Ardian | Infrastructure

Essential infrastructure: connecting today for tomorrow

Ardian Infrastructure is an international leader in essential infrastructures.
Innovation is key to increase the operational efficiency of the infrastructure itself, but it also enables to improve its environmental and societal impact. We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our infrastructure investments in line with global climate change agreements. As part of our commitment, we are developing a major renewable energy portfolio and introducing energy efficiency policies in all portfolio companies.

The team
Infrastructure investments

$36bn

of AUM
70+

investments since 2005
€1Bn+

capacity of equity per deal

An international leader in infrastructure

We invest in essential infrastructure, working closely with an international network of industrial partners. We have completed a series of strategically important transactions in Europe and the Americas, becoming the second-largest owner of toll roads in the world, an airport operator serving more than 74m passengers a year, and a renewable energy producer with over 3.5GW of installed capacity.

Effective and inclusive stakeholder engagement

The assets we own are essential to the prosperity of communities and countries. High-quality transport networks, fast and stable telecommunications, reliable and sustainable sources of energy and health services are vital for economic and social development. We build trusting relationships with public and private stakeholders to support sustainable development that brings broad social benefits.

Anticipating the future of infrastructure: digital for climate

We lead our sector in researching the opportunities that digitalization creates in our asset class. The market is facing technological disruption as physical assets are combined with digital services to create new propositions. This changes both the way people access the essential infrastructure around them, and the means of value creation for investors and communities.

Towards a sustainable vision for infrastructure

In line with Ardian’s long-term commitment to invest responsibly and sustainably, our team is constantly exploring how to help improve the impact of infrastructure on the environment and reduce carbon emissions through technological innovation, energy efficiency, increased use of green power, etc. As part of this asset management work stream, we support all our management teams in undertaking measurable carbon reduction initiatives.

Our Scope

We invest in infrastructure assets across the transport, energy, renewables and digital infrastructure sectors to create a well diversified portfolio of vital economic assets for the communities.

Transportation

We target high quality transportation networks such as toll roads, airports and rail-lines.

Energy and utilities

We are a major energy player and active in the full energy supply chain with a strong commitment to sustainable energy.

Digital Infrastructure

We target the entire range of telecom infrastructures including mobile and fiber networks, cell towers and data centers.

The team

Ardian Infrastructure has more than 60 investment professionals based in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Luxembourg, New York and Santiago de Chile. They operate as a single team on transactions across Europe and the Americas.

The Full Team

"Ardian is more than a financial investor in infrastructure. We have the scale and expertise of a leading industrial player, with a deep understanding of how digitalization and climate change are transforming our asset class."

Mathias Burghardt Executive Vice-President

Mathias Burghardt

Executive Vice-President, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee, CEO of Ardian France and Head of Infrastructure

Laurent Fayollas

Member of the Executive Committee, Deputy Head of Infrastructure, Hy24 President

Stefano Mion

Co-Head of Infrastructure Americas

Mark Voccola

Co-Head of Infrastructure Americas

Juan Angoitia

Co-Head of Infrastructure Europe

Benoît Gaillochet

Co-Head of Infrastructure Europe

Damien Braud

Head of NBS & Senior Managing Director

Amir Sharifi

Senior Managing Director & CIO Hy24

Simo Santavirta

Head of Asset Management Infrastructure & Senior Managing Director

Daniel Von Der Schulenburg

Head of Infrastructure Germany, Benelux & Northern Europe & Senior Managing Director

Marion Calcine

Chief Investment Officer Infrastructure, Member of the Ardian France Executive Board & Senior Managing Director

Thierry Denoyel

Chief Operating Officer Infrastructure & Senior Managing Director

Joseba Echave

Head of Infrastructure Financing & Senior Managing Director

Rosario Mazza

Head of Infrastructure Italy & Senior Managing Director

Michael OBHOF

Senior Managing Director – Digital Infrastructure

Pauline Thomson

Head of Data Science & Managing Director

Alexis Ballif

Managing Director Infrastructure - Transport

Gonzague Boutry

Managing Director – Digital Infrastructure

Raphaëlle Eytan

Managing Director – Business development

Federico Gotti-Tedeschi

Managing Director - Renewables

Benjamin Kennedy

Managing Director - Renewables

Simone Tonon

Managing Director - Renewables

Daniele Rizzolini

Managing Director – Asset Management Infrastructure

Pierre-François Dessard

Managing Director - Energy

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Aurea Alvarez

Senior Investment Manager

Edouard Bertagna

Senior Investment Manager

Greta Chilelli

Senior Investment Manager

Jean-Baptiste Declercq

Senior Investment Manager

Caterina D’Ippolito

Senior Investment Manager

Matthias Hübener

Senior Investment Manager

Pierre Lamour

Senior Investment Manager

Salvatore Oliva

Senior Investment Manager

Alberto Prina

Senior Investment Manager

Matthew Sullivan

Senior Investment Manager

Simon Aldebert

Investment Manager

Letizia Antinucci

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Alice Ardiet

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Charles-Adrien Calvet

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Javier Ruiz de Galarreta

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Lead Data Scientist

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Guillaume Rigaud

Senior Data Scientist

Niranjan BHARDWAJ

Analyst

Nicolò Loizzo

Analyst

Pierre Pouyanné

Analyst

Ángel SANCHEZ-CANTALEJO

Analyst

Niklas David YEBOAH

Analyst

Hy24 is the world’s first true clean hydrogen infrastructure investment platform.

Hy24 is a joint venture between Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, and FiveT Hydrogen, a new investment manager specialized purely on clean hydrogen investments. We combine Ardian’s premier infrastructure fund management record with FiveT’s unparalleled hydrogen expertise and network. We will scale up the global hydrogen economy through first-mover investment opportunities perfectly aligned with the universal ESG agenda.

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