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

  • 24

    investment professionals

  • $7bn

    of AUM

  • €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.

"Our Co-Investment strategy gives Ardian’s LPs diversified exposure to top-tier private equity deals worldwide.”

Alexandre Motte Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director
Mark Benedetti

Mark Benedetti

Executive President

Vladimir Colas

Vladimir Colas

Executive Vice-President

Jan Philipp Schmitz

Jan Philipp Schmitz

Executive Vice-President

Cyril Auger

Cyril Auger

Senior Managing Director

Audrey Detavernier

Audrey Detavernier

Senior Managing Director

Alexandre Motte

Alexandre Motte

Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director

 Kocsi Patrick

Patrick Kocsi

Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director

Faruk Amin

Faruk Amin

Deputy Head of United States Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director

Carole Barnay

Carole Barnay

Deputy Head of Europe Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director

Daryl Li

Daryl Li

Senior Managing Director and Member of the ASF Management Committee

Stéphane Guichard

Stéphane Guichard

Managing Director

Frédéric Collard

Frédéric Collard

Senior Advisor

Natalie Kelly

Natalie Kelly

Director

Shawn Li

Shawn Li

Director

Matthieu Labouche

Matthieu Labouche

Senior Investment Manager

François Mouraret

François Mouraret

Senior Investment Manager

Jean-Clément Pierre

Jean-Clément Pierre

Senior Investment Manager

Camill Salomon

Camill Salomon

Senior Investment Manager

Aaron Xiang

Aaron Xiang

Senior Investment Manager

Sami Elaoumari

Sami Elaoumari

Investment Manager

Greenberg Jacob

Jacob Greenberg

Investment Manager

Meredith Greenstein

Meredith Greenstein

Investment Manager

Capucine Tortiger

Capucine Tortiger

Investment Manager

ULLAH Ashif

Ashif ULLAH

Investment Manager

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Grands Prix 2018

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.

Alexandre Motte Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director

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.

Patrick Kocsi Head of US Co-Investments