Global investors buy into record Ardian $19 billion secondaries platform for greater liquidity2 June 2020
(WorldNews France)

London/New York June 2nd, 2020. Ardian, a world leading private investment house, today announced that its eighth-generation secondaries platform has attracted $19 billion of commitments from investors globally. The programme, which includes $5 billion of co-investment interests, significantly exceeds the $14 billion raised for Ardian`s seventh generation platform in 2016. The fundraise highlights how the secondaries market has matured to become an important source of liquidity for investors, including insurance companies, pension funds and family offices, as they look to re-balance private equity portfolios and seek yield opportunities for savers amid the global COVID-19...