contacts investors center reporting & online due diligence the vision of the company watch the video ardian the investment company holds three values at its core excellence loyalty and entrepreneurship . ardian is managed by the team that founded the company . our employees are the largest shareholder backed by institutional shareholders with whom a common vision is shared . with us 60 billion of assets managed or advised we invest in a way that responsibly creates enduring value superior returns and shared outcomes for our investors partners portfolio companies and their employees . by doing this we help create growth and prosperity in economies across the world . ardian is distinctly european but maintains a global outlook . entrepreneurship lies at the heart of our culture fuelled by bold and original thinking . we hold true to our conviction that a long term approach to investing delivers sustainable success . activity report 2015 between january 2015 and april 2016 ardian has raised more than 20 billion across four areas of activity funds of funds direct funds infrastructure and private debt . 2015 was also a year of geographical expansion with the opening of two new offices in madrid and san francisco . discover our new activity report company presentation ardian founded in 1996 and led by dominique senequier is an independent private investment company with assets of us 60bn managed or advised in europe north america and asia . discover our company our teams our investment activities and our portfolio companies . watch the video a full range of asset classes the company offers its investors a diversified choice of funds covering the full range of asset classes including fund of funds and direct funds . find out more about ardian s expertise our portfolio ardian has helped more than 250 companies since its creation . its current portfolio comprises 130 businesses . find out more about our portfolio companies tweets by ardian latest news ardian launches its north american direct investment business 13 october 2016 56 kb ardian sells its majority stake in bruni glass 12 october 2016 74 kb ardian acquires a majority stake in weber automotive and invests in future growth together with the founding family 7 october 2016 138 kb terms and conditionscreditssite map contacts