Ardian completes full acquisition of Akuo in Paris

Ardian, a global private investment company headquartered in Paris, has completed the full acquisition of Akuo, a global renewable energy company. The deal included 100% of the capital held by founders Eric Scotto, Patrice Lucas, and the ICG fund. Akuo was founded in 2007 and has expanded across Europe and the Americas. It has 1.9 GW of wind and solar capacity, either operational or under construction. The Group’s project pipeline exceeds 10 GW. Ardian’s acquisition will help Akuo reach its 5 GW target by 2030. In addition to this, Bruno Bensasson was also named the new CEO on July 4, 2025. He will lead the company’s next stage of growth. Eric Scotto was named Chairman of the Supervisory Board to assist during the transition.Prior to this, Ardian secured a 116 MW solar portfolio in Italy through an acquisition from E2E.