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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.

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 | Today we are announcing the arrangement of a unitranche facility to refinance the existing debt of Arche MC2 Group. Arche MC2 Group is the leading software publisher for social care in France. The Group is spearheading the digitalization of the sector by providing cutting-edge and mission-critical solutions across the value chain, serving a diversified base of both public and private customers. ”𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝐶2 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑎𝑐𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑟-𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠.” Grégory Pernot, Co-Head of Private Credit France & Managing Director, Ardian The financing package also includes a dedicated line to enable the group to accelerate in accelerating its external growth strategy. Read the full announcement here → https://lnkd.in/eSdf39qG #PrivateCredit #Credit #DebtFinancing #SocialCare #Software Melchior Huet, Adélaïde Homolle Guillaume Bouillot Jean-Marc Doucet Christophe Parier, Alexandre Masson Frédéric Singer Elliot Thiéblin

#ArchitectsofArdian | At Ardian, success means building companies that endure, benefitting our portfolio, our team and our investors alike. That's why we proudly refer to our team members as Architects of Lasting Change. Our Head of Corporate Development @Alexandra Goltsova exemplifies this commitment, having been instrumental in Ardian's journey for over a decade. Since our inception as an independent company in 2013, Alexandra has been a driving force behind our growth and evolution. Despite our remarkable expansion, she emphasizes that Ardian's culture remains rooted in responsiveness, meeting client expectations and nurturing enduring partnerships over the long-term. At Ardian, we don't just invest in companies, we invest in our people and our own future. Alexandra embodies the values of dedication, adaptability and resilience that define our organization. Join us on our journey as #ArchitectsofLastingChange, where we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last → https://bit.ly/45Pjmyx #Careers #PrivateEquity #Talent #Corporate #France

Shared values are the key to the lasting relationships we've built with all our partners. We believe that developing a culture of excellence can bring significant societal and financial benefits. Our people invest all of themselves in building companies that last Discover Ardian’s commitment to creating lasting change → https://bit.ly/4b8Ni9P #ArchitectsofLastingChange #ArchitectsofArdian

In their recent Q&A for Institutional Real Estate, Inc., Ardian’s Stephanie Bensimon and Daniel Noeltner share their perspectives on the investment environment in Europe’s self-storage and residential real estate markets and discuss why it's an attractive time to invest in these sectors. The self-storage sector is emerging as a niche in continental Europe, offering high yields and drawing increasing investor interest. While still in nascent stages compared to the US or UK, the potential for growth is immense.   Last year marked our entry into the residential market with the acquisition of a Milanese property. This historic building is being transformed with top-tier refurbishments with a positive market response.   Read their thoughts below ↓ #RealEstate #SelfStorage #ResidentalRealEstate #RealEstateInvesting #Europe

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 | We are announcing today the acquisition of a majority stake in Masco Group, a global provider of engineered solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The Borella family and Masco Group’s current management team will reinvest alongside Ardian and Luca Borella will continue to lead the company as CEO. Founded in 1912, and headquartered in Milan, Masco provides a range of bespoke products and services to the biopharma and life sciences industry, including high-purity water systems, bioprocessing equipment, modular off-site fabricated facility solutions, process engineering, laboratory, validation and automation services. Ardian will leverage its deep industry expertise in Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences to support Masco in the next phase of growth, driving a number of compelling organic initiatives, further international expansion, and completing acquisitions focused on strengthening the Company’s technological capabilities while driving operational excellence. “𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔-𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦’𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑀&𝐴 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑦.” Marco Bellino, Deputy Head of Buyout Italy & Managing Director, Ardian “𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛’𝑠 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎, 𝑤𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑜’𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛’𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒.” Christopher Sand, Managing Director, Ardian Read the full announcement ⮕ https://bit.ly/4cVP2oI #Engineering #Pharma #Pharmaceutical #Biotech #Biopharma #LifeSciences #InternationalExpansion #Italy Giorgio Cicala, Julia Wu, Andrea Audisio di Somma, Elena García Ortega, Matteo Collini, Angelos Papadimitriou, Claudio Colombi ,Klaus Lesker , Dr. Jan Gudlick RSBG SE

