Advent International Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Advent International has acquired 31 companies. It has also invested in 19 others.

Advent International’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (10%) and financial services (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (45%) and secondary buyout (16%). In total, Advent International has invested in 23 US states and 37 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired McAfee for $14.0B.

In the last 3 years, Advent International has exited 27 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (38%). Advent International’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2017 when it sold Worldpay UK for $12.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity532
    • M&A Buy Activity327
    • M&A Sell Activity205
  • Total Sectors Invested 47
  • Total Countries Invested 37
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 184
  • M&A Advisors 62

Advent International

800 Boylston Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
United States
(617) 951-9400
www.adventinternational.com
LPS@adventinternational.com

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.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Distribution, E-Commerce, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Restaurants, Retail, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific, Central Asia/India, Latin/South America

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 50 2,000
Enterprise Value 50 5,000
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (13.0/yr) # 262 15 15 18 12 5 327
vol $33.9B $3.4B $10.8B $14.0B $10.6B $4.3B $76.8B
Sell (6.0/yr) # 176 3 3 16 3 5 206
vol $42.3B $2.1B $7.6B $52.0B
  533

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
myPOS World Ltd. 2023-11-16 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.mypos.com
Grupo CRM Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Ltda. 2023-09-07 - Trade Sale
São Paulo, Brazil · www.grupocrm.pandape.com.br
Certinia 2023-07-26 - Secondary Sale
San Jose, California · www.financialforce.com
Parfums De Marly 2023-06-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Paris, France · www.parfums-de-marly.com
Initio Parfums Privés 2023-06-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Paris, France · www.initioparfums.com
Baxter BioPharma Solutions 2023-05-08 4.3B USD Divestiture
Deerfield, Illinois · www.biopharmasolutions.baxter.com
Tag Worldwide Group Ltd. 2023-03-07 - Trade Sale
Norwich, United Kingdom · www.tagww.com
LBS Corp. Ltd. 2023-02-23 - Growth Capital
Hong Kong, China · www.lbsgroup.com.hk
QualaWash Holdings LLC 2023-02-09 - Merger
Tampa, Florida · www.quala.us.com
Thesis 2023-02-02 - Secondary Sale
Chesterfield, Missouri · www.thesiscloud.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Imperial Dade 2022-05-02 Supreme Paper Supplies 2023-09-05 24
Jersey City, New Jersey · www.imperialdade.com Pensacola, Florida · www.supremepapersupply.com
Encora Digital Inc 2021-12-21 Excellarate 2023-01-26 2
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.encora.com Wayne, Pennsylvania · www.excellarate.com
Caldic B.V. 2021-11-22 Connell Bros. Co. LLC 2022-10-14 1
Rotterdam, Netherlands · www.caldic.com San Francisco, California · www.connellworld.com
Cobham Ltd. 2020-01-22 Cobham Aviation Services Australia's Special Mission business 2022-08-02 2
Bournemouth, United Kingdom · www.cobham.com , Australia
AccentCare, Inc. 2019-05-16 Southeastern Home Health Services, Inc. 2021-06-28 2
Dallas, Texas · www.accentcare.com Bristol, Pennsylvania · www.sehomehealth.com
Xplor Technologies 2021-02-25 Clearent LLC 2021-02-25 3
Atlanta, Georgia · www.xplortechnologies.com Creve Coeur, Missouri · www.clearent.com
Xplor Technologies 2021-02-25 Transaction Services Group 2021-02-25 2
Atlanta, Georgia · www.xplortechnologies.com Auckland, New Zealand · www.transactionservices.co.nz
TK Elevator GmbH 2020-02-27 Sdiptech AB - Swedish Elevator Business 2021-02-19 6
Düsseldorf, Germany · www.tkelevator.com Stockholm, Sweden
Cobham Ltd. 2020-01-22 Cobham Mission Systems Wimborne Ltd. 2021-02-01 1
Bournemouth, United Kingdom · www.cobham.com Wimborne, United Kingdom · www.cobhammissionsystems.com
Industria Chimica Emiliana 2019-09-30 New Zealand Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 2020-08-17 1
Reggio Emilia, Italy · www.iceitaly.com Palmerston North, New Zealand · www.nzp.co.nz

