Ardian attends IPEM Global 2026

08 Sep

Ardian attends IPEM Global 2026

Meet our private equity experts

  • Ardian

  • Paris, France

Mastering the Course

Today, geopolitical shocks and AI disruption are testing the foundations of private markets. Confidence about future returns requires conviction. The theme of IPEM Global 2026 will challenge the industry’s most determined practitioners to navigate what comes next.

IPEM Global in Paris is the ultimate global gathering for private capital, uniting leaders from every continent. Each September, private market investors and fund managers converge, creating opportunities across all communities and market segments to drive the growth of private capital.

Join us and meet our experts on Booth E125 – Level 1.

  • Location

    Palais des Congrès, Paris, France

  • Date

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PROGRAM: 

Co-investments - sophistication over syndication

September 10 | 10:30 am – 11:00 am CET [Conference Room]

The traditional model, where a GP does a deal and offers a slice to LPs, is taking a smaller slice of the co-investment pie. Advanced co-investors are looking at equity infusions, minority stake purchases, call-on-rights or data-driven deal selection to drive outperformance. Continuation vehicles blur the lines even further. Meanwhile, co-investment fundraising has decoupled from primary fundraising trends, as GP capital constraints drive more co-investment supply. What new opportunities do co-investors see in the space? What advantages do LPs gain by building in-house capability? Where does the science of co-investing go next?

Speakers: 

  • Carole Barnay, Deputy Head of Europe Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director, Ardian
  • Philippe Bouchard, Head of Europe Private Equity, InvestPSP
  • Sophia Oumary, Managing Director – Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds & Financial Sponsors Coverage, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Moderator: 

  • Olivia Zitouni, Group Head PERES Coverage, CACEIS 


Buyouts - what top GPs see inside their deal pipelines

Private Equity Summit | September 10 | 10:40 am -11:20 am CET [Summit Room 2]

This session brings together a panel of leading PE firms to take the temperature of their investment and exit pipelines in the year ahead. Among the topics; where are fund DPIs running at across their vintages? Is the auction really dead (something this panel declared during last year’s IPEM in Paris)? What does geopolitics mean in practice for portfolio companies and how do LPs understand the risks? Has the reality check on valuations finally happened to bring buyers and sellers closer?

Speakers : 

  • Emmanuel Miquel, Head of Buyout France and Managing Director, Ardian
  • Sally Rocker, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, J.C. Flowers & Co.
  • Eric Halverson, Founding Partner, Qualitas Funds


Moderator: 

  • Pietro Sibille, Co-Head of European Private equity, CACIB
     

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