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At Ardian, we define ourselves as #ArchitectsofLastingChange. What does this mean? An architect combines precision with creativity to build monuments of lasting value. We believe we do the same. We believe that finance can exert a powerful influence as a force for good in society and we are committed to ensuring that our activities as a private investment house are positive and bring benefits to all our stakeholders. Ardian has built from its European heritage to provide a global perspective, creating value and generating returns for investors around the world. With a long-time focus on generating growth and value, it is an approach and strategy made for this era. It's the #ArchitectsofArdian that drive this mission and make it possible.

Forward-thinking since 1996, we have cultivated the fortitude, resilience and strength of mind to overcome the inevitable challenges. The opportunity for growth lies in the midst of these challenges, and we embrace them. This mindset is shared with the entrepreneurs and portfolio companies we partner with, enabling us to build the leading global companies of tomorrow. Discover Ardian’s commitment to creating lasting change → https://bit.ly/4b8Ni9P #ArchitectsofLastingChange #ArchitectsofArdian

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 | We are announcing today that Ardian has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire a majority stake in Robot-Coupe and Magimix , alongside the Hameur Group, who is the group’s historic shareholder. “𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦-𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒.” Thibault Basquin, Co-Head of Buyout and Member of the Executive Committee, Ardian Through this partnership, Ardian and the Hameur Group will support the Robot-Coupe and Magimix’s management teams plan to consolidate their market leadership position through accelerated organic growth and internationalization. “𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔-𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑢𝑟 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠, 𝐺𝑖𝑙𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑜𝑑-𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦.” Emmanuel MIQUEL, Co-Head of Buyout France & Manage Director, Ardian Founded in 1961 in the French region of Burgundy, Robot-Coupe is the undisputed global market leader in premium benchtop equipment for professional use. Magimix was created in 1971 by leveraging Robot-Coupe’s expertise and focuses on premium small kitchen appliances for domestic use. This iconic brand is an industry leader in food preparation equipment such as food processors, blenders, juicers and coffee machines. “𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑡-𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑥’𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠.” Alexis Manet, Managing Director Buyout, Ardian 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 → https://bit.ly/3zH9F9p #PrivateEquity #Buyout #FoodValueChain

Relations with our investors are constantly changing, to meet their ever-evolving demands, in a fluctuating economic and geographical context. At Ardian, we deliver tailor-made, fit-for-purpose solutions to more than 1,600 investors worldwide, leveraging on our cutting-edge technological tools.   Jan Philipp Schmitz, Executive Vice-President, Head of Ardian Germany and Asia, and Head of Investor Relations, shares the changes he has witnessed in recent years to offer insights on the ongoing shifts in investor relations.   #InvestorRelations #InvestmentSolutions #PrivateEquity

This week, the Ardian Foundation hosted its Ardian Foundation Day, bringing together Ardian employees across different offices to reflect on the Foundation’s achievement and developments over the past few months.  We were honored to have the former international rugby player Yannick Nyanga 🏈 as our guest speaker. He shared his inspiring journey and commitment to education and social causes through his work with the charity @Malaika. Mathias Burghardt, Executive Vice President of Ardian and Foundation Board Member, shared an insightful discussion with him. This Annual General Meeting was also a great opportunity to talk about our commitment to early childhood charities with Ana Maria Ćorić, and our launched program #Act4Change, our employee engagement initiative, with Hadia KEBE, Xavier Dupont and Lisa Marrache. A huge thank to Christina Balanos🎤 for moderating this meeting effectively. Ardian’s employees also attended the Charities' Village to meet representatives from five of our partner charities: Ensemble pour la Petite Enfance, Ma Chance Moi Aussi, ScholaVie, Article 1 and Cité internationale universitaire de Paris. This was a fantastic chance to learn more about their impactful work and discover how to get involved 🙌 . Thank you to everyone who attended and made this event a success. Your support and engagement are essential to our mission.  Let's continue making a positive impact together! ✨💪 Carole Barnay Matthieu Labouche #SocialImpact #Charity #SocialMobility #EarlyChildhood  