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 17 (16%) 16.0B (33%) 31 (9%) 21.4B (27%)
Financial Services 8 (8%) 659M (1%) 30 (9%) 9.2B (12%)
Business Services 4 (4%) - 21 (6%) 422M (1%)
Life Science 9 (9%) 6.4B (13%) 20 (6%) 6.7B (8%)
Retail 2 (2%) - 20 (6%) 3.0B (4%)
Consumer Products 10 (10%) - 19 (6%) 4.0B (5%)
Healthcare Services 5 (5%) - 18 (5%) 2.0B (2%)
Communications - - 18 (5%) 1.1B (1%)
Software 9 (9%) - 15 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services 4 (4%) - 12 (4%) 1.6B (2%)
Food 2 (2%) - 11 (3%) 212M (< 1%)
Chemicals 3 (3%) 3.4B (7%) 10 (3%) 4.4B (6%)
Distribution 3 (3%) - 9 (3%) 341M (< 1%)
Media - - 7 (2%) -
Apparel/Textiles 3 (3%) - 6 (2%) 120M (< 1%)
Restaurants 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) -
Manufacturing 1 (1%) 4.2B (9%) 5 (2%) 5.7B (7%)
Consumer Services 1 (1%) - 5 (2%) 1.1B (1%)
Building Materials - - 5 (2%) 39M (< 1%)
Marketing 1 (1%) - 5 (2%) -
Information Services 1 (1%) 6.4B (13%) 4 (1%) 6.5B (8%)
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (2%) 3.7B (8%) 4 (1%) 4.2B (5%)
Education 2 (2%) - 4 (1%) -
Machinery 1 (1%) - 4 (1%) -
Medical Products 1 (1%) - 4 (1%) -
Beverages - - 3 (1%) -
Leisure 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) -
Transportation 3 (3%) - 3 (1%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (1%) 1.3B (3%) 2 (1%) 1.3B (2%)
Electrical Equipment 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Engineering - - 2 (1%) -
Marine 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Packaging 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Plastics - - 2 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Defense 1 (1%) 6.2B (13%) 1 (< 1%) 6.2B (8%)
Aerospace - - 1 (< 1%) -
Agriculture - - 1 (< 1%) -
Automotive 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Construction 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Electronics - - 1 (< 1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (< 1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (< 1%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (< 1%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (< 1%) -
Staffing - - 1 (< 1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 105 $48.1B 328 $79.5B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 30 (29%) 26.6B (55%) 99 (30%) 35.2B (44%)
  Massachusetts 1 (1%) - 16 (5%) -
  New York 7 (7%) - 14 (4%) 3.1B (4%)
  California 6 (6%) 15.9B (33%) 13 (4%) 16.3B (20%)
  Texas 3 (3%) - 9 (3%) -
  Illinois 3 (3%) 4.3B (9%) 7 (2%) 7.9B (10%)
  Florida 1 (1%) - 6 (2%) 120M (< 1%)
  Georgia 2 (2%) - 5 (2%) -
  Colorado 2 (2%) 6.4B (13%) 4 (1%) 6.4B (8%)
  New Jersey 1 (1%) - 4 (1%) 700M (1%)
  Utah 1 (1%) - 4 (1%) 545M (1%)
  Pennsylvania - - 3 (1%) -
  Washington 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  Missouri - - 2 (1%) -
  Arizona 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Alabama 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (< 1%) 130M (< 1%)
  Maryland - - 1 (< 1%) 115M (< 1%)
  Virginia - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (< 1%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (< 1%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (< 1%) -
United Kingdom 7 (7%) 6.2B (13%) 36 (11%) 12.5B (16%)
Brazil 11 (10%) - 24 (7%) -
Germany 7 (7%) 4.7B (10%) 20 (6%) 8.1B (10%)
France 6 (6%) - 18 (5%) 4.3B (5%)
India 12 (11%) - 14 (4%) -
Mexico 4 (4%) - 14 (4%) 441M (1%)
Italy 3 (3%) - 10 (3%) 3.5B (4%)
Netherlands 2 (2%) 4.2B (9%) 9 (3%) 5.8B (7%)
Poland 1 (1%) - 9 (3%) -
Romania - - 7 (2%) 178M (< 1%)
Spain - - 7 (2%) -
Argentina 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) -
Czech Republic 1 (1%) 2.2B (4%) 6 (2%) 2.2B (3%)
Denmark - - 5 (2%) 2.6B (3%)
