Sidley Advises Wafra on Minority Investment in Ardian

Sidley represented Wafra Inc. in its minority investment in Ardian, a world-leading private investment firm with US$192 billion in assets under management. The investment, made through Wafra’s Strategic Partnerships program, supports Ardian’s continued growth across its diversified private markets platform.

The Sidley team was led by Shant P. Manoukian and Andrew Colosimo (M&A and Private Equity) and included Flora G. Gonzalez, Joshua J. Rim, and Fares Chehabi (M&A and Private Equity); Chuck Daly, Ed Gander, Jessica Lowe, Stephanie Flanagan, Allison Hocevar, Ben DeVore, Antonio Lopez, and Josh Hammond (Investment Funds); Rebecca Stuart and Alex Down (Labor, Employment and Immigration); Katie Chin (Banking and Financial Services); Lauren Cuyvers (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Collin J. Marshall (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Deborah Sands (Securities and Shareholder Litigation); and Craig Francis Dukin (White Collar Defense and Investigations).