At Ardian, we know that success isn’t defined purely by financial returns – we are architects of lasting change, working towards sustainable transformation. An initiative we are proud to promote in line with these values is Ardian Circle a knowledge sharing and collective intelligence program. The program, launched in 2022, hosts workshops exploring a variety of topics related to sustainability - gathering Ardian representatives, portfolio companies and external experts to present insights, share intelligence, compare perspectives and develop actionable objectives. “ESG topics tend to be heavy on standards and processes, but the workshops take a totally practical approach, providing concrete examples that do a great job of illustrating more theoretical points.” Robert Trebus, Sustainability Director at d&b audiotechnik Our recent article explores Ardian Circle, providing insight from Ardian’s Sustainability team, as well as participants from portfolio companies, on the program. Read the full article here → https://bit.ly/4cHvEve #ResponsibleInvestment #ArdianCircle #ESG #Sustainability Candice Brenet Thierry Charlemagne LISEA Ségolène Blanche CERELIA

Ardian Executive President Mark Benedetti recently shared valuable insights into the private equity landscape during a fireside chat with Giovanni Amodeo, Chief Influencer Officer at ION Analytics for their ION Influencers Fireside Chat series. In the interview, Mark and Giovanni explored a variety of relevant topics - the increase of consolidation, the importance of investor relations, the current fundraising environment and market trends. Mark also spoke on future outlook including the growth opportunities within private credit and infrastructure, particularly with emerging technologies such as AI, as well as the continued rise of secondary markets. Recognized by Giovanni as one “sharpest minds in the world of capital markets”, Mark demonstrated his deep industry expertise. #PrivateEquity #CapitalMarket #Trends

#ArchitectsofLastingChange | A word that describes our investment approach is "endure" – it defines a commitment to building to last. To do so, Ardian has developed its own innovative tools in recent years: Ardian CarCarbon, Ardian AirCarbon and OPTA are all part of them. These initiatives exemplify our commitment to lasting change and sustainability across our portfolio. Thanks to our Ardian CarCarbon and Ardian AirCarbon tools, we can now endure efforts to reduce road traffic emissions on highways and transition to carbon-neutral aviation. Armed with the necessary data, we can promote sustainable decisions and drive impactful changes for a greener future on the roads and in the skies. Regarding Ardian's energy assets, OPTA represents our innovative digital solution for gathering and analyzing data on renewable energies. With OPTA, we're leading the way toward smarter and more efficient energy management, helping in the decision-making process for portfolio construction and portfolio management. This is just the beginning: Ardian continues to endure toward a brighter and greener future! Read more → https://bit.ly/3XJJgld #Mobility #Infrastructure #DataScience #Transport #AirCarbon #CarCarbon #Sustainability #ArchitectsofArdian Ardian Infrastructure

💬 In June, Ardian held a new session of its #ArdianGlobalConversations on Geopolitics and Macroeconomics, dedicated to its staff. This was the opportunity to discuss the core issue of the European competitiveness and its strategic importance, after the European elections. The main topics discussed were: the role of private capital, investments needs to support the twin transition and create European champions, economic security, the capital market union, the future of the Green Deal, and global partnerships. We would like to warmly thank our guest speakers Joseph de Weck, Senior Fellow at partner organization Institut Montaigne, and Maria Laura Formisano, Head of Bloomberg’s EU Office, for their sharp insights and contributions. This panel has been hosted by Mathias Burghardt, CEO of Ardian France, Executive Vice-President of Ardian, and Head of Infrastructure and moderated by Guillaume Cravero, Managing Director, and Head of Public Affairs. #EuropeanStrategicAgenda #FutureOfEurope #TwinTransition #privateequity #investment

#ArchitectsofArdian | At Ardian, we are more than just investors; we are Architects of Lasting Change. Our mission is to build companies that not only thrive today but continue to lead and innovate for years to come. Under the leadership of Jason Yao, Ardian’s Head of Greater China, we are proud to continue to cement our reputation as leaders in the investment world, one transformative investment at a time. Jason's journey from dreaming of building skyscrapers to crafting durable companies reflects our core values of building to last. In this article, we dive into Jason’s journey and what he why he has chosen to stay with the company for a decade. Together, we are building a legacy of positive and enduring impact. Discover our commitment to creating lasting change → https://bit.ly/3LaM2bs #ArchitectsofLastingChange #Careers #PrivateEquity #Talent #China #Secondaries