Frank\u00adfurt a. M. \u2014 Ardian announ\u00adced the launch of Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture SICAV-RAIF[ii] (\u201cArdian Access\u201d or \u201cthe Fund\u201d), a Luxem\u00adbourg domic\u00adi\u00adled ever\u00adgreen vehicle[iii]. The Fund will be available exclu\u00adsi\u00advely to profes\u00adsio\u00adnal inves\u00adtors world\u00adwide. Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture is part of the Ardian Access plat\u00adform, which offers insti\u00adtu\u00adtio\u00adnal and private inves\u00adtors a wide range of access to Ardian deal flow. Ardian is one of the worl\u00add\u2019s leading inde\u00adpen\u00addent invest\u00adment firms with $196 billion in assets under manage\u00adment and super\u00advi\u00adsion across private equity, real assets and private credit. <\/p>\n
Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture<\/strong> is a diffe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted solu\u00adtion for inves\u00adtors seeking access to private infra\u00adstruc\u00adture invest\u00adments to diver\u00adsify their exis\u00adting port\u00adfo\u00adlio. It includes both direct infra\u00adstruc\u00adture invest\u00adments and Ardian\u2019s infra\u00adstruc\u00adture secon\u00addary market plat\u00adforms. Ardian\u2019s infra\u00adstruc\u00adture team has more than USD 45 billion of assets under manage\u00adment and a track record of over 20 years. The secon\u00adda\u00adries team has $101 billion of assets under manage\u00adment, making it one of the largest secon\u00addary infra\u00adstruc\u00adture plat\u00adforms in the market. <\/p>\n This unique combi\u00adna\u00adtion of direct invest\u00adments in essen\u00adtial infra\u00adstruc\u00adture and secon\u00addary tran\u00adsac\u00adtions is desi\u00adgned to give inves\u00adtors access to prime assets that offer recur\u00adring income, poten\u00adtial infla\u00adtion protec\u00adtion and robust returns, as well as port\u00adfo\u00adlio tran\u00adsac\u00adtions that provide grea\u00adter diver\u00adsi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion and typi\u00adcally help to reduce J\u2011curve effects. This also means that inves\u00adtors gain access to strong deal flow, which should be scalable, well diver\u00adsi\u00adfied and of high quality. <\/p>\n Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture enables inves\u00adtors to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Access to Ardian\u2019s infra\u00adstruc\u00adture stra\u00adtegy, which focu\u00adses on essen\u00adtial, capi\u00adtal-inten\u00adsive compa\u00adnies in the energy, digi\u00adtal infra\u00adstruc\u00adture and trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adtion sectors. The team has more than 70 dedi\u00adca\u00adted invest\u00adment profes\u00adsio\u00adnals across eight offices in Europe and the Ameri\u00adcas. Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture seeks a global allo\u00adca\u00adtion along\u00adside all Ardian infra\u00adstruc\u00adture funds, inclu\u00adding the recently successfully closed $20 billion plat\u00adform, which will invest predo\u00admi\u00adnantly in Europe. <\/p>\n High diver\u00adsi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion via the Ardian Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture Secon\u00adda\u00adries plat\u00adform as part of the worl\u00add\u2019s largest secon\u00addary market plat\u00adform with $101 billion in assets under manage\u00adment, supported by a team of more than 100 invest\u00adment profes\u00adsio\u00adnals across 14 offices with 35 infra\u00adstruc\u00adture specia\u00adlists. This plat\u00adform provi\u00addes access to some of the worl\u00add\u2019s leading asset mana\u00adgers and has a high-quality pipe\u00adline of co-invest\u00adment oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties in infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. Secon\u00addary invest\u00adments are also desi\u00adgned to gene\u00adrate strong cash flow and mini\u00admize J\u2011curve effects to support scala\u00adbi\u00adlity. Mini\u00admum invest\u00adment amounts of EUR 100,000 and a full invest\u00adment of the capi\u00adtal from day one. This is inten\u00added to maxi\u00admize the compound inte\u00adrest effect and avoid yield losses through stag\u00adge\u00adred capi\u00adtal calls and a corre\u00adspon\u00addin\u00adgly high cash ratio (the so-called \u201ccash drag\u201d). <\/p>\n Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture is desi\u00adgned to diver\u00adsify across diffe\u00adrent sectors and regi\u00adons. The aim is to build a stake in more than 20 under\u00adly\u00ading infra\u00adstruc\u00adture compa\u00adnies in a short period of time. These include Heath\u00adrow Airport, the largest airport in Europe, and Verne, an opera\u00adtor of sustainable data centers. <\/p>\n Ardian coope\u00adra\u00adtes with iCapital<\/strong><\/p>\n Ardian has laun\u00adched the current fund in part\u00adner\u00adship with iCapi\u00adtal, a global fintech plat\u00adform dedi\u00adca\u00adted to shaping the future of inves\u00adt\u00ading. Ardian will leverage the full range of iCapi\u00adtal\u2019s ever\u00adgreen fund service and tech\u00adno\u00adlogy solu\u00adti\u00adons to provide asset mana\u00adgers and their clients with effi\u00adci\u00adent access to alter\u00adna\u00adtive