Ardian has a strong and unique corporate culture
Join a world-leading European private equity company and a team of extremely talented people determined to make finance a force for good.
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+1,050
Employees in 16 offices worldwide
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25%
joined as interns
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70%
are shareholders
Working at Ardian
Investment Teams
We have an appetite for hard work and achievement, together with a strong awareness of our obligations to our stakeholders. Our mission is to generate sustainable, long-term returns for our clients, guided by our values of excellence, loyalty and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Business Support Teams
We believe in doing business the right way above all else. We could not function efficiently or deliver quality service to our clients without exceptional support teams. At Ardian, everyone understands that our success is thanks to our depth of talent in every part of the company.
Inclusion & Diversity
A powerful way to strengthen our collective intelligence.
We are conscious of our role in society and we want to deliver positive outcomes for all our stakeholders. We are also convinced that inclusive and diverse organizations are more creative, innovative and likely to outperform. For these reasons, inclusion and diversity are strategic objectives for Ardian and are fundamental to our talent.
The Global Business Certification standard for gender equality
Ardian has been awarded the level 2 of the Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE), called EDGE Move. This certification measures and assesses company commitment to gender equality through an audit of our policy and practices and a survey completed by employees on perceptions of inclusion in the workplace.
Thibault Basquin, Deputy Head of Ardian Buyout
“I joined Ardian in January 2001 as an intern in the Buyout team in Paris. Since then, I have been working with aspirational leaders and Ardian gave me the opportunity to progress quickly by being empowered very early. After 18 exceptional years in our Paris office, I was offered the opportunity to relocate in the US with my family in order to launch our US upper mid & large cap Buyout effort. This demonstrates Ardian’s ability to offer incredible opportunities to its employees as they grow.”
Frédérique Ihmof, Corporate Development Director
“Two years after joining Ardian in Paris, I was offered the opportunity to relocate to London. It was a great opportunity as I was to manage one of the first Fund Finance team abroad. It was very rewarding to take part in the fantastic growth of the team, both in terms of headcount and variety of topics covered!”
Gregory Garvey, Analyst
“I joined Ardian in June 2018 as an Analyst in the New York Secondaries & Primaries team following a summer internship. Early on, Ardian and its community helped me develop both professionally and personally, providing opportunities to attend our technical training program, Ardian University in Paris, and access to a senior mentor in NY, among others. These experiences help me make greater contributions for Ardian, and I am excited to be part of of Ardian’s future growth and continued success.”
Haby Sacko, Finance Associate, Fund Finance Infrastructure
"I joined Ardian in 2020 as a Finance Analyst within the Fund Finance Infrastructure Team based in France right after graduating from a French Business School. A year and half after joining, I was promoted with the role of Finance Associate and received the opportunity to relocate in the US. I am truly appreciative of the positive work environment fostered by Ardian, which enabled me to thrive, and I am still excited with all the tremendous career opportunities the company can provide me with."
Ardian’s unique corporate culture
Jérémie Delecourt, COO at Ardian, a global private investment house, presents the company’s journey and its ambitions for the future.
“We want to act as a driver of positive change. Because our success as an investment house depends on one thing above all, the talent of our people”.
That’s the Ardian way!
From a single Buyout fund to a world leader
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Talent, Investor Relations, Ardian Foundation Inside Ardian
How an internship led Meredith to a position of Investment Manager in New York
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Talent, Co-Investment Inside Ardian
Discover how Maëlys got the opportunity to start a permanent contract while finishing her studies
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Talent, Private Wealth Solutions, Investor Relations Inside Ardian
Claire’s journey from intern to Client Servicing Associate in Investor Relations at Ardian
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Talent, Investor Relations Inside Ardian
Mobility at Ardian: Benjamin Mathieu's journey
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Talent, Investor Relations Inside Ardian
Meet Christopher, Analyst within the Secondaries & Primaries team at Ardian in London
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Talent, Secondaries & Primaries Inside Ardian
Working at Ardian in Milan and being the voice of the future generation: Nadine's story
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Talent, Buyout Inside Ardian
For many years, inclusion and diversity have been a key concern for Ardian, which has built its approach upon three pillars: gender, social diversity...
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Talent Responsible finance
Career path - 1 minute to consider going from Big4 to Private Equity
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Secondaries & Primaries, Talent Inside Ardian
While the proportion of women in private equity has continued to rise in recent years, there is still a long way to go before they can enjoy the same...
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Sustainability, Talent, Ardian Women's Club Inside Ardian
The Millennial Executive Committee, which represents the company’s rising generation of under-35s, has expanded its numbers and focuses on four major...
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Talent Inside Ardian
Our publications
Ardian Inclusion & Diversity Charter
At Ardian, we want to have a positive impact on all our stakeholders and we are conscious of our societal role. This charter, which sets up concrete and measurable targets, is a commitment against all types of discrimination and an engagement to promote equal opportunities.
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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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Ardian Circle - Workshop #4
The Ardian Circle community met for a fourth session on Inclusion and Diversity. This workshop brought together 15 participants from 12 companies in which Ardian has invested. [French only]
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #3
The Ardian Circle community met for a third session on Inclusion and Diversity. This workshop on disability in the workplace brought together 15 participants from 11 companies in which Ardian has invested in.
[French only]
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #2
The Ardian Circle community met for a second session on Inclusion and Diversity. This workshop on inclusive management brought together 17 participants from 12 companies in which Ardian has invested.
[French only]
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #1
Ardian Circle is the community of executives and decision-makers from companies in which Ardian invests. Through these meetings, Ardian wishes to support the development of practices that proactively address social and environmental issues as well as transformation challenges that can create value for companies.
[French only]
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