Advent International
Private equity vies for Mergermarket
HgCapital, Exponent and Advent International have all been linked to the sale of Mergermarket by parent group Pearson.
Fundraising: Winners and losers
Is the fundraising market as brutal as previously thought or does success solely depend on the type of fund being raised? Kimberly Romaine investigates
Advent appoints Hanspeter Spek as operating partner
Advent International has appointed ex-Sanofi president Hanspeter Spek to its operating partner programme.
Advent mulls Co-op insurance bid
Advent International has teamed up with former RSA Insurance boss Andy Haste to bid for Co-operative Groupтs insurance arm.
OFT furniture probe embroils PE-backed retailers
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating six furniture retailers, two of which are understood to be Sun European-backed Dreams, and Advent-owned DFS.
Sector focus: Playing it safe in the insurance market
Sector focus: Insurance
CVC acquires Domestic & General from Advent
CVC has agreed to buy insurance business Domestic & General (D&G) from Advent International, alongside management.
CVC set to buy Advent's Domestic & General
CVC has entered exclusive talks with Advent International to buy insurance business Domestic & General, according to reports.
Private equity firms circle Card Factory
UK greetings card retail chain Card Factory, backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners, has attracted interest from Advent International, KKR and Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
Private equity circles D&G
Private equity firms including Blackstone, CVC and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are believed to be in a second round of bidding for Advent International's Domestic & General (D&G).
Advent steps back from CEE: Interview with Joanna James
Advent in CEE
Advent, Bain in £340m WorldPay dividend recap
WorldPay, a card payment services provider acquired by Advent International and Bain Capital in 2010, has secured a ТЃ700m refinancing including a dividend recap for the private equity owners, according to reports.
Moleskine's public market debut belies Advent's Milan closure
Syntegra's Moleskine, the golden boy of Italian private equity, has listed. But while the local GP revels in the benefits the domestic market affords, Advent International closes its Milan office. Amy King investigates
Advent to close Turkey office
Advent International will close its Turkey office by the end of the month, raising questions about the once burgeoning market it has been involved in since 2001.
Advent, Index and e.ventures back farfetch
Advent Venture Partners, Index Ventures and e.ventures have reinvested in farfetch, a UK-based e-commerce marketplace for independent fashion boutiques, in a $20m round led by CondУЉ Nast.
Orix Corporation looking to buy Robeco
Japanese financial services firm Orix has confirmed that it is considering buying the asset management arm of Rabobank for up to €2bn.
Advent to sell shares in airport retailer Dufry
Advent International is understood to be looking to sell 3.9 million shares in listed Swiss airport retailer Dufry, a transaction that could be valued upwards of €350m.
Benelux private equity's 2012 highlights
The Benelux region had a relatively quiet 2012 and little deal activity is expected until the broader European economy improves. However, the deal dearth was eclipsed by other events, including the clean-up of Belgium’s banking sector, the Dutch elections...
BGF appoints former Advent partner as investment director
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Rory Pope, a former partner at Advent International, as investment director for London and the south east.
Advent's Maxam completes €280m refinancing
Maxam, a Spanish explosives manufacturer backed by Advent International, has taken out a €280m syndicated loan to refinance debt and fund expansion.
UK private equity's 2012 highlights
2012 in review: UK
The advent of a new fundraising breed
Recent fundraising success shows it’s not about fees, but about distributions, people and integrity. Kimberly Romaine investigates
Top 5 largest funds of all time
Last week, Advent International raised one of the biggest private equity funds investing in Europe in recent years, but how does it compare with the largest funds of all time?