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.
Investment Fate
  • OCA was sold to management in 2009.

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
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 was founded in 1957 andis 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 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 103 of 353
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 69 of 156
Country: Argentina M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2004 M&A 2 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 BTC

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

Basel, Switzerland

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

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