enters agreement with Ardian for 26% stakes sale

    EWE and EWE-Verband have entered into an agreement on the transfer of 26% of EWE AG’s shares to Ardian, the world-leading private investment house and long-term infrastructure investor. Once th...

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  • November 06, 2019

    HRADF receives 10 bids for Athens Airport stake

    Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has received 10 bids from interested parties in acquiring the 30% stake in Athens International Airport.  The Greek government owns a 55% st...

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  • October 01, 2019

    3i closes Ionisos acquisition

    3i Infrastructure plc has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in French cold sterilization business Ionisos from Ardian Expansion.  3i Infrastructure has invested EUR210 million (US$22...

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  • September 11, 2019

    Ardian, CMB enter agreement with Brookfield Infrastructure for Chilean toll road business acquisition

    Ardian, the world's leading private investment firm, together with the Chilean Fund Manager, CMB, agreed to acquire a 33% stake in a Chilean toll road business from Brookfield Infrastructure. The busi...

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  • July 30, 2019

    3i Infrastructure agreed to acquire 100% stake of Ionisos

    3i Infrastructure plc agreed to invest EUR 220 million (US$ 244.72 million) to acquire up to 100% of Ionisos, a leading owner and operator of cold sterilization facilities servicing the medical, pharm...

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  • July 22, 2019

    Ardian fund´s refinancing of Portuguese toll roads

    The Paris based Ardian infrastructure fund that bought Ascendi from the Mota-Engil / Novo Banco duo refinanced part of the debt linked to the acquisition of a 3.21% Portuguese concessions bl...

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  • July 19, 2019

    2i Aeroporti acquires majority stake in Trieste airport

    2i Aeroporti finalized the acquisition of a 55% stake in Aeroporto Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia S.p.A. for a total value of EUR 32.8 million (US$ 36.79 million). The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region wi...

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  • April 24, 2019

    ANIA shorlists final bidders for Italian fund

    The Associazione Nazionale per le Imprese Assicuratrici (ANIA) in Italy has shortlisted F2i, Partners Group and DWS – Deutsche Bank's asset management arm – in a bid to manage it...

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  • March 29, 2019

    Ardian in talks with Natixis, Munich Re for Indigo 50% stakes sale

    Private equity firm Ardian is in talks with Natixis Investment Managers and an asset manager owned by Munich Re for the sale of its 50% stake in French car park operator Indigo.  Indigo operates...

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  • March 20, 2019

    Ardian reaches final close for its fifth generation fund at €6.1 B

    Ardian has raised €6.1 billion for its latest infrastructure fund, Ardian Infrastructure Fund V, in less than six months. The Ardian Infrastructure team now has $15 billion assets under managemen...

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