IPO • Internet Software and Services

Advent International Exits Lightbridge

On December 1, 1999, invested in internet software and services company Lightbridge from Advent International

Investment Context
  • This is transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in Massachusetts.

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Investment Summary

Date December 1, 1999
Target Lightbridge
Sector Internet Software and Services
Sellers(s) Advent International
Deal Type IPO

Target Company

Lightbridge

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Lightbridge, Inc. is a provider of software and services that enabled wireless carriers to increase revenue, productivity and customer loyalty.
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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

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 Context for Seller #
Overall 23 of 236
Sector: Internet Software and Services 1 of 10
Type: IPO 6 of 35
State: Massachusetts 6 of 16
Country: United States 11 of 86
Year: 1999 14 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-01 Primacom AG

Mainz, Germany

Primacom AG germany's largest private cable network operator.Primacom operated a cable television network in Germany and the Netherlands.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-31 Interleaf

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Interleaf, Inc. is a enterprise software for content management and high-end publishing.

Sell $851M