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Ardian

Venture Capital

Ardian, founded in 1996 and led by Dominique Senequier, is a leading private investment house with assets of US$66bn managed or advised in Europe, North America and Asia.

Founded 1996 France Paris, France 1k-5k employees Biopharma, Finance +4

56

Total Investments

50

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

6

Industries

General Information

Industries Biopharma, Finance +4

Company Overview

Founded 1996
Employees 1k-5k
Location France Paris, France
Website ardian.com

Investment Criteria

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About Ardian

Ardian, founded in 1996 and led by Dominique Senequier, is a leading private investment house with assets of US$66bn managed or advised in Europe, North America and Asia. The company, which is majority-owned by its employees, keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and delivers investment performance to its global investors while fuelling growth in economies across the world. Ardian's investment process embodies three values: excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship. Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 490 employees working through twelve offices in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, New York, San Francisco, Beijing, Singapore, Jersey, Luxembourg. The company offers its 650 investors a diversified choice of funds covering the full range of asset classes, including Ardian Funds of Funds (primary, early secondary and secondary), Ardian Private Debt, Ardian Buyout (including Ardian Buyout Europe & North America, Ardian Expansion, Ardian Growth and Ardian Co-Investment), Ardian Infrastructure, Ardian Real Estate and Ardian Mandates.

Recent Investments (56)

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Company Stage Amount Date
Buyout •••••• Jul 2026
Growth Equity Non Vc •••••• Nov 2025
Debt Financing •••••• Jul 2024
Secondary Market •••••• Jun 2024
Private Equity Round •••••• Nov 2023
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Private Equity Round •••••• May 2023
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Secondary Market •••••• Aug 2022
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Venture Round •••••• Jul 2022
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Early VC •••••• May 2022
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Debt Financing •••••• Dec 2021

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