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How Ardian Achieves Deal-Ready Insights at Scale
The Challenge:
Manual aggregation of inconsistent company data slowed workflows and burdened junior teams.
Use Cases:
The Results:
Instant access to verified insights and more time for high impact value creation.
Ardian is a global diversified private markets firm with over $196bn in assets under management or advised. With 22 offices globally, Ardian invests across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, partnering with institutional and private investors to deliver long-term, resilient outcomes. Through its private equity platform, including buyout, expansion, infrastructure, growth, co-investment, private credit, real estate and its secondaries & primaries strategy, Ardian takes direct ownership stakes in businesses, applying deep financial and operational expertise to drive growth, international expansion and improved sustainability performance. Gain supports Ardian’s Private Equity teams across Europe.
The Challenge:
Reducing the Manual Research Tax
Even with their existing intelligence tools, Ardian Private Equity teams faced a manual research tax as their junior professionals would spend a significant amount of time aggregating data from disparate sources.
“In the European market, company filings are often inconsistent, incomplete or delayed. Legacy databases often exacerbated this issue by simply scraping raw filings without contextual verification, forcing analysts to act as data aggregators rather than strategic thinkers.” - Maxime Casacau, Senior Data Manager at Ardian
The Solution:
Ardian evaluated several private market intelligence platforms, but Gain stood out because of its combination of advanced technology with deep human expertise. They appreciated that the platform delivers high-quality data enriched with actionable business insights, with every profile verified and enriched by M&A-trained analysts through a three-person quality assurance process.
Additionally, they were impressed by the platform’s API integration with their CRM which allows them to gain quick access to insights across their whole deal flow.
Use Cases:
Operationalizing Gain Across the Entire Investment Lifecycle
Screen sectors efficiently using AI-powered tags and semantic search to identify targets that fit specific investment criteria
Map markets for build-ups with in-depth industry reports that surface relevant international add-on opportunities
Prepare faster for meetings with instant access to company profiles covering business models, financials and market positioning
Quickly access insights on financials and market data during calls with advisors using the browser extension
Benchmark competitors by tracking sponsor activity, estimate dry powder and analyze M&A patterns of strategic acquirers
The Results:
Time Savings, Reliability, and Strategic Impact
Since integrating Gain into their daily workflows, Ardian has significantly improved operational efficiency and has reallocated human capital toward high-impact activities.
Additionally, by creating efficiency in their workflows, Ardian’s teams can dedicate more time to the relationships that ultimately drive successful outcomes.
“In private equity, the human side is our true differentiator. Gain allows us to focus on the creative aspects of our work, brainstorming value creation levers and supporting our management teams rather than cleaning spreadsheets.” - Maxime Casaucau
Beyond efficiency gains, Gain also delivers strategic value through API by enriching Ardian’s internal data platform and strengthening the foundations of its AI roadmap.
Enabling Long-Term Value Creation
Today, Gain is embedded across Ardian’s private equity workflows, supporting teams from origination through execution and long-term value creation. By centralizing market intelligence and delivering instant access to insights, the platform enables Ardian to move faster, think more strategically and focus their expertise where it matters most.
