Advent International
CVC acquires Corialis from Advent International
Corialis has expanded its workforce by more than 40% under the ownership of Advent
European fundraising surpasses pre-crisis high
Funds investing in Europe raised €120bn in 2016, up 37% on the year before
Stada tells PE bidders to improve offers
German drug manufacturer reportedly received offers from Bain/Cinven and Advent/Permira consortiums
New government may jeopardise Romanian progress
Results of December election follows year of record Romanian M&A activity and strong PE performance
PE-backed ICBPI nets DB Card Acquiring for €30m
Deal marks the fourth acquisition after the business' PE-backed MBO in June 2015
Advent sells remaining 12.1% stake in DFS for £58.5m
Divestment values shares in the sofa retailer at 24% less than when the GP sold a 14% stake 10 months ago
PE-backed ICBPI bolts on MPS's merchant payments business for €520m
Deal marks the third acquisition for ICBPI during its private equity ownership
Deal in Focus: Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
After Worldpay, Nets and ICBI, the Concardis deal marks the fourth acquisition in Europe for the private equity duo
Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
GPs have acquired the business to lead a market segment consolidation across the DACH region
Forbion, Fountain et al. in £23m series-B for Nerre Therapeutics
Round also saw participation from existing investors Advent Life Sciences and Novo
unquote" data snapshot: largest buyout fundraises of 2016
Though the number of €1bn+ funds to hold final closes fell in 2016, a number of large-cap players remained active on the fundraising front
Advent exits Bulgarian group Devin in trade sale
Transaction sees company valued at €120m and is expected to close in Q1 2017
unquote" data snapshot: the five biggest buyouts of 2016
The year’s two largest deals, somewhat unusually, took place in Italy and Poland
CVC in exclusivity over acquisition of Advent's Corialis
Proposed deal for the aluminium profiles manufacturer comes just two years after Advent's acquisition
Advent acquires V Group from Omers PE
Divestment of shipping management and support company marks the first European exit for Omers PE
Advent makes £221.5m bid for Brammer
Industrial components company's board recommends approval of the offer valuing shares at 165 pence
Advent sells half its stake in DFS for £61.7m
Partial divestment sees the sofa retailer's shares drop to 240 pence apiece
KKR, Advent, Apollo et al. endorse ILPA's reporting template
Insitutional Limited Partners Association receives support from major GPs for standardised reporting
KKR appoints Franks to London team
Former Advent partner will oversee private equity consumer and retail activity across the EMEA region
Nets IPO is largest Nordic PE-backed listing for six years
Advent and Bain's company is largest Nordic PE-backed IPO since DKK 41.5bn TDC flotation in 2010
Advent, Bain and ATP to float Nets
IPO aims to raise around DKK 5.5bn for the company and investors
Advent appoints Gilles Denoyel as industry adviser
Denoyel will retain his role as senior adviser for financial services at Bain & Co
OpCapita buys AppelrathCüpper from Advent
AppelrathCüpper was part of Douglas Holding, which Advent has not yet fully exited
Advent MD Franks leaves firm after 17 years
Current managing director Dawson will oversee the GP's retail, consumer and leisure activity