Growth Capital • Retail

Advent International Invests In Vision Express Group

On September 1, 1994, private equity firm Advent International invested in retailer Vision Express Group

Investment Context
  • This is Advent International’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Advent International’s 5th transaction in the United Kingdom.

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Investment Summary

Date September 1, 1994
Target Vision Express Group
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Advent International
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

Vision Express Group

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Vision Express has become the first major optician to offer their customers interest free credit on eyewear through their larger stores. Customers can now pay just 10% of the total cost at the point of purchase and walk away with their new glasses on the same day, paying the rest of the cost in monthly sums over 6 or 12 months.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

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 Context for Investor #
Overall 17 of 353
Sector: Retail 1 of 21
Type: Growth Capital 1 of 30
Country: United Kingdom 5 of 36
Year: 1994 4 of 5
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