A leading specialist in private equity co-investment
Ardian Co-Investment makes minority investments in buyout deals across Europe, the US and Asia alongside leading private equity sponsors. This gives our investors access to a carefully selected portfolio that is well diversified across regions, industries, company sizes and financial sponsors. Our unique strength in sourcing deals derives from the access to leading sponsors we gain through Ardian’s world-leading secondaries and primaries platform.
The team
Our investments
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24
investment professionals
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$7bn
of AUM
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€10m to €200m
invested in each transaction
We capitalize on Ardian’s global networks
Our unique positioning combines the strengths of Ardian’s Secondaries & Primaries and Direct Funds platforms. Through the Secondaries & Primaries team, we gain privileged access to several hundred leading private equity firms. We also draw on the expertise of Ardian’s direct investment teams and many industrial contacts, which supports our due diligence and delivers value to our portfolio companies post-acquisition.
We combine attractive returns and low risk
We are highly selective, targeting sector-leading companies with strong management teams, and prioritizing fair valuations and safe financial structures. This allows us to generate attractive returns from a well-diversified portfolio of lower-mid to large-cap companies, well-balanced between Europe and the US with exposure to a wide range of sectors.
A 15-year track record of successful partnerships
Over the course of investing five funds we have built strong relationships with sponsors around the world. We are known as a reliable and active co-investment partner, able to conduct due diligence quickly and use our network of experts to make significant contributions to developing the companies we invest in.
The Team
Ardian Co-Investment has a team split between Paris, London and New York to address the European and North American markets. Asian opportunities are assessed with the support of Ardian’s teams across the region.
The Full Team
"Our Co-Investment strategy gives Ardian’s LPs diversified exposure to top-tier private equity deals worldwide.”
Mark Benedetti
Executive President
Vladimir Colas
Executive Vice-President
Jan Philipp Schmitz
Executive Vice-President
Alexandre Motte
Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director
Patrick Kocsi
Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director
Faruk Amin
Deputy Head of United States Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director
Carole Barnay
Deputy Head of Europe Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director
Daryl Li
Senior Managing Director and Member of the ASF Management Committee
Cyril Auger
Senior Managing Director
Audrey Detavernier
Senior Managing Director
Stéphane Guichard
Managing Director
Frédéric Collard
Senior Advisor
Natalie Kelly
Director
Shawn Li
Director
Matthieu Labouche
Senior Investment Manager
François Mouraret
Senior Investment Manager
Jean-Clément Pierre
Senior Investment Manager
Camill Salomon
Senior Investment Manager
Aaron Xiang
Senior Investment Manager
Sami Elaoumari
Investment Manager
Jacob Greenberg
Investment Manager
Meredith Greenstein
Investment Manager
Capucine Tortiger
Investment Manager
Ashif ULLAH
Investment Manager
Victoire Duvillier
Analyst
Case study
PALACIOS | A leading Spanish food manufacturer
Case study
ALVEST | A global aviation industry leader
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Co-Investment Growth stories
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Co-Investment Growth stories
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In conversation with the team
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Co-Investment Growth stories
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Co-Investment Market watch
Reinforced structure to support greater deal flow
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Co-Investment Growth stories
Private Equity Magazine
Ardian's Buyout and Co-Investment teams were named Large Cap Fund of the Year at Private Equity Magazine's Grands Prix.
Our latest publications
Ardian Corporate Brochure
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house that operates globally from a network of 19 offices and manages or advises $160 billion of assets on behalf of more than 1,560 clients globally.
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Ardian 2022 Integrated Report
This year for the first time we are publishing an Integrated Report, which brings together in a single document the separate Activity and Sustainability Reports that we have produced up to now. Our aim in doing this is to give a more comprehensive and coherent understanding of how Ardian creates value for all our stakeholders.
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2021 Activity Report
Ardian is a global investment house, specializing in three broad asset classes: Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit.
Read our 2021 Activity Report and discover how we are committing ourselves to responsible investment solutions.
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We are a preferred co-investor in top-quality deals because we make decisions quickly and use our global network to add value during due diligence and the holding period.
To support our larger Fifth Co-investment fund, we have expanded our team, notably in New York, so that we can move faster and secure the most attractive North American deals.
