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n. (context military historical English) A (l/en: proposed) but (l/en: unadopted) air-officer (l/en: rank) of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Air%20Force equivalent to (l/en: air vice-marshal).
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Ardian is an Albanian name. Although similar to Adrian, a name of Latin origin, the Albanian name Ardian ( Ardjan and Ardijan being other variants) is a derivation of Ardiaei, the name of an ancient Illyrian people. Their original inland residence was along the Naro River (modern river Neretva, also known as Narenta in ancient times) up to the Konjic region, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ardian may refer to:
- Ardian (company), is a private equity investment firm (formerly Axa Private Equity)
- Ardian (given name), Albanian given name
- Ardian, Iran, a village in Semnan Province, Iran
- A proposed rank for Air Marshal in the Royal Air Force
Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity), is a France-based, independent private equity investment company, founded and managed by Dominique Senequier.
Ardian manages assets worth US $55 billion in Europe, North America and Asia.
The company offers a range of funds including Funds of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure and Private Debt and Real Estate.
Ardian's 433 investors include institutional investors, Funds of Funds, government agencies, sovereign funds, family offices, pension funds and insurance companies).
Ardian manages a direct portfolio of more than 130 companies, including Vinci Park, London Luton Airport and SPIE.
Ardian has been ranked one of the largest companies by amount raised in equity by Private Equity International.
Ardian was named "Company of the Year" 2013 by the readers of Private Equity International.