AXA PRIVATE EQUITY is now Ardian. Ardian is the premium private investment company that is born out of AXA Private Equity. They are managed by the team who founded the company and majority-owned by their employees, they are backed by institutional shareholders with whom they share a common vision. With US$36 billion of assets managed or advised, they are set to write a new chapter in the story of their company under a new name. They invest in a way that responsibly creates enduring value, superior returns and shared outcomes for investors, partners, portfolio companies and their employees. In this way they can help create growth and prosperity in economies across the world. They are distinctly European but with a global outlook. Entrepreneurship lies at the heart of our culture, fuelled by bold and original thinking. We hold true to our conviction that a long-term approach to investing delivers sustainable success.