M&A Deal Summary

Advent International Acquires Automic

On September 3, 2025, private equity firm Advent International acquired internet software and services company Automic from Five V Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advent International’s 14th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Advent International’s 2nd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-09-03
Target Automic
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Advent International
Sellers(s) Five V Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Automic

Sydney, Australia
Automic is an integrated cloud-based registry platform that enables efficiencies for companies through the automation of governance-related tasks, rich registry reporting, and real-time data insights that can be accessed on-demand through an always-available digital interface that is leading the market. To complement their registry services, it also provides integrated Company Secretarial, Legal, and CFO advisory services. Automic was formed in 2015 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 91.0B 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 352 of 353
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 14 of 14
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 58 of 58
Country: Australia M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 11 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-25 PatientPoint

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

PatientPoint is a provider of patient and physician engagement IT solutions at the point of care. PatientPoint programs provide engaging content through a host of delivery channels including digital waiting room screens in physician offices and hospitals and interactive touchscreens in the exam room. Unlike most of its competitors, PatientPoint develops the majority of its content internally, tailoring education to specific specialties to ensure that it meets the unique needs of patients and providers in the point-of-care environment. PatientPoint was founded in 1987 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-11 Zentiva

Prague, Czech Republic

Zentiva is a generics pharmaceutical company, offering generic medicines across all key therapeutic areas. Zentiva is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Five V Capital

Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2016
PE ASSETS 550M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five V Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring mid-sized companies in Australia and New Zealand. The Firm will consider businesses in the healthcare, retail, media, consumer, technology and financial services valued from $20 to $200 million. Five V prefers established companies that lead their respective markets, with positive cash flow and strong growth potential. Five V Capital was formed in 2016 and is headquartered in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Australia M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-26 BlastOne

Columbus, Ohio, United States

BlastOne is involved in the design and manufacture of blasting and painting equipment, as well as supplies. BlastOne serves a wide range of industries, including marine, oil and gas, and industrial, from its branch offices in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and the USA, and is now also expanding into Europe. BlastOne was founded in 1975 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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