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Who is Advent International?
Advent International is a private equity firm based in the United States.
Firm facts
Advent International
- Type
- private equity firm
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
- Website
- adventinternational.com
Industries
Last verified 2026-10-29
How they work
Advent International is a Boston based global private equity firm with investment teams across five continents. It invests in business and financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial and technology companies through buyout, growth and other private equity transactions.
Advent uses sector specialists and local investment teams for diligence and works with management on operational plans. Its programs allow buyouts, growth investments, carve-outs, recapitalizations and public-to-private deals; the saved pages do not set out one standard seller process.
- Capital
- $109 billion of assets under management as of 30 June 2026. In October 2026, GPE XI raised close to $27 billion and a new Mid-Market Fund had over $3 billion in commitments; these fund commitments are not additive to reported AUM.
- Capital model
- A global private equity fund complex with a flagship buyout program, technology program, Latin American program and a new mid-market fund.
- Investment size
- GPE X typically invests $/€100 million–2 billion of equity; Advent Tech II $50 million–2 billion; LAPEF VII $50–300 million; new Mid-Market Fund targets $100–350 million of equity.
- Geography
- GPE X spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North America; the new Mid-Market Fund targets primarily North America and Europe; LAPEF VII focuses on Latin America.
- Majority or minority
- The fund programs include buyouts, majority growth and minority growth investments; there is no single firmwide control preference.
- Ownership
- Buyouts, public-to-private deals, recapitalizations, growth equity and complex corporate carve-outs.
- Platform or bolt-on
- Advent Tech II lists transformational M&A among deal types; the saved pages do not set a uniform platform versus add-on preference.
- Sector focus
- Five core sectors: business and financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial and technology.
- Enterprise value
- GPE X lists enterprise values up to $/€5 billion and select larger deals; Advent Tech II lists $200 million–5 billion; LAPEF VII lists $200 million–1 billion; the new Mid-Market Fund targets up to $1.25 billion.
Their portfolio
Showing 16 of 16 known holdings — coverage is still partial.
Company
Sector
What they do
- SectorSoftware & IT servicesWhat they doAnthropic develops large language models and enterprise AI applications.
- SectorFinancial servicesWhat they doAutomic provides share registry, employee share plans and fund administration services in Australia and New Zealand.
- SectorFinancial servicesWhat they doFisher Investments provides fee-based investment management and financial advice.
- SectorProfessional & business servicesWhat they doHeidrick & Struggles provides executive search, leadership advisory and on-demand talent services.
- SectorIndustrials & manufacturingWhat they doLayerZero manufactures static transfer switches and power distribution equipment for data centers.
- SectorSoftware & IT servicesWhat they doMistral AI develops foundation models and enterprise AI services.
- SectorSoftware & IT servicesWhat they doReflection AI develops artificial intelligence systems and tools.
- SectorFinancial servicesWhat they doSapiens provides cloud software for insurance carriers and their operations.
- SectorIndustrials & manufacturingWhat they doSaronic develops and builds autonomous maritime vessels for defence and commercial applications.
- SectorConsumer & retailWhat they doSauer Brands makes and distributes condiments, seasonings and food flavourings.
- SectorIndustrials & manufacturingWhat they doShield AI develops autonomous aircraft and related defence software.
- SectorSoftware & IT servicesWhat they doSkyone provides cloud computing, data and AI software solutions to businesses.
- SectorFinancial servicesWhat they dotbi bank provides consumer lending, payments and deposit services in Southeast Europe.
- TinextaSectorSoftware & IT servicesWhat they doTinexta provides digital trust, cybersecurity and business technology services to companies and institutions.
- SectorIndustrials & manufacturingWhat they dou-blox develops positioning and wireless communication technology for connected devices.
- SectorSoftware & IT servicesWhat they doVinci develops AI-based simulation software for hardware engineering.
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Sources
- adventinternational.com · portfolio page
- adventinternational.com · website
- adventinternational.com · research
- adventinternational.com · research
- adventinternational.com · research
- adventinternational.com · research
The truth, first.Data as at 2026-10-29