Ardian

Ardian, established in 1996 and headquartered in Paris, France, is an independent private investment company managing or advising assets totaling approximately US$62 billion across Europe, North America, and Asia. The firm, which is majority-owned by its employees, focuses on delivering investment performance while promoting entrepreneurship and economic growth globally. Ardian operates through a network of over 450 employees across twelve offices and offers a wide range of investment options, including funds of funds, private debt, direct funds, infrastructure, and real estate. Its diverse investment strategy encompasses various sectors such as healthcare, technology, industrials, and infrastructure, catering to the needs of its 580 investors. Ardian emphasizes a commitment to principles such as excellence, loyalty, and entrepreneurship in its investment processes.

Marc Abadir

Managing Director

Faruk Amin

Managing Director and Deputy Head of United States Co-Investement

Juan Angoitia

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Infrastructure Europe

Marie Arnaud-Battandier

Managing Director

Andrea Audisio

Investment Manager

Cyril Auger

Senior Managing Director

Alexis Ballif

Managing Director, Infrastructure - Transport

Carole Barnay

Senior Managing Director and Deputy Head of Europe Co-Investment

Nicholas Basch

Investment Manager, Secondaries and Primaries

Marco Bellino

Deputy Head Of Buyout Italy and Managing Director

Mark Benedetti

Executive President

Paolo Bergonzini

Managing Director

Ivan Bernard-Brunel

Managing Director

Gonzague Boutry

Managing Director, Infrastructure and Director

Mark Brenke

Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Debt

William Briggs

Managing Director

Gregory Buscayret

Managing Director - Capital Markets

Alexis Bébéar

Managing Director

Thierry Caboche

Head of International Public Affairs and Managing Director

Marion Calcine

Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure and Senior Managing Director, Paris and Member of the Ardian France Executive Board

Frederick Castonguay

Managing Director, North America

Yann Chareton

COO Buyout, Member Of The Buyout Management Committee and Senior Managing Director

Claire Chavaillard

Investment Manager

Bertrand Chevalier

Senior Managing Director and Member of the ASF Management Committee

Romain Chiudini

Director

Vladimir Colas

Executive Vice President

Lucas Coleon

Senior Managing Director

Maria Daguere

Managing Director

Nicolas Darnaud

Co-Head Of Buyout France and Managing Director

Thierry Denoyel

COO, Infrastructure and Senior Managing Director

Audrey Detavernier

Senior Managing Director

Nicolas Dixneuf

Investment Manager

Nicolas Duchange

Managing Director

Joseba Echave

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Financing

Isabelle Fan

Managing Director, Greater China

Lise Fauconnier

Managing Director, Paris

Michel Fellmann

Senior Managing Director and Director

Gonzalo Fernández-Albiñana

Head of Buyout Spain and Portugal and Managing Director

Alexander Friedrich

Managing Director

Benoit Gaillochet

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Ardian Infrastructure Europe

