Guillaume Thevenot (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
You've probably read the news on Tuesday, Advent International has agreed to sell Venere to Expedia for an undisclosed sum (for now). Let's look back at the recent history of the hotel booking engine Venere.com. Venere was founded in Rome...
The Puget Sound Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Expedia Inc. said it plans to buy online travel agency Venere Net ApA of Rome from Advent International for an undisclosed price. (EXPE)
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Expedia Inc. said Tuesday it's agreed to buy Italy-based Venere Net from Advent International and the founding partners for an undisclosed amount. Venere is focused on offering hotel reservations for European customers and has relationships with around 29,000 hotels. The deal will result in the addition of more than 10,000 incremental hotel properties in Europe, the Middle...
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Private equity firm Advent International has acquired a majority stake in French fashion retailer Gérard Darel with a view to doubling its sales within five years and expanding its global presence.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Private equity firm Advent International is on the verge of entering exclusive discussions to buy Craegmoor Healthcare for around £300m.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company, today announced that it
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Calcutta, April 29: Berger Paints India Ltd today said that it had entered into an agreement to acquire all the shares of Poland-based Bolix S.A. from Advent International, a global private equity player, for $38.6 million.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Underlines success of combining global support with local experience BOSTON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Advent International, one of the world's leading global buyout firms, has closed ACEE IV, its fourth fund for investment across Central & Eastern Europe, at 1 billion euros. Advent International raises and invests dedicated funds across the Central & Eastern European region, with local teams in four...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Advent International, the mid-market private equity firm, will announce it has raised €1bn ($1.6bn) for its new central and east European fund
DealBook (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Advent International raised $10.4 billion for its sixth and biggest private equity fund amid a dearth of leveraged buyouts. The firm, based in London and Boston, raised the cash from 160 investors, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and AlpInvest Partners of the Netherlands, Advent said. The fund will make 30 to 35 investments [...]
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Advent International is set to cement its position as the biggest mid-market private equity firm with the news it has raised a new €6.6bn ($10.3bn) fund
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
FP Trading Desk submits: Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) shares were down more than 11% on Thursday, after the company's largest shareholder, Advent International Corp. distributed another large portion of its stake in the yoga retailer to partners, according to regulatory filings on Wednesday. Complete Story »
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
FP Trading Desk submits: Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) shares were down more than 11% on Thursday, after the company's largest shareholder, Advent International Corp. distributed another large portion of its stake in the yoga retailer to partners, according to regulatory filings on Wednesday. Complete Story »
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/06/2007
LONDON, December 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphite Capital, the leading UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the GBP100 million management buy-out of Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) from g...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12/06/2007
LONDON, December 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphite Capital, the leading UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the GBP100 million management buy-out of Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) from global private equity group, Advent International. AMS is the largest independent provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solutions to blue-chip companies worldwide. AMS was founded in 1996 by chief...
