Advent International
Global private equity firm
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| March 7 2025 | Advent International received media mention in a Reuters report about Maxar Technologies, though not directly involved in the event. |
| January 2025 | Announced definitive agreement to acquire Sauer Brands Inc. from Falfuryas Capital Partners. |
| December 2024 | Acquired a majority stake in Ciessin Corp., Colombia's largest independent ERP provider. |
| June 2024 | Advent International ranked 8th among the world's largest private equity firms in the PEI 300 rankings, with approximately $53 billion in assets. |
| October 2023 | Acquired Baxter's Biopharmaceutical Solutions business with Warburg Pincus. |
| 2022 | Launched Advent Global Private Equity (GPE) X fund with a substantial $25,000 million in capital. |
| December 16 2022 | Acquired Maxar Technologies, a geospatial intelligence company, for $6.4 billion. |
| 2021 | Introduced Advent Global Technology II fund with $4,000 million in capital. |
| March 5 2021 | Completed acquisition of Global Connect business (NielsenIQ) from Nielsen Holdings. |
| 2020 | Raised Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund VII with $2,000 million in capital. |
| 2019 | Launched two significant funds: Advent Global Technology with $2,000 million and Advent Global Private Equity (GPE) IX with $17,500 million in capital. |
| December 20 2019 | UK government approved Advent's £4 billion takeover of Cobham Plc. |
| September 16 2019 | Shareholders approved the Cobham Plc takeover with 93% voting in favor. |
| July 24 2019 | Announced takeover of Cobham Plc at 165p per share. |
| October 2018 | Acquired the pharmaceutical company Zentiva, previously owned by Sanofi. |
| May 31 2017 | Completed acquisition of Safran Identity & Security (Morpho, renamed IDEMIA) with Bpifrance. |
| February 2017 | Partnered with CCC Information Services as their sole equity partner. |
| March 2016 | Advent raised its eighth global private equity fund with $13 billion of investor commitments. |
| 2014 | Raised Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund VI with $2,100 million in capital. |
| November 2014 | Completed a $2.1 billion private equity fund for Latin America and acquired a significant minority ownership of Noosa Yoghurt. |
| August 7 2014 | Re-engaged with lululemon athletica by purchasing 13.85% ownership for approximately $845 million, with Managing Partner David M. Mussafer joining the board. |
| 2012 | Launched Advent Global Private Equity (GPE) VII fund with $10,800 million in capital. |
| 2011 | Acquired Mondo Minerals, the second largest global talc producer, and Priory Group, a British mental health care provider. |
| August 7 2011 | Acquired Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits, a regional quick-service restaurant chain. |
| August 2010 | Credited with spawning the takeover of Mexicana Airlines by an outside investor group. |
| April 2010 | Took over the company DFS in the United Kingdom. |
| April 2010 | Advent created a $1.65 billion buyout fund for Latin America, which was the largest private equity fund in the region at that time. |
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