Ardian has created a real estate-debt strategy — Ardian Real Estate Debt — to manage funds and mandates to finance pan-European real estate projects.
The strategy will focus on senior debt and will seek to finance European real estate projects, alongside banks. All investments will have a strong ESG focus.
Ardian Real Estate Debt will be managed by Arnaud Chaléac, who will serve as head of Ardian real assets debt. Chaléac joined the firm 14 years ago and brings more than 20 years of experience in finance. His previous experience includes major French groups across the sector, including Air Liquide, Kering and Crédit Agricole.
Chaléac will be joined by managing director Sandrine Amsili — who also has 20 years of experience in the real estate sector and 17 years in real estate debt — and will develop the platform alongside him.
“With the creation of the real estate debt activity we will be able to support major real estate invest
