Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2026 | Pierre Chastanet Head of Unit | European semiconductor ecosystem | SRC |
| 01 Apr 2026 | Pierre Chastanet Head of Unit | European semiconductor ecosystem | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Thomas Skordas Deputy Director-General | Discussion on financing massive European digital infrastructure and ensuring technological sovereignty. | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Thomas Skordas Deputy Director-General | Discussion on financing massive European digital infrastructure and ensuring technological sovereignty. | SRC |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Elena Arveras Cabinet member | SFDR revision and ESRS | — |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Elena Arveras Cabinet member | SFDR revision and ESRS | SRC |
| 06 Sept 2025 | Valdis Dombrovskis Commissioner | SIMPLIFICATION | SRC |
| 06 Sept 2025 | Valdis Dombrovskis Commissioner | SIMPLIFICATION | — |
| 20 May 2025 | Pierre Chastanet Head of Unit | Ardian’s investments in the semiconductor industry | — |
| 20 May 2025 | Pierre Chastanet Head of Unit | Ardian’s investments in the semiconductor industry | SRC |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Omnibus | — |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Omnibus | SRC |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Liliane Karlinger Cabinet member | Ongoing EU initiatives relating to sectors within digital, transport, investment, and competitiveness | SRC |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Liliane Karlinger Cabinet member | Ongoing EU initiatives relating to sectors within digital, transport, investment, and competitiveness | — |
| 04 Dec 2023 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Telecom policy and investments | SRC |
| 04 Dec 2023 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Telecom policy and investments | — |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Zaneta Vegnere Cabinet member | semiconductors, access to capital | SRC |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Zaneta Vegnere Cabinet member | semiconductors, access to capital | — |
| 02 Jun 2023 | Fabrice Comptour Cabinet member | semiconductors | SRC |
| 02 Jun 2023 | Fabrice Comptour Cabinet member | semiconductors | — |
| 01 Jun 2023 | Ruud Kempener Cabinet member | Presentation of Ardian and their low-carbon dedicated hydrogen fund Hy24 and sharing views on hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package. | — |
| 01 Jun 2023 | Ruud Kempener Cabinet member | Presentation of Ardian and their low-carbon dedicated hydrogen fund Hy24 and sharing views on hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package. | SRC |
| 10 May 2023 | Antoine Colombani Cabinet member | Investment in net zero industry and clean energy | — |
| 10 May 2023 | Antoine Colombani Cabinet member | Investment in net zero industry and clean energy | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house majority owned by its employees. Ardian manages or advises $200bn of assets on behalf of its clients. Ardian is an entrepreneurial business, focused on supporting talented management teams to build sustainable, growing companies. Ardian employs about 1100 employees working from a global network of 22 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.
EU Legislative Interests
As a global actor, Ardian is interested in understanding and following initiatives or policies that may have an impact on its activities, whether within the private equity industry or other sectors in which Ardian may invest. Proposals or activities of interest: Savings and Investments Union; renewable energy; hydrogen; industrial strategy; datacenters; trade policy; sustainable finance; financial services; semiconductors; foreign direct investments; internal market.
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Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Europe - InvestEurope. Belgium - Private Capital Belgium. France - France Invest. Germany - The German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK). Italy - Associazione Italiana del Private Equity, Venture Capital e Private Debt (AIFI). Spain - Asociación Española de Capital, Crecimiento e Inversión (ASCRI). Luxembourg - Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA).
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