Heiko Geissler

Managing Director

Yves Genouvrier

Global Head of Client Servicing and Managing Director

Leopoldo Giandola

Senior Investment Manager

Sylvain Goetz

Director

Daniel Graf

Managing Director and Head of its German infrastructure operation

Geoffroy de La Grandiere

Director

Stephane Guichard

Managing Director, Co-Investment

Cravero Guillaume

Head of Public Affairs and Managing Director

Gregoire Guinot

Managing Director

Olivier Hamot

Managing Director

Stuart Hawkins

Managing Director and Head of Private Credit UK

Michael Hu

Managing Director

Sara Huang

Managing Director, Secondaries and Primaries

Luis Huete

Senior Investment Manager

Quentin Hugot

Managing Director

Marton Hunek

Operating Partner

Manuel Häusler

Senior Managing Director and Member of ASF Committee

Stephan Illenberger

Managing Director, Fund of Funds

Jérôme Jouyet

Head Of Product Team and Managing Director

Matthew Kay

Managing Director

Patrick Kocsi

Co-Head of Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director

Bruno Ladrière

Managing Director, Buyout

Alexis Lavaillote

Managing Director

Alexis Lavaillotte

Managing Director, Expansion

Antoine Leboulanger

Managing Director - Capital Markets and Treasury

Antoine Lencou-Bareme

Managing Director, Co-Investment

Guillaume Lesueur

Managing Director and Head of the Clean Hydrogen Equipment Fund, Hy24

Caroline Letellier

Managing Director

Zachary Levine

Managing Director

Daryl Li

Senior Managing Director and Member, ASF Management Committee

Mark Mackey

Managing Director

Sarah Malti

Managing Director and Relation Investisseur

Clément Marty

Managing Director, Portfolio Digital Transformation and Head of Digital Transformation

Rosario Mazza

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Italy

Caspar von Meibom

Managing Director

Arnaud Mercier

Managing Director

Yannic Metzger

Managing Director

Stefano Mion

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Ardian Infrastructure US

Emmanuel Miquel

Co-Head of Buyout France and Managing Director

Marco Molteni

Managing Director, Expansion

Alexandre Motte

Co-Head of Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director

Edoardo Munari

Investment Manager

Christof Namenyi

Managing Director

Michael Obhof

Senior Managing Director

Scarlett Omar-Broca

Managing Director

Leonarda Orani

Managing Director

Grégory Pernot

Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Credit France

Olivier Personnaz

Head of Buyout UK and Managing Director

Gabrielle Philip

Senior Investment Manager

Wolfgang Pietzsch

Managing Director

Nicola Plescia

Director

Jean-David PONSIN

Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Credit France

Frédéric Quéru

Managing Director - Ardian Growth

Michael Reuther

Director

Nico Rheims

Managing Director

Daniele Rizzolini

Managing Director

Marie-Victoire Rozé

Senior Managing Director and Deputy Co-Head of Secondaries and Primaries and Member, ASF Management Committee Member

Eloy Ruiz

Senior Investment Manager

Derek Rush

Director

Alexis Saada

Head of Growth and Senior Managing Director

Arthur De Salins

Managing Director

Christopher Sand

Managing Director, Ardian Buyout

Simo Santavirta

Senior Managing Director and Head of Ardian Infrastructure Asset Management

Bertrand Schapiro

Managing Director

Daniel von der Schulenburg

Senior Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Germany, Benelux and Northern Europe

Noah Segal

Investment Manager

Dominique Senequier

Founder and CEO

Daniel Setton

Managing Director and Head of Buyout Financing

Felix Signorell

Managing Director

Francesco Revel Sillamoni

Managing Director

Wilfred Small III

Senior Managing Director and Member, ASF Management Committee

Mateo Steinbach-Künkler

Investment Manager

Lukas Stepanek

Managing Director and Head of Private Credit Dach

Matthias Straessle

Senior Investment Manager

Andrew Sullivan

Investment Manager

Maxime Séquier

Managing Director

Zacharie Takadoum

Managing Director - Infrastructure debt

Kanji Takenaka

Managing Director and Head of Ardian Japan

Matthieu Teyssier

Senior Managing Director

Stephan Torra

Director Expansion

Ingmar Vallano

Managing Director

Federica Vasquez

Managing Director

Mark Voccola

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Ardian Infrastructure US

Fabian Wagener

Managing Director

Benedikt Wagner

Senior Investment Manager

Maegan Wang

Investment Manager

Colin Wang

Managing Director, China

Georges Wazen

Managing Director

Todd Welsch

Managing Director

Thomas Wilfling

Managing Director

Benjamin Witcher

Director

Jason Yao

Head of Greater China and Senior Managing Director

Simone Tonon Ph.D

Managing Director, Renewables

Past deals in Italy

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Private Equity Round in 2021
Translated Srl provides human translation and localization service for text, software, and Web sites. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Rome, Italy.

Jakala

Acquisition in 2021
Operator of a marketing technology company intended to serve the automotive, insurance, telecom and media and pharmaceutical sector. The company offers loyalty and engagement programs, geo-marketing, customer relationship management (CRM) and sales force support services, thereby helping clients to unlock their business potential by leveraging data, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.

