Advent International
Advent leads $220m series-D for Shift at $1bn valuation
Avenir, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
Astorg in exclusive negotiations for CVC's Corialis
SBO will be the fifth PE buyout for the aluminum door and window systems producer since 2004
TA Associates, Partners Group buy Unit4 in $2bn deal
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Advent International, which took Unit4 private in a €1.2bn deal
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Advent-backed Cobham sells mission systems business for $2.83bn
Advent acquired Cobham in 2020 for £4bn, drawing equity from the $17.5bn fund Advent International GPE IX
Advent-backed InPost prices IPO at €8bn valuation
Company has been owned by Advent International, which acquired the company alongside its listed parent company Integer in April 2017
Advent sells Faerch to trade
Deal comes three years after the GP acquired the company from EQT, reportedly paying around €1bn for it
Capita in exclusive talks with Montagu to sell its ESS division
Capita engaged with Goldman Sachs in June 2020 to sell the asset for around £500-700m
CVC, Advent, FSI to buy Serie A in €1.7bn deal
Consortium will acquire a 10% stake in a new media company, which will manage Serie A's broadcasting rights
PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report
Danish internet company could reportedly be listed at a valuation of $1bn
Gimv exits Eurocept homecare division
Exit has no significant impact on the net asset value of Gimv as of 31 March 2020
CVC, Advent, FSI win exclusivity for Serie A
Consortium plans to acquire a 10% stake in a new media company, which will manage Serie A's broadcasting rights
Advent to commit CHF 415m in Dufry rights offering
If approved, the offering would see the GP acquire a minority stake in its former portfolio company
Apax, Fortress, Three Hills to bid for Serie A - report
Bidders join other PE firms that have shown interest in Serie A, including CVC, Bain and Advent
Advent buys 30% stake in Aareon
Deal gives the property software company an EV of €960m, with Advent's stake valued at €260m
Advent International acquires stakes in Hermes UK and Germany
GP reportedly pays €1bn for the two stakes in the parcel delivery firm
VCs sell stakes in Kandy Therapeutics to Bayer
Backers included Advent Life Sciences, Fountain Healthcare Partners, Forbion, OrbiMed and Longitude
BD-Capital appoints Advent's Grimmelt as head of Benelux
In his new role, Bram Grimmelt will lead the firm's investment activities across the Benelux region
Centerbridge-backed Farmafactoring buys PE-owned Depobank
Depobank will be merged into BFF and the GPs will own a stake of 7.6% in the combined entity
Thyssenkrupp Elevator consortium seeks additional equity investors – report
Advent, Cinven and RAG Stiftung agreed to buy the company in February in a deal valued at €17.2bn
Nord Capital exits Stadline to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Nord Capital, which controlled a minority stake in the company
How private equity is helping fight the Covid-19 outbreak
A round-up of initiatives by GPs across Europe – and their portfolio companies – to help their communities
Advent International announces $25m Covid-19 relief fund
Senior members of the private equity firm personally contributed to the fund