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ABOUT ARDIAN

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $140bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,400 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our1,000+ employees, spread across 16 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East are stronglymitted to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performancebined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in buildingpanies that last.

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The role

ARDIAN’s Buyout team is offering an internship opportunity in the Frankfurt office to assist the daily work of private equity investment professionals, particularly including the identification, analysis and execution of investments. The visiting associate will have significant responsibilities from day one and be an integral part of the team, with high levels of interaction with investment professionals from the Buyout team, support functions and external industry experts. High performing previous visiting associates have be permanent hires in the German ARDIAN team.

Key responsibilities for the visiting associate will include:

This list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on the capabilities of the intern and the needs of the team.

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About the Team

The ARDIAN Buyout team spreads across Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, Luxembourg, London, and New York with the aim of investing in upper-mid and large-cappanies. With assets of US$16bn managed or advised, their core investment approach is to implement transformational buy-and-build strategies to help local European and North-American champions grow into global leaders. Putting sustainability at the heart of their business, the multinational investment team,posed of 52 investment professionals, has developed strong partnerships with leading players across multiple industries while acquiring a strong expertise, especially in the food value chain, healthcare, technology and services sectors.

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Application process

Please provide your CV, cover letter and university transcripts