Paris, France, Friday July 4, 2025 - Akuo, a global renewable energy player, announces the completion of its acquisition by Ardian, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, and the appointment of Bruno Bensasson as CEO.

Founded in 2007, the Akuo Group has seen buoyant organic growth, evolving from a pioneer in its sector to a recognized global player in the field of renewable energies. The Company currently has 1.9 GW in renewable energy capacity, primarily wind and solar, either in operation or under construction. 

With a headcount of 450, the Group is developing a project portfolio in excess of 10 GW, henceforth recentered on two continents, Europe and the Americas. 

Further to the announcement of March 24, 2025, Akuo today announces the acquisition by Ardian of 100% of the capital held until now by its founders, Eric Scotto and Patrice Lucas, and the ICG fund. Ardian’s arrival will bring the financial means needed to continue implementing Akuo’s acceleration strategy, which aims to achieve 5 GW by 2030, concretization of a solid portfolio of projects under development.

Bruno Bensasson has been appointed CEO, effective July 4, 2025. Ardian has chosen this experienced and committed industry expert to accelerate the Company’s sustainable growth and enable it to achieve its full potential while supporting Akuo’s values. 

The Company will be overseen by a Supervisory Board whose members will be appointed by the main shareholder, Ardian, which has chosen to appoint Eric Scotto as Chairman of this Supervisory Board to facilitate the Company’s transition and continue supporting the Group in this new stage. 

Eric Scotto, Chairman of Akuo, says: “What a remarkable adventure Akuo’s has been, created at a time when solar and wind renewable energies were emerging and now about to take on a new dimension at a time when they have become the norm. I would like to thank Akuo’s current and former teams for their exceptional devotion to the Company and its mission. The course has been set, Ardian’s support and resources will allow us to calmy and confidently pursue the objective we have set ourselves.” 

Bruno Bensasson, CEO of Akuo, comments: “It is with pride and enthusiasm that I take the helm of Akuo, pioneer of an exciting sector. With the support of its new shareholder Ardian and the commitment and multiple areas of expertise of its teams, I am convinced that we will be able to continue and accelerate the Company’s profitable growth, benefiting all its stakeholders and the climate.”

Biography of Bruno Bensasson 

Born in Paris in 1972, Bruno Bensasson graduated in engineering from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines in Paris. He began his professional career in 1998 within the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (the French nuclear safety authority) in Normandy and then in Paris. From 2004 to 2007, he was technical advisor responsible for industry, the environment and transport at the Ministry for Industry and then at the Office of the French Presidency.

In 2007 he joined the SUEZ group, which became energy company GDF SUEZ and was subsequently renamed ENGIE. He headed its economic studies department before joining the Executive Committee as Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development and then heading several commercial or industrial activities in France, Europe and Africa. From 2018 to 2024, he was EDF Executive Director for Renewable Energies and, as such, Chairman and CEO of EDF Renewables. Since April 2024, he was an independent advisor in industry and energy and was voted onto Danish company Vestas’s Board of Directors in April 2025.

As well as these professional positions, since 2007 he has been a member of the Scientific and Evaluation Council of the Fondation pour l’Innovation Politique (foundation for political innovation). He is also the author of the book “L’économie n’est pas qu’une affaire d’argent” (the economy is about more than just money) published by Presses des Mines, a regular columnist for Les Echos newspaper and a part-time higher education lecturer. 

Bruno Bensasson is married and has three children. He enjoys sport, art, gastronomy and the sciences. 

 

About Akuo: Entrepreneurs by Nature

Akuo is a French producer of renewable energy (wind, solar and storage). The Group is present across the entire value chain: from development to operation, through financing and construction. As of the end of 2024, Akuo had a total capacity of 1.9 GW in operation and under construction, and a project portfolio of over 10 GW. With more than 450 employees, the Group, headquartered in Paris, develops projects in more than fifteen countries worldwide, mainly in Europe and the Americas

 

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