Ardian Infrastructure

#ArchitectsofLastingChange | A word that describes our investment approach is "endure" – it defines a commitment to building to last. To do so, Ardian has developed its own innovative tools in recent years: Ardian CarCarbon, Ardian AirCarbon and OPTA are all part of them. These initiatives exemplify our commitment to lasting change and sustainability across our portfolio. Thanks to our Ardian CarCarbon and Ardian AirCarbon tools, we can now endure efforts to reduce road traffic emissions on highways and transition to carbon-neutral aviation. Armed with the necessary data, we can promote sustainable decisions and drive impactful changes for a greener future on the roads and in the skies. Regarding Ardian's energy assets, OPTA represents our innovative digital solution for gathering and analyzing data on renewable energies. With OPTA, we're leading the way toward smarter and more efficient energy management, helping in the decision-making process for portfolio construction and portfolio management. This is just the beginning: Ardian continues to endure toward a brighter and greener future! hashtag#Mobility hashtag#Infrastructure hashtag#DataScience hashtag#Transport hashtag#AirCarbon hashtag#CarCarbon hashtag#Sustainability hashtag#ArchitectsofArdian Ardian

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 | We are pleased to announce that Ardian has agreed the sale of 49% stake of 2i Aeroporti SpA to Asterion Industrial Partners. Throughout F2i SGR/Ardian/Crédit Agricole Assurances joint holding period, 2i Aeroporti has grown and now holds direct and indirect participations in Milano Malpensa and Linate, Naples, Salerno (recently opened to commercial aviation), Torino, Trieste, Bologna and Bergamo airports, accounting for over 32% of passengers traffic (63m passengers in aggregate) and c. 70% of cargo (758k tons) in Italy, as of 2023. 2i Aeroporti have set the highest standards for the group’s companies in terms of service of quality for the passengers, digitalization, and sustainability over the last years. Today, all airports of 2i Aeroporti are pioneers in their market segments and have received over the years several awards by primary industry associations (incl. ACI EUROPE). “𝑊𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 2𝑖 𝐴𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 Ardian AirCarbon. 𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐹2𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦'𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟.” Rosario Mazza, Head of Infrastructure Italy & Senior Managing Director, Ardian. 2i Aeroporti set up several initiatives that have contributed to the increase in efficiency and passenger flow, as well as optimization of infrastructure. These include initiatives like self-baggage drop, biometric boarding, smart security for luggage inspection, flow monitoring and luggage reconciliation systems. At Naples, an innovative satellite guided climb procedure led to 33%. Read the full announcement → https://bit.ly/4f7tFCc SEA Milan Airports, Napoli Salerno Airports Gesac, Torino Airport, @Trieste Airport and Bologna Airport , Stefano Mion, Daniele Rizzolini, Greta Chilelli #RealAssets #Airport #Infrastructure #Italy

Many thanks to Décideurs Magazine and Tom Laufenburger for this joint interview with Otmane Hajji, President of GreenYellow. GreenYellow's pioneering vision of decentralized solar energy self-consumption and energy efficiency is a real source of inspiration. Our support in their exit from an industrial group and their transition to an autonomous platform is at the heart of our investment strategy. The approach proposed by Ardian has successfully separated GreenYellow's activities from those of Groupe Casino. Building on this independence, Green Yellow then took over ENGIE ´s shares in Reservoir Sun to strengthen the group's presence in France. We have created a global player with growth potential in Europe in a market that is expanding rapidly in both Greenyellow businesses. Read the full interview here ⮕ https://lnkd.in/efwQnaXU #EnergyTransition #Leadership #Innovation #SolarEnergy #Selfconsumption RESERVOIR SUN by GreenYellow Ardian Infrastructure

We are proud to share this partnership between GreenYellow and Carrefour, to develop the largest decentralized solar power program in Europe. With a total capacity of 350 MW, it will produce nearly 450 GWh of renewable energy per year, equivalent to the electricity consumption of a town of 200,000 inhabitants. The project aims to deploy photovoltaic installations on nearly 350 parking lots, propelling our commitment to sustainable energy. ☀️🔋   This ambitious project to install photovoltaic systems on their property reduces the Carrefour Group's energy footprint, brings it closer to their goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2030, and anticipates government requirements with innovation. 💡   Ardian infrastructure has been a majority shareholder in GreenYellow since July 2022 and supports its ambitious development plan. "𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑌𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤'𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑌𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑎 𝑘𝑒𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒." Benoit Gaillochet, Co-Head of Infrastructure Europe, Ardian.   Bravo to the GreenYellow teams for their contribution to a greener future! 🌿   #EnergyTransition #GreenYellow #Innovation #SustainableDevelopment #photovoltaics #RenewableEnergy Benoit Gaillochet Pierre-François Dessard Olivier Hamot Simon Aldebert Alix Richet

