Ardian | 2021 Activity and Sustainability Reports

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Dominique senequier President of Ardian

Launching Hy24

MATHIAS BURGHARDT
Head of Infrastructure and Member of the Executive Committee – Ardian

LAURENT FAYOLLAS
Deputy Head of Infrastructure at Ardian and President of Hy24

Why hydrogen is at the heart of Ardian’s energy transition strategy

$ 125 BN

of assets managed and/or advised

PRIVATE EQUITY
SECONDARIES & PRIMARIES –
CO-INVESTMENT – BUYOUT – EXPANSION – GROWTH – NORTH AMERICA FUND

REAL ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE – REAL ESTATE – REAL ASSETS DEBT

CREDIT
PRIVATE DEBT

Decarbonizing our activities

TAMARA KRZISCH
Sustainability Manager – Ardian

Ardian agrees on a carbon reduction plan to align with the Paris Agreement

Ardian Foundation and employee charities

CAROLE BARNAY President of the Ardian Foundation & Senior Managing Director, Co-Investment

JUSTINE LE GUILLOU Employee charities & Senior Project Manager

28,000 +

EMPLOYEES of 37 portfolio companies…

… have benefited from profit sharing at exit by Ardian since 2008, receiving the equivalent of 1 to 6 months’ salary.

Real Estate Carbon

STÉPHANIE BENSIMON
Head of Real Estate – Ardian

Decarbonization pathways show the route to the cities of the future

The Ardian Foundation

CAROLE BARNAY
President of the Ardian Foundation

NATHALIE CASSO-VICARNI
Founder of Ensemble pour l’Éducation de la Petite Enfance

Our vision of opportunity and social mobility for the youngest children

Private Wealth Solutions: a dedicated private client proposition

Erwan Paugam Head of Private Wealth Solutions

Bruno Giraud Senior Manager, Private Wealth Solutions

Maëlys Dupuy Analyst, Private Wealth Solutions

Profit Sharing

APRIL TISSIER
Sustainability Senior Manager – Ardian

HEATHER WILDE
General Manager of Essential Cuisine, a UK subsidiary of Solina (Buyout portfolio, 2016- 2021)

We want every employee in our companies to be rewarded for their contribution

Diversio

LAURA MCGEE
Founder of Diversio

Understanding the factors that contribute to a more inclusive workplace

75 %

OF FUNDS IN FUNDRAISING CLASSIFIED AS ARTICLE 8 & 9

ACCORDING TO THE SFDR:

Article 8: Funds that promote environmental or social characteristics

Article 9: Funds that have sustainable investment as their objective

Employee testimonials

ROMAIN CHIUDINI
Managing Director Growth – Ardian

ANTJE ROMERO FLORES
Finance Senior Manager Fund Finance Ardian Customized Solutions – Ardian

Ardian helps you to build confidence and become part of the team

Our commitment to personal service

FRANÇOIS-AÏSSA TOUAZI
Global Head of Investor Relations for France, Middle East and Africa, Central and South‑East Asia – Ardian

FARID MASMOUDI
Deputy Head of Investor Relations MENA & Head of Investor Relations Central Asia and BIM – Ardian

All of Ardian’s investor relationships are built on personal trust and confidence

Ardian Women’s Club: highlighting the voice of women in the private equity industry

STÉPHANIE GRACE Co-Chair of the Ardian Women’s Club & Global Head of Brand & Communications

NADINE ZARIFFA Member of the Ardian Women's Club, Former President of the Millennial Executive Committee and Senior Investment Manager, Buyout

1,200 +

INVESTORS

INVESTOR’S TYPE
46% Pension funds
20% Insurance companies
13% Sovereign wealth funds
8% HNWIs
13% Others**

_{**Others include : fund of funds, endowments and foundations, government agencies, banks, other asset managers, corporate investors}

Ardian Women’s Club

STÉPHANIE GRACE
Co-Chair of Ardian Women’s Club, Global Head of Brand & Communications

GAËLLE BROUARD
Co‑Chair of Ardian Women’s Club, Head of Finance and Managing Director, Ardian Customized Solutions

Mutual support group helps to empower, connect and inspire women at Ardian

Building trust with our investors

ETIENNE ARNOULD Head of Investor Relations France

BENJAMIN MATHIEU Client Servicing Manager, Investor Relations

Engaging with our GPs on ESG

MARK BENEDETTI
Co‑Head of Ardian US, Member of the ASF Management Committee and Member of the Executive Committee

Amplifying our impact by engaging with GPs in our Secondaries & Primaries portfolio

Product Team and Information Technology

JÉRÔME JOUYET
Head of the Product Team ‑ Paris Investor Relations – Ardian

VINCENT JOLY
Head of Information Technology – Ardian

We make sure investors have the information they need

100 %

OF PORTFOLIO COMPANIES AND ASSETS...

… in our engagement program have individualized ESG targets in their roadmaps and 76% of our GPs set quantitative ESG targets (x2 compared with 2015).

Tailored ESG integration for our activities

Our improved ESG framework for Ardian Private Debt and Co-Investment strategies was developed as part of …

Ardian’s approach in non-controlling activities

880 +

EMPLOYEES

18% growth of our workforce between 2020 and 2021, thanks to 172 new recruits

Ardian Circle

LAURA ANDREMONT
Sustainability Senior Associate – Ardian

PAP’ AMADOU NGOM
CEO of SQORUS

We help our portfolio companies move forward together

2021 Ardian Activity and Sustainability Reports