M&A Deal Summary

Advent International Acquires Sapiens

On August 13, 2025, private equity firm Advent International acquired software company Sapiens for 2.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advent International’s 19th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Advent International’s 14th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Advent International’s 1st transaction in Israel.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-13
Target Sapiens
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Advent International
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 2.5B USD
Advisor(s) William Blair (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

Sapiens

Holon, Israel
Sapiens is a provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, with a focus on the broader financial services sector. Sapiens offers core, end-to-end solutions to the global general insurance, property and casualty, life, pension and annuities, reinsurance and retirement markets, as well as business decision management software. Sapiens was founded in 1982 and is based in Holon, Israel.

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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 350 of 353
Sector: Software M&A 19 of 19
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 22 of 23
Country: Israel M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 9 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 51
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-13 Coherent - Aerospace and Defense business

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Coherent’s Aerospace and Defense designs and manufactures optical and laser systems for defense applications. Coherent’s Aerospace and Defense is based in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.

Buy $400M
FOLLOWING 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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