M&A Deal Summary

Advent International Acquires OCA

On January 1, 2004, private equity firm Advent International acquired transportation company OCA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advent International’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Advent International’s 4th transaction in Argentina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-01-01
Target OCA
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Advent International
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

OCA

Buenos Aires, Argentina
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OCA is a provider of private courier and postal services with an extensive customer service network, made up of 155 branches, more than 1,000 OCA points, and Logistics Centers strategically distributed throughout the country to meet market needs. OCA is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Buyer

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 76.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 103 of 330
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 69 of 146
Country (Argentina) 4 of 6
Year (2004) 2 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 BTC

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's formerly state-owned national telecoms provider

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-02-09 Dufry

Basel, Switzerland

Dufry is a global travel retailer with operations in 42 countries. Dufry operates around 1100 shops located at airports, cruise liners, seaports, and other touristic locations. Dufry was founded in 1865 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.

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