A unique corporate culture
Ardian has a strong and distinctive culture. Everyone here understands that they play a significant part in our company's success and that we are, above all, a team. Our values as an investment company—excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship—are fully reflected in our values as an employer. We want everyone who works at Ardian, from our newest hires to our senior leaders, to continue developing their skills and broadening their minds. That’s the Ardian way.
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+800
Employees in 15 offices worldwide
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26%
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
Committed to Workplace Gender Equality.
The EDGE Certification Seal recognizes and rewards an organization’s commitment to progress on, or success in workplace gender equality.
Thibault Basquin, Head of Americas investments
“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, Analyst
“I joined Ardian in June 2018 as an Analyst in the New York Fund of Funds 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.”
Alissa Duregger, Senior Client Servicing Officer
“I joined Ardian in January 2016 as an intern in the Client Servicing team in London. It has been a demanding but rewarding experience. I am working with so many talented and genuine people across all Ardian offices, and truly appreciate the Ardian culture and positive work environment. Ardian also gave me the opportunity to become the first Client Servicing team member in our Frankfurt office and was very supportive in my personal development throughout several educational programs.”
Openings at Ardian
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Fund Finance
Paris
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Customized Solutions
Private Equity Quantitative Analyst (M/W) - Customized Solutions team
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Corporate Development
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Fund Finance
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Risk
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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
Ardian Women’s Club: highlighting the voice of women in the private equity industry
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Sustainability, Talent Our voice Private Equity Market
Ardian’s Millennial Comex: the younger generation enjoys a bigger platform
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Talent Our voice Corporate
Our publications
Ardian Circle - Workshop #2
La communauté Ardian Circle s’est retrouvée pour une deuxième session autourde l’Inclusion et de la Diversité. Cet atelier sur le management inclusif a
réuni 17 participants de 12 sociétés dans lesquelles Ardian a investi.
2020 Activity Report
At Ardian, we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.
Our goal is to build strong, resilient companies that will earn long-term returns for our investors and make a positive contribution to society.
Discover our 2020 Activity Report.
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]
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.