Hungary - - 5 (2%) 212M (< 1%)
Colombia 3 (3%) 418M (1%) 3 (1%) 418M (1%)
China 3 (3%) - 3 (1%) -
Uruguay - - 3 (1%) 167M (< 1%)
Bulgaria - - 3 (1%) -
Turkey - - 3 (1%) -
Austria 2 (2%) 3.3B (7%) 2 (1%) 3.3B (4%)
Sweden 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Ireland 1 (1%) 659M (1%) 2 (1%) 659M (1%)
Canada 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  British Columbia 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Luxembourg 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Singapore 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Switzerland 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Belgium - - 2 (1%) -
Peru 1 (1%) 85M (< 1%) 1 (< 1%) 85M (< 1%)
Chile 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Costa Rica 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Israel 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Dominican Republic - - 1 (< 1%) -
New Zealand - - 1 (< 1%) -
Slovakia - - 1 (< 1%) -
Ukraine - - 1 (< 1%) -
Domestic 30 (29%) 26.6B (55%) 99 (30%) 35.2B (44%)
Cross-border 75 (71%) 21.6B (45%) 229 (70%) 44.3B (56%)
Total 105 $48.1B 328 $79.5B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 22 (21%) - 147 (45%) 5.0B (7%)
Secondary Buyout 21 (20%) 659M (1%) 52 (16%) 2.7B (4%)
Divestiture 20 (19%) 19.0B (40%) 37 (11%) 28.7B (38%)
Growth Capital 12 (11%) - 26 (8%) -
Going Private 6 (6%) 28.5B (59%) 17 (5%) 35.7B (48%)
Venture 9 (9%) - 15 (5%) -
Recapitalization 2 (2%) - 13 (4%) 2.9B (4%)
Stake Purchase 10 (10%) - 13 (4%) -
Consolidation 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
PIPE 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) -
Add-on Acquisition - - 1 (< 1%) -
Joint Venture - - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 105 $48.1B 328 $74.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 56 (27%) 12.9B (25%)
Trade Sale 49 (24%) 7.0B (14%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 46 (22%) 19.6B (38%)
IPO 29 (14%) -
Merger 10 (5%) 12.0B (23%)
Stake Sale 4 (2%) -
Shut Down 3 (1%) -
Sold to Management 3 (1%) -
Bankruptcy 2 (1%) -
Divestiture 1 (< 1%) -
Recapitalization 1 (< 1%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (< 1%) -
SPAC 1 (< 1%) -
Total 206 $51.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 9
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
 8
Morgan Stanley
 6
Legal Deals
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
 22
Ropes & Gray
 10
Kirkland & Ellis
 4

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 22 $71.4B
$100M to $1B 22 $8.0B
< $100M 2 $124M
TOTAL $79.5B
Largest McAfee Corp.
$14.0B (2021-11-08)
sell # Total
> $1B 16 $38.6B
$100M to $1B 26 $13.0B
< $100M 9 $400M
TOTAL $52.0B
Largest Worldpay UK Ltd.
$12.0B (2017-08-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
56 (17%)
Strategic(s)
12%
39 (12%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
28%
58 (28%)
Strategic(s)
43%
88 (43%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

76.0B USD

Established

1984

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Bryan Taylor

Managing Partner

Chris Egan

Managing Partner

David Mussafer

Managing Partner

James Brocklebank

Managing Partner

Jan Janshen

Managing Partner

FAQ

When was Advent International founded?

Advent International was founded in 1984.

What type of investor is Advent International?

Advent International is a private equity firm.

Where is Advent International headquartered?

Advent International is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

How much capital does Advent International have under management?

Advent International has 76.0B USD under management.

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