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What does Ardian invest in?
Ardian invests most often at Venture and Series B (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Female-led, Social Good and Us Military Veteran.
Ardian highlights
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35 rounds on record
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Mostly Venture and Series B: 59% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 18 rounds, median $3.8M
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5 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- From $2.0M as they say
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
- Sectors
- Female-ledSocial GoodUs Military Veteran
- Based in
- Paris, France
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. Tell us the right one.
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first35 appearances
- 2021
1 round
- Jun
- 2019
2 rounds
- May
- Jan
- 2017
1 round
- Apr
- 2015
6 rounds
- Sept
- Jun
- Jun
- Apr
- Jan
- Jan
- 2012
3 rounds
- Aug
- Aug
- Jul
- 2011
3 rounds
- May
- May
- Mar
- 2010
2 rounds
- Sept
- Jan
- 2009
1 round
- Jul
- 2008
4 rounds
- Nov
- Jun
- Feb
- Feb
- 2007
3 rounds
- Dec
- Apr
- Jan
- 2006
3 rounds
- Dec
- Oct
- Apr
- 2005
1 round
- Apr
- 2004
3 rounds
- Oct
- Sept
- May
- 2003
1 round
- Jan
- 2002
1 round
- Jan
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration24 named
AMAlexandre MotteMEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANYiFiling they signed
AMAlfred MirandaExecutive Board MemberiForm ADV
AFArdian FranceManagement CompanyiFiling they signed
AIAXA Investment Managers Private Equity EuropeManagement CompanyiFiling they signed
AIAXA Investment Managers Private Equity S.A.SponsoriFiling they signed
AJAymeric Jean LepeuExecutive Board MemberiForm ADV
BVBenoit VerbruggheMEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANYiFiling they signed
BSBruce SpohlerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DGDominique GaillardMEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANYiFiling they signed
DSDominique SenequierCEO and executive board member of Management CompanyiFiling they signed
ETEdward Thomas HickesExecutive Board Member / Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
FNFrancois N/A JerphagnonMEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANYiFiling they signed
JDJeremie DelecourtMEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANYiFiling they signed
JPJocelyn PidouxDirectoriFiling they signed
JCJohn Christian AlldisDirectoriFiling they signed
JHJulie HarnettManageriFiling they signed
MNMarion N/A CalcineMember of the Executive Board of the Management CompanyiFiling they signed
MBMark BenedettiExecutive Board MemberiForm ADV
MVMark VoccolaExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MNMathias N/A BurghardtMEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANYiFiling they signed
MBMichael BaneExecutive Board MemberiForm ADV
MGMichael GrossExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MPMichael Patrick FerragamoHead of Global ComplianceiForm ADV
PPPhilippe PolettiMEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANYiFiling they signed
We also hold 113 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
$2.8Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- Ardian US LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 121326
Funds on its Form ADV
9 private funds, $1.6B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024
- Ardian North America Fund II L.P.Private equity55 investors$481M
- Ardian Americas Infrastructure Fund V L.P.Private equity14 investors$409M
- MASS Ascension Co-Invest L.P.Private equity1 investor$181M
- Ardian Infrastructure T Co-Invest L.P.Private equity1 investor$122M
- Liberty Private Investment POOL L.P.Private equity1 investor$109M
- Golden Capital Co-Investments L.P.Private equity1 investor$105M
- Ardian Americas Infrastructure Fund IV L.P.Private equity2 investors$87M
- Ardian Americas Crossroads L.P.Private equity1 investor$54M
- ASF VIII-T Feeder-CAR L.P.Private equity13 investors$39M
Funds they back
1 fund commitment on record
- Managers
- 1
Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.
Managers it backs most
Most recent commitments
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all
ArkadinBought by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationUndisclosedAug 2013
ulikeBought by L'express RoulartaUndisclosedMar 2011
Sparus SoftwareBought by ZenpriseUndisclosedOct 2010
StreamezzoBought by AmdocsUndisclosedApr 2010
INDOMBought by NetNamesUndisclosedJan 2010
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
ADA CosmeticsUndisclosedJul 2014
Italmatch ChemicalsUndisclosedJun 2014
SchleichUndisclosedMay 2014
EliokemUndisclosedOct 2006
CamaïeuUndisclosedJan 2005