Advent International
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 £700m 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 Condé 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
Advent to sell Domestic & General for £500m profit
Advent International is reportedly looking to sell its London-based insurance business Domestic & General (D&G) for up to £1bn, doubling the company's value at the time of buyout.
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?
Apollo officially launches new $12bn fund
Global private equity house Apollo Global Management has started marketing its eighth buyout fund with a $12bn target, co-founder Josh Harris announced during a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services conference...
VTB-led consortium buys controlling stake in Vivacom
A consortium led by VTB Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Bulgarian telecoms operator Vivacom.
Advent raises €8.5bn for fund VII
Advent International has raised €8.5bn for its latest fund, Advent International GPE VII LP, in less than nine months.
Advent readies for EKO take-private
Advent International has secured subscriptions for a total of 97.98% of shares in Polish supermarket chain EKO Holding Group, following the acquisition of a controlling stake in the company last month.
Advent takes Eko private
Advent International has secured subscriptions for 97.98% of Polish supermarket chain Eko Holding Group in its bid to take the company private.
Permira and AMG bid against Orix in Robeco sale
Only Permira, AMG and Japanese financial services group Orix are left in the bidding war for Rabobank's asset management unit Robeco, reports in the local press suggest.