Transformational strategies that build global champions
Ardian’s Buyout acquires mid and large-cap companies in Europe and North America, applying transformational buy-and-build strategies which enable them to become global leaders in their sector, putting sustainability at the heart of their business. To that end, Ardian has developed a new Sustainable Buyout concept designed as a tool to quantify, monitor and improve our portfolio companies’ social and environmental contribution.
Our multinational investment team works with leading players across multiple industries but we have developed special expertise in sectors including the Food Value Chain (Food & Beverage, Ingredients, Agribusinesses, Food Safety), Healthcare (Life Science Services, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech), Technology (Industrial Technologies, Software, e-Businesses, Media & Telecom) and Services (TIC, Logistics & Automation, Insurance Services, Engineering).
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$14bn
of AUM
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100+
investments and over 320 build-ups since 1997
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€1bn
to €1.5bn invested or committed each year
The Team
Ardian Buyout comprises 60 investment professionals based in Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, London, Luxembourg and New York.
We continue to reinforce our team and promote talented young professionnals. Today half our Managing Directors are under 40, and the proportion in that age bracket will increase.