AD Education

Acquisition in 2020
AD Education is a service platform dedicated to higher education institutions specialized in creative training. AD Education currently comprises seven institutions and 11 campuses, of which one is in Italy, offering courses in fields including fashion design, communication strategy and architecture.
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. is a prominent player in the telecommunications infrastructure sector in Italy, specializing in the construction and operation of towers for wireless networks. Established in 2015 from the spinoff of Telecom Italia's tower assets, the company manages approximately 11,000 sites and offers a range of integrated hosting services, including infrastructure for antennae, cabling, and power supply systems. In addition to traditional tower hosting, Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane develops Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) to enhance indoor and outdoor wireless coverage in high-traffic areas such as hospitals, airports, and stadiums. The company's extensive infrastructure supports various network operators, broadcasting service providers, and public institutions, contributing significantly to the country's wireless telecommunications landscape. With a strategic focus on expanding its site portfolio to accommodate emerging technologies like 5G, Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane is positioned as a key contributor to the evolution of wireless communication in Italy.

ProduceShop

Private Equity Round in 2020
ProduceShop, a Swiss e-commerce platform for indoor and outdoor furniture retailers in Europe.

Cérélia

Acquisition in 2019
Cérélia SA, based in Liévin, France, specializes in the production and sale of ready-to-bake chilled dough. The company offers a diverse range of products, including pie dough, pizza dough, pastries, cake mixes, and organic dough, catering to both private labels and its own brands, Croustipate and Pop! Bakery. Established in 1974 and formerly known as Eurodough S.A.S., Cérélia has expanded its operations internationally, with subsidiaries located in Italy, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Canada, the United States, and Spain. The company operates four production facilities and employs approximately 650 individuals, serving customers across France, Italy, Spain, the Nordic countries, and beyond.

Celli Group

Acquisition in 2019
Celli Group is an Italian company specializing in the design and manufacture of drink dispensing systems and accessories. Founded in 1974 and based in San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy, the company produces a range of products for the beverage industry, including beer towers, taps, and various dispensing systems for soft drinks, water, wine, and hot beverages. Celli Group is known for its diverse offerings, which include materials such as metal, vitreous, ceramic, and semi-gres for beer towers, as well as steel and brass taps. The company operates production facilities in Italy and the United Kingdom, with additional locations in Singapore and Moscow. Celli Group markets its products globally through a network of dealers and distributors, providing comprehensive solutions tailored to the needs of the food and beverage sector.

Neopharmed Gentili

Acquisition in 2018
Neopharmed Gentili is a prominent Italian pharmaceutical group that plays a significant role in the national market. The company focuses on the research, development, and distribution of medicines, with a diverse product portfolio that spans vascular and cardio-metabolic fields, pneumatology, antibiotics, and dietary supplements. Over the years, Neopharmed Gentili has expanded its operations through strategic partnerships and acquisitions, notably acquiring the Italian branch of Therabel Gienne Pharma in 2017 and collaborating with Teva Pharmaceuticals to enhance its offerings in the respiratory sector. This growth strategy has allowed Neopharmed Gentili to strengthen its presence in key therapeutic areas, ensuring a substantial impact on health outcomes for its clients.

FiloBlu

Private Equity Round in 2018
FiloBlu S.p.A., founded in 2009 and based in Venice, Italy, is a digital consulting company that specializes in developing digital strategies for brands and retailers. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of services, including ecommerce and omnichannel solutions, sales and marketing support, merchandising, technology integration, operations, finance, and legal assistance. Through these services, FiloBlu aims to help clients enhance their business growth and increase brand awareness on an international level.

Corob

Acquisition in 2018
COROB S.p.A. specializes in the manufacture and distribution of advanced tinting equipment tailored for the paints and coatings industry. The company offers a wide range of products, including point-of-sales equipment such as various dispensers, gyroscopic mixers, and vibrational shakers. Additionally, COROB provides in-plant and automated tinting systems, industrial gravimetric dispensers, mixing stations, and self-service vending solutions, along with spare parts to support these products. The company also develops software solutions to assist paint companies and retailers in managing their operations and distribution networks. Serving customers through a network of service partners, COROB operates both domestically in Italy and internationally. Founded in 1984 and based in San Felice sul Panaro, Italy, the company has production facilities in Italy, Finland, and India. COROB S.p.A. was previously known as CPS Color Equipment S.p.A. until its name change in December 2013.

