– Ardian, a global private investment firm, has partnered with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to launch a new real estate secondaries platform.
– The real estate secondaries market has grown significantly, with transaction volumes reaching a record USD 20 billion in 2025.
– Current market conditions, including a reset in valuations and higher demand for liquidity, create compelling opportunities for a focused approach to real estate secondaries.
– Ardian is a recognized leader in Private Equity and Infrastructure secondaries and has previously completed selective real estate secondaries transactions opportunistically.
– The firm identified the current market as the right time to pursue a more focused strategy in real estate secondaries.
– The new platform marks the latest expansion of Ardian’s long-standing relationship with ADIA.
– The launch reinforces Ardian’s commitment to expanding its secondaries platform and strengthens its position as a leading global investor across alternative asset classes.
– Vladimir Colas, Executive VP and Co-Head of Secondaries at Ardian, emphasized the platform reflects conviction in real estate secondaries and the ability to combine global secondaries expertise with deep real estate insight to deliver value to investors.
– Francois-Aïssa Touazi Touazi, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Investor Relations (MENA) at Ardian, noted the expansion is a natural progression of the multi-year, multi-strategy relationship with ADIA.
– Mohamed Al Qubaisi, Executive Director of the Real Estate Department at ADIA, highlighted that the platform demonstrates confidence in the growth potential of real estate secondaries and the strength of the ADIA-Ardian partnership.