invest\u00adments through Ardian Access. <\/p>\n \u201cWe are seeing a growing demand among high net worth private inves\u00adtors not just for private equity, but for access to the entire invest\u00adment spec\u00adtrum in the private markets, parti\u00adcu\u00adlarly in infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture offers these clients a unique oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity to take advan\u00adtage of both direct invest\u00adments and secon\u00adda\u00adries tran\u00adsac\u00adtions in infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. The fund combi\u00adnes the value and return gene\u00adra\u00adtion over the full invest\u00adment cycle of direct invest\u00adments with the diver\u00adsi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion and flat\u00adter J\u2011curve trajec\u00adtory offe\u00adred by secon\u00adda\u00adries. Start\u00ading from a high-quality, diver\u00adsi\u00adfied seed port\u00adfo\u00adlio of assets, our teams will invest in key global trends such as digi\u00adta\u00adliza\u00adtion, energy tran\u00adsi\u00adtion and govern\u00adment infra\u00adstruc\u00adture invest\u00adment programs,\u201d explains Erwan Paugam, Head of Private Wealth Solu\u00adti\u00adons and Senior Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor at Ardian<\/strong>. <\/p>\n \u201cAs one of the market leaders, we know the bene\u00adfits that infra\u00adstruc\u00adture as an asset class offers inves\u00adtors: regu\u00adlar distri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adons, infla\u00adtion protec\u00adtion, lower cycli\u00adcal\u00adity and lower corre\u00adla\u00adtion and vola\u00adti\u00adlity compared to other asset clas\u00adses histo\u00adri\u00adcally. We ther\u00ade\u00adfore believe that it is an attrac\u00adtive addi\u00adtion to inves\u00adtor port\u00adfo\u00adlios.\u201d Says Daniel von der Schu\u00adlen\u00adburg <\/strong>(photo: Ardian), Head of Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture Germany, Bene\u00adlux & Nort\u00adhern Europe and Senior Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor at Ardian<\/strong>. <\/p>\n \u201cOur infra\u00adstruc\u00adture secon\u00addary plat\u00adform combi\u00adnes access to invest\u00adment oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties world\u00adwide with exper\u00adtise in local markets. We are deligh\u00adted that with this new ever\u00adgreen vehicle we can offer an even grea\u00adter number of inves\u00adtors the oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity to bene\u00adfit from one of the worl\u00add\u2019s largest secon\u00addary plat\u00adforms, backed by an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal team of over 100 invest\u00adment profes\u00adsio\u00adnals in 14 loca\u00adti\u00adons,\u201d says Marie Victoire Roze, Deputy Co-Head Secon\u00adda\u00adries & Prima\u00adries and<\/strong> Senior Mana\u00adging Direc\u00adtor at Ardian<\/strong>. <\/p>\n About ARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n In a constantly chan\u00adging world, Ardian stands for the exper\u00adtise to anti\u00adci\u00adpate and accept chal\u00adlenges and turn them into oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties. With 22 offices world\u00adwide and more than 350 invest\u00adment profes\u00adsio\u00adnals, Ardian offers globally diver\u00adsi\u00adfied invest\u00adment products and custo\u00admi\u00adzed invest\u00adment manda\u00adtes in the private markets. Ardian trans\u00adla\u00adtes econo\u00admic trends into invest\u00adment solu\u00adti\u00adons that have a stabi\u00adli\u00adzing effect on its clients\u2019 port\u00adfo\u00adlios even in turbu\u00adlent market phases. <\/p>\n With multi-local exper\u00adtise and long-term orien\u00adted value crea\u00adtion, Ardian not only gene\u00adra\u00adtes a sustainable return for its inves\u00adtors and part\u00adners, but also makes a contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to society as a whole. Since its foun\u00adda\u00adtion in 1996, the company has stood for an invest\u00adment stra\u00adtegy that is charac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adzed by a high degree of diver\u00adsi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion, indi\u00advi\u00addua\u00adlity and scala\u00adbi\u00adlity. Ardian crea\u00adtes lasting value for its port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies through commit\u00adment, exper\u00adtise and the use of tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, ther\u00adeby contri\u00adbu\u00adting to over\u00adall econo\u00admic development. <\/p>\n Ardian curr\u00adently mana\u00adges or advi\u00adses USD 192 billion in assets for more than 1,890 inves\u00adtors world\u00adwide in the private equity, real assets and private credit asset clas\u00adses. \u2014 ardian.com <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frank\u00adfurt a. M. \u2014 Ardian announ\u00adced the launch of Ardian Access Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture SICAV-RAIF[ii] (\u201cArdian Access\u201d or \u201cthe Fund\u201d), a Luxem\u00adbourg domic\u00adi\u00adled ever\u00adgreen vehicle[iii]. The Fund will be available exclu\u00adsi\u00advely to profes\u00adsio\u00adnal inves\u00adtors world\u00adwide. 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