Ardian

Secondaries & Primaries Intern - March 2026 | London

London Full time

Company Overview:

Ardian is a world leading private investment house, managing or advising $196bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,890 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.

We also provide a specialist service for private clients through Ardian Private Wealth Solutions. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Over 1,110 employees, spread across 22 offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia, are strongly committed 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 performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Monitoring of existing portfolio and pricing for new transactions

  • Supporting the investment team with various transversal tasks

Specialised business and technical knowledge:

  • Strong commercial understanding of Private Equity

  • Strong proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

  • The candidate should possess a broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills, and be a strong team player

  • Intellectual rigour and discipline; ability to organise and perform work efficiently

Education and Experience:

  • Degree either completed or due to complete from a leading business school or UK university. Minimum 2:1 or equivalent

  • A previous internship in one of the following areas would be beneficial: private equity fund, M&A or structured/leveraged finance team of a leading European or American bank, transaction services team of a leading audit firm, leading strategy consulting firm

  • Fluent written and spoken English

Communication Scope:

  • The candidate will be required to liaise directly with various internal team members and should be confident in requesting / providing information to all levels of management

  • The role will require frequent interaction with other teams in the UK, and from other Ardian offices / geographies

Regulatory Responsibilities:

Conduct Rule Staff:

  • Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the role

  • Understand the Individual Conduct Rules set out by the UK Regulator and ensure compliance in letter and in spirit

Right to work:

  • Please ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK i.e. a British passport, settled or pre-settled status under the EU settlement scheme or have obtained a visa which gives you the right to live and work in the UK

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