Advent International
Sponsors drive record take-private activity as deployment pressure mounts
Discounted small- and mid-cap take privates expected to feed 2 pipelines amid M&A and IPO slowdown
Advent acquires majority stake in Parfums de Marly and INITIO Parfums Privés
GP will support the global growth of both fragrance brands, which will be managed separately under the same group
Germany’s DFL to collect NBOs for EUR 3bn media rights stake
Large-cap sponsors including Advent, Blackstone, Bridgepoint, CVC, EQT and KKR expected to bid today
V.Group sponsor Advent explores strategic options, appoints Goldman Sachs and Jefferies
Sponsor bought the UK-based marine servicing firm from OMERS Private Equity six years ago
Large-cap sponsors circle Qiagen bioinformatics arm ahead of indicative bids
Potential PE bidders are assessing performance and market share of the Netherlands-headquartered business
Eurazeo's Groupe Premium attracts multiple PE bidders ahead of IMs
Insurance broker has seen interest from parties including Ardian, Bridgepoint, BC Partners, Cinven, CVC
Advent exits Tag to Japan's Dentsu in multi-million deal
Sale values marketing agency at GBP 533m; sponsor retains company's former parent Williams Lea
Final close: Sponsors fight through buyout fundraising drought
With EUR 100.5bn in commitments this year, European buyout fundraising is likely to be the lowest since 2018
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 11 November 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons including Hg and ICG's Iris, Inflexion's THE, Bain's House of HR and more
Advent to merge Caldic with Wilbur-Ellis’ Connell
Focused on nutrition, pharma, and industrial formulations, group aims to expand in APAC, LatAm
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 16 September 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with A&M's Ayesa, BC Partners' Valtech, Advent's IRCA, EQT's IVC Evidensia and more
Advent, GHO could explore sale of intensive care providers in 12-18 months
Deutsche Fachpflege and Linimed expected to hit German auction pipeline; advisers yet to be appointed
Advent invests PE-backed Seedtag with EUR 250m-plus deal
Deal for Spanish digital ads firm marks partial exit for Oakley Capital, Adara and All Iron Ventures
Advent begins Idemia premarketing ahead of summer sale launch
French biometrics specialist is expected to be marketed off EBITDA of more than EUR 200m
Advent and Lanxess form EUR 3.7bn polymers JV with Royal DSM carve-out
Buyers pay EUR 3.7bn for DEM; the new unit has sales of over EUR 3bn and EBITDA of EUR 500m
Advent raises USD 25bn for GPE X
Around 40% larger than its predecessor, the new fund was raised in less than six months, managing director Johanna Barr tells Unquote
Buyout groups circle Trivium Packaging auction
Owners OTPP and Ardagh requested non-binding offers last week after distributing sale materials in March
Advent buys IRCA in SBO from Carlyle
Bakery ingredients firm has a reported EV of EUR 1bn and is expected to post 2022 EBITDA of EUR 75m
Advent buys Mangopay, Leetchi
Deal adds to GP's 17 fintech assets including Planet and Medius; sponsor has invested USD 6.5bn in fintech since 2008
Advent acquires minority stake in Medius
Marlin Equity is reinvesting with a majority stake in the Swedish spend management software company
Large-cap sponsors join philanthropic fund-of-funds
Advent, Bain, Cinven, Hg, Nautic and Permira join the scheme
PE heavyweights line up for EUR 1.5bn Ligue 1 stake – report
French league's auction is expected to wrap up by the start of the second quarter
Advent Tech II closes on USD 4bn
Predecessor fund in Advent's technology-focused strategy held a final close in 2019 on USD 2bn
Advent, Centerbridge to launch Aareal Bank takeover
Advent already owns a stake in Aareon, the property ERP software unit of Aareal Bank