Seri Jakala

Private Equity Round in 2018
Seri Jakala is an Italian marketing services provider that enables companies to improve their performance through marketing related projects. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Milano, Lombardia.

Dynamic Technologies

Acquisition in 2017
Dynamic Technologies a maker of automotive fluid-handling systems and precision aluminum parts.

Autovia Padana

Private Equity Round in 2017
Autovia Padana is a motorway operator based in Tortona, Italy, specializing in the leasing and operation of motorways, specifically the A21 Piacenza-Cremona-Brescia route, which connects Turin to Brescia. Established in 2015, the company provides a variety of services aimed at enhancing the travel experience for motorists. These services include online payment options, traffic information, toll payments, invoicing for tolls, and roadside assistance. Autovia Padana is committed to accessibility, offering facilities designed to accommodate customers with disabilities, as well as amenities for refueling, refreshments, and relaxation along the motorway. As a subsidiary of S.A.T.A.P, it plays a significant role in the infrastructure of Italy's transportation network.

3 New

Acquisition in 2017
Tre Solar is a joint venture between Ardian and the Tozzi Group, specialised in the development of renewable energy production, and acts with the aim to invest into renewable energy plants using solar and biomass as sources, in Italy.

SLV

Acquisition in 2016
SLV GmbH is a privately held company based in Übach-Palenberg, Germany, specializing in the supply of residential and technical lighting systems. The company offers a comprehensive range of indoor and outdoor lighting solutions, including wall, ceiling, pendant, floor, table, and display luminaires, as well as high-voltage and low-voltage lamps, LED strips, and various types of halogen and fluorescent lamps. In addition to these products, SLV provides a variety of lighting components, such as ballasts, transformers, and mounting accessories. The company caters to diverse environments, including private homes, hotels, restaurants, offices, and outdoor spaces, distributing its products through electricians and specialized trade partners both in Germany and internationally. SLV GmbH was formerly known as SLV Elektronik GmbH and rebranded in December 2014. It also has shareholdings and subsidiaries in several countries, including France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, and the United States.

Dedalus Group

Acquisition in 2016
Established in Florence in 1990, Dedalus Spa is today at the head of a leading national healthcare software industrial Group, with many important roles in all public and private health market segments, a sector that is of strategic importance for the national economy. Since 2006 Dedalus has been pursuing a project for bringing together the best companies of the Italian healthcare ICT: Avelco, Ingenius, Intema Sanità, Metafora Informatica, Millennium, Radiosity, Sicilia Sistemi Tecnologie, Sago Informatica Sanitaria, Synapsis and Eurosoft Informatica Medica, and the 7 companies connected to the same. This process was carried out with the objective of overcoming the existing market fragmentation, and becoming an important reference point of excellence, with important research and development investment capabilities: an information technology company focused on healthcare, but also capable of competing on the international markets. Since 2009, Dedalus began the international penetration based on the best strategic product (Interoperability and Cooperation Platform), named X1.V1. With over 200 products installed in Italy and abroad, Dedalus designs solutions for the image diagnostic sector, and has an important role also in Hospital-Territory integration systems, with a presence in almost all the Regions implementing important projects of interoperability and cooperation among the various healthcare establishments, such as hospitals, general practitioners and ASL units. Dedalus is capable of consistently strengthening its position in each of these segments thanks to its innovative approach, based on the development of software aimed at ensuring interoperability and cooperation among general medicine systems and hospital systems, facilitating the optimisation of administrative management, as well as the provision of the best healthcare, thanks to a constant real time exchange of fundamental patient data, during all the stages of their life: from birth, to the growing up stage, to maturity and old age.Dedalus Group is a Italian healthcare IT systems company.

