Advent International Corporation is a global private equity firm founded in Boston in 1984. Since its inception, the firm has raised USD 26 billion in capital.
Advent International has more than 300 employee including more than 170 investment professionals in its private equity teams. The firm has offices in 16 countries: United States, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine & India and affiliates in Puerto Rico, Norway, Sweden, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Advent International has more than 200 investors worldwide from public pension fund, fund of fund, corporate pensions, sovereign wealth fund, endowment / foundation / university, insurance company, family office / high net worth individual, bank, development bank and financial institution.
Dedicated regional buyout programmes:
- LAPEF / LAPEF V (April 2010): Latin America, USD 1.65 billion
- ACEE / ACEE IV (April 2008): Central & Eastern Europe, USD 1.6 billion
- GPE / GPE VI (April 2008): Western Europe/ North America, USD 10.4 billion.
Advent International exclusively specialized in on private equity and primarily buyouts in Business & Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, Consumer & Leisure and Technology, Media and Telecoms.
Some of current Advent International portfolio companies:
- Business Services: Kroton Educacional, Aerodom, Atmosfera and Fumisa.
- Financial Services: Vantiv, Domestic & General, CAMS, Equiniti, Tinsa, WorldPay, Towergate Insurance and Bond Desk Group.
- Healthcare: Clinic Isida, Regina Maria, Median Kliniken, Labormed and Priory.
- Industrial: Maxam, Mondo Minerals, Morrison Supply Company, Tes, ABC Supply Co. Inc., Oxea, Ceramicaiasi, Deutek and Vinnolit.
- Retail: Quero Quero, Amscan, Gerard Darel, Hudson News, Viena, Dfs, StokOMani, Milano, Charlotte Russe and Dufry.
- Technology, Media and Telecoms: Bojangles, PPF, Gayosso, Devin, Skillsoft, CAMS, WageWorks, Oberthur Technologies, AVIP Group, IFC Medios, WSiP and Kroton Educacional.
On April 2, 2012 Advent International announced that it will invest USD 105 million of equity capital in CARE Hospitals. CARE Hospitals is a hospital chain in India, with strength in cardiac care, neurology, nephrology and general medicine.
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