#ArchitectsofArdian | At Ardian, our aim is to build and foster a culture of excellence, strengthened by the commitment of a talented team. The demanding yet open and instructive approach of our compliance director, Elimane NDOYE, plays a pivotal role in driving lasting change within the company. His responsibilities include restructuring new products, facilitating international expansions, and navigating regulatory landscapes, leading to ensure Ardian adheres to the highest standards, and helping strengthen our global operations. His attitude to explore possibilities beyond assigned roles and suggesting ideas about how things could be improved makes him embody the Ardian spirit of commitment that drives our success. Find out more about our Architect of Lasting Change here → https://bit.ly/3zz5EUi #ArchitectsofLastingChange #Careers #PrivateEquity #Talent #Compliance #France

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 | We are pleased to announce that Ardian has agreed the sale of 49% stake of 2i Aeroporti SpA to Asterion Industrial Partners. Throughout F2i SGR/Ardian/Crédit Agricole Assurances joint holding period, 2i Aeroporti has grown and now holds direct and indirect participations in Milano Malpensa and Linate, Naples, Salerno (recently opened to commercial aviation), Torino, Trieste, Bologna and Bergamo airports, accounting for over 32% of passengers traffic (63m passengers in aggregate) and c. 70% of cargo (758k tons) in Italy, as of 2023. 2i Aeroporti have set the highest standards for the group’s companies in terms of service of quality for the passengers, digitalization, and sustainability over the last years. Today, all airports of 2i Aeroporti are pioneers in their market segments and have received over the years several awards by primary industry associations (incl. ACI EUROPE). “𝑊𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 2𝑖 𝐴𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 Ardian AirCarbon. 𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐹2𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦'𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟.” Rosario Mazza, Head of Infrastructure Italy & Senior Managing Director, Ardian. 2i Aeroporti set up several initiatives that have contributed to the increase in efficiency and passenger flow, as well as optimization of infrastructure. These include initiatives like self-baggage drop, biometric boarding, smart security for luggage inspection, flow monitoring and luggage reconciliation systems. At Naples, an innovative satellite guided climb procedure led to 33%. Read the full announcement → https://bit.ly/4f7tFCc SEA Milan Airports, Napoli Salerno Airports Gesac, Torino Airport, @Trieste Airport and Bologna Airport , Stefano Mion, Daniele Rizzolini, Greta Chilelli #RealAssets #Airport #Infrastructure #Italy

#ArchitectsOfLastingChange | Strengthen our investors through tailor-made investments solutions and expertise is our mission as a world-leading private investment house. Sustainability and decarbonization are at the core of the mission of the Real Estate expertise at Ardian. Grounded in our unwavering commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, we consistently prioritize responsible investment practices. Our objective transcends conventional real estate management; we aim to fortify our dedication to the sector by catalyzing positive transformations through our projects. The Real Estate activity endeavors are dedicated to transforming buildings into sustainable spaces promoting well-being, while creating value. This approach has yielded remarkable outcomes, with projects such as the Melzi D'Eril office building positioned as a top performer in carbon emission reduction, fully aligned with the net-zero objectives of the Paris Agreement by 2050. The Real Estate team also seeks opportunities in mixed assets, transforming assets into services that make better places to live. As part of our real estate asset diversification strategy, we recently announced the acquisition of Costockage, an online marketplace for self-storage. This strategic selection approach not only benefits the environment but also drives performance. As a market leader, we're proud to deliver tangible results while creating lasting value for our investors and communities. Discover Ardian’s commitment to creating lasting change → https://bit.ly/45TXnXg #Sustainability #RealEstate #RealAssets #SustainableBuildings #ESG #ArchitectsofArdian

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