F2A

Acquisition in 2016
F2A S.r.l. provides ideas, and management and personnel administration services.

TimeOne

Acquisition in 2016
TimeOne, established in 2016, is a marketing services group formed by the merger of two online marketing specialists, Public-Idées and Place des Leads. The company specializes in providing content and data solutions, focusing on prescriptive marketing strategies supported by a robust technological foundation. TimeOne offers a diverse array of online marketing services, including programmatic advertising, native advertising, performance marketing, digital marketplaces, publishing, and mobile solutions. The firm is dedicated to all stages of the client conversion funnel, facilitating branding, engagement, conversion, and re-purchasing through its various online marketing channels. With a strong presence in France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Asia, and South America, TimeOne has established a reputation for innovation driven by research and development in the marketing sector.

IRCA

Acquisition in 2015
Irca S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer specializing in ingredients and base food products for pastry-making, baking, and ice-cream production. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Gallarate, Italy, the company offers a diverse portfolio of approximately 1,800 SKUs, including chocolate, creams, fruit fillings, jams, and other essential baking components. Irca serves a wide range of clients, including industrial manufacturers, bakeries, and hypermarket internal bakeries, through a network of distributors. The company's extensive product lines are designed to meet the varying needs of the horeca market and the pastry and bakery sectors, making it a key player in the European food industry.

AMP Group

Acquisition in 2015
AMP Group is the market leader in Western Europe for engineering, manufacturing and marketing windows regulators, with handles & locks as a complementary business, dedicated to primarily the automotive Independent After Market, mainly through the independent distribution channel and several proprietary and customer brands, following a “private label” approach, and secondarily to small-medium volume Original Equipment productions.

Italmatch Chemicals

Acquisition in 2014
Italmatch Chemicals majors in the production of phosphorus derivatives, giving it a unique strength and leading position in the international market. Although a relatively small company, compared to its main competitors, Italmatch Chemicals has earned the respect and trust, over a period of years, of such Multinationals leaders in their sectors, with particular regard to lubricant oil additives (L.O.A.), plastic & polymers flame retardant additives (F.R.) and other various industrial applications. The wide sector already encompassed by Italmatch Chemicals is destined to expand even larger thanks to its historical ambition of growth. The ability to combine the reliability of tradition with the opportunities offered by modern technology, implemented by an expert and dynamic management, results in Italmatch Chemical’s unparalleled creativity, competence and Customers satisfaction. By focusing on today’s dynamic world of specialty chemicals and its expanding horizons, Italmatch Chemicals offers advanced and effective solutions based largely, but not exclusively, on phosphorus derivatives. Careful environmental concern stands to witness the Company long term commitment to the market, as the technologically advanced systems adopted in its Spoleto plant stand to prove, with particular respect to the optimisation of environmental impact and increased safety. For these reasons the Company has recently obtained the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Certification, and is operating according to both an Environmental Management System as well as a Safety Management System, both subject to periodical revisions and audits.

RGI Group

Acquisition in 2014
RGI Group specializes in providing software products and technological services tailored for the insurance industry. Established in 1987 in Ivrea, Italy, the company focuses on the development and implementation of modular Policy Administration Systems that cater to all distribution channels. RGI Group's comprehensive technology platforms are designed to facilitate sustainable digital transformation for insurers, addressing the entire insurance value chain, including policy administration, claims management, analytics, market management, reporting, sales, and distribution. Through its innovative solutions, RGI Group aims to deliver significant value and support to insurance businesses worldwide.

Laboratoires Anios

Acquisition in 2013
Laboratoires Anios have been producing disinfection products since 1898. A major player in hygiene in hospitals, clinics and medical professions, also present in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and agrifood industries, or with local authorities linked to accommodation or catering, in France and more than 80 other countries. With 700 employees, 2 production sites and their 1000m² Research Centre in Northern France, 1 production site in the South of France, one in Italy, one in Turkey and one in Argentina, Laboratoires Anios manufactures 120 000 bottles per day and numbers 12 000 professional customers.

