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PRESS RELEASE | Ardian today announces that Ardian Semiconductor has completed a minority investment in VSORA, a France‑based semiconductor fabless company designing next‑generation AI inference accelerators for data center applications. Through its investment, Ardian Semiconductor will support VSORA in accelerating its go‑to‑market strategy to strengthen the company’s recognition across the value chain and reinforce VSORA’s access to senior semiconductor industry expertise. VSORA is also a member of the AION consortium, which is led by Ardian, Artefact, Bull, Capgemini, EDF, the iliad Group, Orange and Scaleway, and aims to launch an ambitious bid under the European Union’s AI Gigafactories initiative. This transaction represents Ardian Semiconductor’s 4th investment and further expands its exposure across the AI & semiconductor value chain, following the acquisitions of IBS, Synergie Cad, and Centrotherm. Read the announcement → https://bit.ly/4aO9qcn #ArdianSemiconductor #EuropeSovereignty #Semiconductor #AI #DataCenters Lise Fauconnier Christophe Duverne SILIAN PARTNERS @Khaled Maleej Basile Thodoroff Alexis Fallait

🇪🇺 𝐋’𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭-𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐞̂𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 ? Cette question sera au cœur de la 26ᵉ édition des Rencontres Économiques d’Aix-en-Provence, où Ardian est fier de renouveler son partenariat avec Le Cercle des économistes. Dans un monde marqué par l’incertitude, une conviction s’impose : le dialogue, la coopération et la vision long terme n’ont jamais été aussi essentiels. Le thème de cette année, « Naviguer dans un monde sans repères », résonne particulièrement avec les transformations économiques, technologiques et géopolitiques actuelles. 📍 𝟑 𝐣𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭, 𝟏𝟗𝐡 (𝐂𝐄𝐓) – 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢 𝟐 Mathias Burghardt, Directeur Général d’Ardian, participera aux échanges aux côtés de dirigeants d’ENGIE, Airbus et Groupe BPCE, afin d’explorer les leviers permettant à l’Europe de renforcer sa souveraineté.   Délégation Ardian : Guillaume Cravero, Thierry Caboche, Pierre-Etienne Franc, Stéphanie Grace et Ursule-Anne Michel-de Cazotte.   #REAix2026 #REAix #AixEnProvence #Innovation #IA 

🎥 Looking back at an inspiring week in Stockholm. 📍🇸🇪 At a time of macroeconomic volatility and transformation, generating returns is no longer enough. Creating lasting value requires conviction, adaptability and discipline. As part of Ardian’s Annual General Meetings, we had the opportunity to bring together investors from around the world, both in person and online, to discuss the forces reshaping private markets. From conversations on geopolitics and Europe’s future with Ambassador Pierre Sellal, to discussions on Ardian’s strategy and outlook with Dominique Senequier and Mark Benedetti, these meetings were a meaningful occasion to reflect on our journey, share expertise across our investment platforms, and exchange views on the opportunities and challenges ahead. As we celebrate 30 years of Ardian, one idea stands at the heart of everything we do: value is not just created. It is protected, strengthened and sustained over time. This is what we call 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞. Watch the highlights from an exceptional week of discussions, insights and perspectives. #TheNewShapeOfValue #PrivateMarkets #PrivateEquity #Ardian30Years #MasteringChangeForLastingValue

Ardian raised $4.4bn across the Americas last year, with the region accounting for 20% of global AUM. North American secondary market volumes accelerated strongly, with both LP-led and GP-led deals up sharply. The launch of Ardian Access in the US, our evergreen private equity fund for accredited investors, gathered around $1 billion by year-end, marking a major step in our private wealth strategy. On the Real Estate side, Ardian made its first US property investment, a $900 million acquisition of 715-717 Fifth Avenue in New York, in partnership with Kering. And our North America Fund team continued executing its build-up strategy across five portfolio companies, deploying AI tools to drive operational efficiency and unlock productivity gains. For the first time, US investors contributed the largest share of commitments to Ardian's latest infrastructure platform, a clear signal of growing transatlantic confidence in Ardian's European-focused investment strategy. To read the full story of Ardian's performance across the Americas in 2025, download our 2025 Integrated Report, "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞" → https://lnkd.in/eQP7BMJg #NewShapeOfValue #ValueCreation #PrivateEquity #USInvestment #PE

Sustainability and operational excellence are powerful drivers of long-term value creation. Ardian was pleased to welcome delegates of the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds (OPSWF) Mid-Term Meeting to its Paris offices. Bringing together sovereign wealth funds, asset managers and private investment firms, the afternoon focused on a shared conviction: sustainability is a strong driver of financial value creation. Following welcome remarks from Francois-Aïssa Touazi, Antoine Bateman and Laura Andremont co-led a session on sustainability-linked value creation, highlighting Ardian’s contribution to the OPSWF workstream alongside our partners Wafra and Kuwait Investment Authority. This initiative reflects our belief that close GP–LP collaboration is essential to translate sustainability ambition into tangible portfolio value. The program also featured insightful discussions on: AI and data centers with, the decarbonization of real estate and investing in nature, notably with a presentation by GreenYellow around decentralized solar solutions for local economic players. These exchanges build on strong existing cooperation within the OPSWF network, including the recently published GRE Playbook on Real Estate with Qatar Investment Authority, now a practical reference for advancing GP/LP dialogue. We thank OPSWF, Lawrence Yanovitch and all participants for the quality of discussions and look forward to the 9th Annual OPSWF CEO Summit hosted by the Qatar Investment Authority in Doha later this year. Guillaume Cravero #Sustainability #ValueCreation #OperationalExcellence

Great discussions at iCapital’s Engage+ conference in Hong Kong, where I had the opportunity to share Ardian’s perspective on the evolving role of infrastructure in private wealth portfolios and why Europe is, more than ever, a core opportunity set.   A few key takeaways from our discussion about infrastructure: 🔹 The strategic asset class to address 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 needs. The convergence of AI, data centers and energy demand is driving a massive need for infrastructure investment in Europe, where energy security, digital sovereignty and transportation upgrades are critical. 🔹 A 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 of private wealth portfolios. Infrastructure offers low correlation to public markets, strong inflation protection, yield generation and meaningful downside resilience, making it highly complementary to other asset classes. Discipline matters, especially in evergreen strategies: we focus on raising what we can deploy. 🔹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲: complexity creates opportunity. Europe faces a significant infrastructure funding gap. Regulatory and political complexity requires local expertise, but it also supports resilient cash flows and attractive risk-adjusted returns, especially in a market where the majority of revenues are regulated. Ardian leading position in both direct and secondary infrastructure allows us to offer differentiated solutions to private investors.   Thank you to the iCapital team for hosting us and to my fellow panelists at EQT Group and Stonepeak for an inspiring conversation.   #PrivateWealth #WealthManagement #Infrastructure

In 2025, Ardian raised $7.7bn across Europe, its strongest regional fundraise. Two landmark fundraising successes defined the year: Expansion closing its sixth generation at €3.2 billion and Infrastructure VI reaching its hard cap of €11.5 billion, more than 90% above the previous fund. Ardian's Buyout team also delivered landmark exits across the continent, including the sale of Prosol to Apollo, the biggest exit in France last year at more than €4 billion, while the Real Estate team expanded its partnership with Kering across iconic addresses in Paris and New York. To read the full story of Ardian's performance in Europe in 2025, download our 2025 Integrated Report, "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞" → https://lnkd.in/eQP7BMJg #Ardian #PrivateEquity #EuropeanInvestment #ValueCreation #PE #NewShapeOfValue