A leading specialist in private equity co-investment

Our Co-Investment team makes minority investments in buyout deals across Europe, North America 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 & Primaries platform.

The team
Our investments

  • 21

    investment professionals

  • $7bn

    of AUM

  • $30m to $300m

    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.

The Team

Ardian Co-Investment has a team split between Paris, London, New York and Beijing to address the European, North American and Asian markets.

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

Alexandre Motte & Patrick Kocsi Co-Heads of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Directors
Mark Benedetti

Mark Benedetti

Executive President, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Co-Head of Secondaries & Primaries

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Vladimir Colas

Executive Vice-President, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee and Co-Head of Secondaries & Primaries

Jan Philipp Schmitz

Jan Philipp Schmitz

Executive Vice-President, Member of the Executive Committee, Head of Investor Relations, Deputy Co-Head of Secondaries & Primaries

Alexandre Motte

Alexandre Motte

Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director

 Kocsi Patrick

Patrick Kocsi

Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director

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European Private Markets Fund Manager of the Year 2024

In November 2024, Ardian has won the “European Private Markets Fund Manager of the Year 2024” (AuM of more than €100bn) at the Funds Europe Awards 2024 in London.

Our latest publications

Ardian Corporate Brochure

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Ardian 2023 Integrated Report

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As private markets mature and deal sizes expand, GPs are increasingly turning to co-investors to finance their transactions. Since our last fund generation, we have seen a rising number of deals come to market and expect these opportunities to only increase. Our team is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this growing deal flow, leveraging the strong relationships built through our Secondaries & Primaries platform.

Alexandre Motte & Patrick Kocsi Co-Heads of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Directors