Bravofly

Private Equity Round in 2012
Bravofly (Bravofly.com) is part of Bravofly Rumbo Group, a Swiss-based online travel agency, or OTA, with a strong presence in Europe. Through desktop and mobile platforms consumers can easily search for, compare and book flights with both traditional airlines and low cost carriers, as well as hotel accommodations, package holidays, cruises, car rentals and other travel-related products and services. In addition, across the Group they provide customer support services in 12 languages both during the search and booking phase as well as in the post-purchase.They complement their technological platforms with skilled travel agents, customer service operators and call centres. The Group was founded in 2006, but traces its roots to 2004, when Fabio Cannavale and Marco Corradino launched Volagratis, a search engine for low cost flights, in the Italian market. Today Bravofly Rumbo Group operates websites in more than 35 countries and 14 languages; its core markets are Italy, Spain and France and is rapidly expanding into other European markets such as Germany, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Bruni Glass

Acquisition in 2012
Bruni Glass spa, was founded in Milan in 1974 under the name of Vetrerie Bruni srl: it is one of the most important European distributors of glass containers, bottles and special glass packaging to important food producers and it operates through several different subsidiary companies. The Group, which has been constantly growing for more than 40 years, has today a staff of about 170 people (with an average company seniority of 16 years) with a strong know-how in the specific Market segment and in 2014 its turnover amounted to about 130 million Euros.

Novotema

Acquisition in 2012
Novotema S.p.A. is a manufacturer based in Villongo, Italy, specializing in the design and production of rubber seals and elastomer components. Founded in 1973, the company offers a diverse range of products, including O-rings, seals, gaskets, diaphragms, and custom components made from various elastomer materials such as nitrile, silicone, and fluoroelastomer. These products are utilized across multiple industries, including automotive, biomedical, food processing, and oil and gas. With a workforce of approximately 160 employees and a facility covering 23,000 square meters, Novotema has established itself as a leader in both national and international markets. The company also provides technical consultancy, component design, and surface treatment services, ensuring high-quality solutions for its global clientele.

KOS

Private Equity Round in 2010
KOS Group is Italian healthcare group that operates in the area of social health, residential care for chronic illnesses, rehabilitation and mental health services, and management of medical equipment and diagnostic centres. It has over 76 dedicated facilities comprising of 7200 beds, including nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, hospitals, and mental health clinics. Additionally, the group has an international presence through its diagnostics & cancer care services unit in the UK and India.

Bravofly

Private Equity Round in 2010
Bravofly (Bravofly.com) is part of Bravofly Rumbo Group, a Swiss-based online travel agency, or OTA, with a strong presence in Europe. Through desktop and mobile platforms consumers can easily search for, compare and book flights with both traditional airlines and low cost carriers, as well as hotel accommodations, package holidays, cruises, car rentals and other travel-related products and services. In addition, across the Group they provide customer support services in 12 languages both during the search and booking phase as well as in the post-purchase.They complement their technological platforms with skilled travel agents, customer service operators and call centres. The Group was founded in 2006, but traces its roots to 2004, when Fabio Cannavale and Marco Corradino launched Volagratis, a search engine for low cost flights, in the Italian market. Today Bravofly Rumbo Group operates websites in more than 35 countries and 14 languages; its core markets are Italy, Spain and France and is rapidly expanding into other European markets such as Germany, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Duplomatic MS S.p.A.

Acquisition in 2008
Duplomatic MS S.p.A. is a manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic valves and components for various industrial applications. The company offers a diverse range of products, including proportional valves for pressure and flow control, directional control valves, pressure control valves, flow control valves, check valves, modular valves, pumps, and cylinders. Additionally, Duplomatic provides complementary items such as subplates, manifolds, and hydraulic systems, as well as after-sales services. Its products cater to sectors such as energy, metal forming, plastics, oil and gas, shipbuilding, and machine tools. Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Parabiago, Italy, the company has a global presence with sales networks spanning Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania. Formerly known as Duplomatic Oleodinamica S.p.A., the company rebranded to Duplomatic MS S.p.A. in October 2017, reflecting its commitment to innovation and customer service in the hydraulics market.
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