Advent International

Advent International is a private equity investment firm headquartered in Boston, United States, and founded in 1984. The firm primarily makes buyout and growth-equity investments, providing capital, strategic resources, and operational support to companies across sectors such as business services, healthcare, industrials, technology, and selected consumer-related markets. It invests internationally and operates mainly through private equity fund management and portfolio-company ownership. Its reputation is associated with cross-border transactions, long-term capital deployment, and operational improvement of portfolio companies rather than with consumer products. Advent is privately held, and detailed information about assets under management, individual investment returns, and the full list of portfolio companies may vary by fund and transaction.

Advent International was established in 1984 as a private equity investment firm. As the global private equity market expanded, the firm broadened its geographic reach and sector coverage, developing a business model centered on buyouts and growth equity. Its investments have generally involved control acquisitions, strategic expansion, business transformation, and subsequent capital-market or ownership transactions, carried out through private fund structures and portfolio companies. Over time, Advent developed from a U.S.-based investment firm into an international private equity brand with activity across multiple sectors, including business services, healthcare, industrials, and technology. Because disclosure varies across funds, transactions, and portfolio companies, detailed information about the firm’s investment scale and historical transaction list should be checked against official company materials and transaction announcements.

• 1984

  Company founded

  [1]Advent International official websiteadventinternational.com

  Advent International is founded in the United States and begins conducting private equity investment business.

A global, long-term-oriented private equity firm focused on buyouts, growth capital, and operational improvement of portfolio companies.

• 2020

  Forescout sues Advent over acquisition agreement

  Forescout sued Advent International, alleging that Advent violated the terms of their $1.9 billion acquisition agreement after Advent said it would not proceed with the scheduled closing. The dispute concerns the parties' contractual obligations; the source does not establish a court determination.

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• 2022.03.01

  Reported2022.03.01

  Investor group completes acquisition of McAfee[3]投资者集团完成对McAfee的收购en.antaranews.com

  McAfee announced completion of its acquisition by an investor group led by Advent International and Permira, with Crosspoint Capital, CPP Investments, GIC and ADIA also participating. McAfee said it is now privately held and is no longer publicly traded.

• 2021.11.09

  Reported2021.11.09

  Investor group agrees to acquire McAfee[4]投资者集团同意收购 McAfeetelecompaper.com

  McAfee entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Advent International and Permira Advisers, alongside other named investors, for USD 26.00 per share.

• 2021.11.08

  Reported2021.11.08

  McAfee consumer business to be acquired by investor group[5]McAfee消费者业务将被投资者集团收购esecurityplanet.com

  McAfee's consumer security business is set to go private in a deal valued at more than $14 billion, with an investor group led by Advent International and five other investment groups. The deal was expected to close in the first half of 2022, subject to a 45-day go-shop period.

• 2021.07.21

  Reported2021.07.21

  Soldo closes $180 million Series C funding round[6]Soldo完成1.8亿美元C轮融资rte.ie

  Soldo closed an oversubscribed $180 million Series C funding round, led by Temasek, to support product development and market expansion across Europe.

• 2021.05.26

  Reported2021.05.26

  Salt Security raises $70 million in Series C funding[7]Salt Security完成7000万美元C轮融资securityweek.com

  Salt Security announced that it secured $70 million in Series C funding led by Advent International through Advent Tech, with participation from other investors.

• 2021.03.09

  Reported2021.03.09

  DuPont announces acquisition of Laird Performance Materials[8]杜邦宣布收购Laird Performance Materialscanplastics.com

  DuPont announced that it is acquiring Laird Performance Materials from Advent International for US$2.3 billion in cash. The transaction was expected to close in the third quarter of 2021.

• 2021.03.05

  Reported2021.03.05

  Nielsen completes sale of NielsenIQ[9]Nielsen完成出售NielsenIQprnewswire.com

  Nielsen completed the sale of NielsenIQ, its former Global Connect business, to affiliates of Advent International, in partnership with Jim Peck.

• 2020.11.01

  Reported2020.11.01

  Nielsen agrees to sell Global Connect to Advent[10]Nielsen同意将Global Connect出售给Adventprnewswire.com

  Nielsen announced a definitive agreement under which Advent International affiliates, in partnership with Jim Peck, would acquire Nielsen Global Connect for $2.7 billion, subject to customary adjustments and closing conditions. The transaction was expected to close in the second quarter of 2021.

• 2020.07.30

  Advent agrees to acquire controlling stake in RA Chem Pharma[11]Advent同意收购RA Chem Pharma控股股权moneycontrol.com

  Advent International said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in RA Chem Pharma from Micro Labs. The financial details were not disclosed.

• 2020.05.19

  Forescout sues Advent over acquisition agreement[2]Forescout sues Advent over acquisition agreementcrn.com

  Forescout sued Advent International, alleging that Advent violated the terms of their $1.9 billion acquisition agreement after Advent said it would not proceed with the scheduled closing. The dispute concerns the parties' contractual obligations; the source does not establish a court determination.

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1. 1Advent International official websiteadventinternational.com
2. 2Forescout sues Advent over acquisition agreementcrn.com
3. 3投资者集团完成对McAfee的收购en.antaranews.com
4. 4投资者集团同意收购 McAfeetelecompaper.com
5. 5McAfee消费者业务将被投资者集团收购esecurityplanet.com
6. 6Soldo完成1.8亿美元C轮融资rte.ie
7. 7Salt Security完成7000万美元C轮融资securityweek.com
8. 8杜邦宣布收购Laird Performance Materialscanplastics.com
9. 9Nielsen完成出售NielsenIQprnewswire.com
10. 10Nielsen同意将Global Connect出售给Adventprnewswire.com
11. 11Advent同意收购RA Chem Pharma控股股权moneycontrol.com
12. 12Advent International收购Zingfitbizwest.com
13. 13Advent International 同意收购 Forescout Technologiessecurityweek.com
14. 14CPE荣获最佳全球私募股权基金金奖prnewswire.com
15. 15Advent International 收购 Enamorfinancialexpress.com
16. 16安全软件公司McAfee以140亿美元被收购 创始人已于6月身亡finance.sina.com.cn
17. 17Forescout to be acquired by a pair of private equity firms for $1.9B | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
18. 18Israel’s Salt Security Raises $70 million, Completes Third Funding Round in Less Than a Yearalgemeiner.com
19. 19Israeli cyber-security firm Forescout to be acquired for $1.9 billionynetnews.com
20. 20McAfee to be acquired by investor group for $14B+ - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com
21. 21McAfee被投资集团以140亿美金收购进行私有化net.zhiding.cn
22. 22PE firm Advent acquires women's innerwear brand Enamor in Rs 320 cr dealbusiness-standard.com