In the second article of Ardian’s three-part Hydrogen article series, Amir Sharifi, Energy Transition Lead & Infrastructure Senior Managing Director at Ardian and CIO at Hy24, discusses the crucial role of government and private sector investment in driving the transition to clean hydrogen. Amir shares that production must increase nearly sixfold by 2050 to make green hydrogen a significant part of the energy mix. Read the full article here → https://bit.ly/3ULNZRZ #Infrastructure #CleanHydrogen #EnergyTransition #Hydrogen

Transport infrastructure assets suffered particularly in the covid-19 pandemic but with transaction volumes now returning to health, opportunities are again emerging for investors.   Ardian’s ALEXIS BALLIF and Juan Angoitia discuss with Infrastructure Investor about how ESG has become a ‘licence to operate’ in transport infrastructure since the pandemic, with sustainability KPIs increasingly dictating investment decisions.   “Understanding the ESG impacts of an asset is now the biggest challenge.” Alexis Ballif   "Beyond measuring and reducing the Scope 3 emissions of an asset, we also have to con­sider the social impacts, such as how an airport, a toll road or a railway will be part of and benefit the surrounding community.” Juan Angoitia   📄 Read the full interview below ↓   #Infrastructure #Transport #ESG #Sustainability

Transforming the energy landscape with hydrogen. In the first article of Ardian's three-part series, Amir Sharifi, Energy Transition Lead & Infrastructure Senior Managing Director at Ardian, and CIO at Hy24 explores why relying solely on wind and solar power is no longer sufficient to meet the surging energy demands, as the world continues its journey towards net-zero emissions. Amir sheds light on the power of hydrogen, presenting it as a versatile and necessary component alongside wind and solar energy sources. Read the full article here → https://bit.ly/3SFML9b #Hydrogen #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergyRevolution #SustainableInfrastructure

#ArchitectsofLastingChange | How is Ardian accelerating the green and technological transition across diverse sectors?    This piece delves into our commitment to innovation and sustainability, especially around Nature-Based Solutions. It explores how we focus on accelerating large-scale nature-based projects, emphasizing carbon sequestration and biodiversity enhancement and foster socio-economic benefits.   Laurent Fayollas, Ardian’s Deputy Head of Infrastructure, says: "Ardian continues its pioneering commitment to sustainability within its portfolios with Nature-Based Solutions, which benefits from the experience of Ardian's infrastructure team in investing in climate action and the energy transition, and that of aDryada in developing projects related to biodiversity and the energy transition."    Read the full article to discover how our commitment to sustainability is aligned with our commitment to lasting change → https://bit.ly/3L1auw0   #Infrastructure #GreenTransition #innovation #biodiversity #carboncredits #naturebasedsolutions #ArchitectsofArdian

🏆 We are very proud to announce that Ardian's Infrastructure team has won the 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 at Private Equity Magazine's 19th Grands Prix. Gonzague Boutry had the honor of accepting the award on behalf of the team. He pointed out that Ardian's Infrastructure team now numbers over 70 investment professionals, manages over $30 billion in assets and has completed more than 60 transactions since its creation in 2005. The team focus is to invest into essential infrastructure across Europe and the Americas with the conviction that decarbonization and digitalization remain critical to the asset class. This is fantastic recognition of the hard work and dedication of the whole team. Congratulations to all on this outstanding achievement! #Ardian #Infrastructure #Investment #PrivateEquity

In a recent roundtable with Infrastructure Investor, Ardian Managing Director Benjamin Kennedy joined Nicolas Rochon, Joost Bergsma, Peter Schumers, Kai Rintala, and Keith Gains to exchange perspectives and strategies on achieving next-level returns in the renewables sector.    The discussion highlighted the critical yet challenging nature of battery storage investments due to market volatility, the necessity of investing in platforms over single assets - with platforms offering diversification and stronger long-term value - and balancing long-term contracts with market opportunities.     Despite recent dips in optimism due to geopolitical uncertainties, supply chain challenges, and rising costs, Benjamin remains positive. He believes the market will become increasingly merchant over time, and that adjusted investor expectations will pave the way for sustainable investment.    Read the full discussion here ↓    #RenewableEnergy #Decarbonization #Infrastructure