Ardian bolsters buyout team with five new MDs

Scarlett Omar Broca and Heiko Geissler will join the GP in Paris and Frankfurt, respectively. They will start their new positions in Q1 2021.

Omar Broca joins from Goldman Sachs' corporate private equity division, where she spent 13 years. For the last seven years she focused on the French market. Geissler previously worked at Montagu Private Equity, and also has experience from 3i.

In addition, Ardian has promoted Nicolas Darnaud, Emmanuel Miquel and Marco Bellino to the role of managing director. Darnaud and Miquel are based in Paris, while Bellino works in the Milan office.

The GP is currently raising its flagship Ardian Buyout Fund VII. The vehicle was launched in March 2019 with a €6bn target and a €6.5bn hard-cap.

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