Ardian has expanded its private wealth offering with the launch of Ardian Access Infrastructure SICAV-RAIF, an evergreen fund designed to give professional investors diversified exposure to the firm’s global infrastructure and infrastructure secondaries platforms. 

The new vehicle forms part of the wider Ardian Access platform and sits alongside dedicated solutions built to open Ardian’s deal flow to institutions and private wealth clients. Ardian manages $196bn across private equity, real assets, and private credit.

The strategy blends direct investments in essential infrastructure with exposure to infrastructure secondaries. Ardian’s infrastructure team manages more than $45bn, while the secondaries platform oversees $101bn and is one of the largest in the market. The structure aims to offer recurring yield, potential inflation protection, and reduced J-curve effects through diversified GP portfolios.

The fund is expected to gain exposure to more than 20 assets rapidly. This includes strategic holdings such as Heathrow airport and Verne’s sustainable data centre platform. Accessible minimums begin at €100,000, and capital is deployed from day one to minimise cash drag.

Ardian partnered with iCapital to deliver the new vehicle. The platform will use iCapital’s technology and servicing capabilities to support global wealth managers accessing evergreen private markets funds.

Erwan Paugam, Ardian’s head of private wealth solutions, said the fund provides “unparalleled exposure to the most attractive features of direct and secondary infrastructure.” Daniel Von Der Schulenburg, head of infrastructure for Germany, Benelux, and Northern Europe, added that infrastructure offers features such as recurring yield, inflation protection, and resilience. Marie-Victoire Rozé, deputy co-head of secondaries and primaries, said the strategy allows more investors to benefit from Ardian’s global secondary platform.

The launch reinforces the growing role of private wealth channels in private markets as investors seek diversified, long-term infrastructure exposure backed by established deal flow and scale.

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