Founded in 1984 in Boston by Peter Brooke, a pioneer of the U.S. and European venture and buyout industries. Advent built one of the earliest truly global private equity franchises, with deep teams in Europe and Latin America. It focuses on sector-specialist buyouts and growth deals.
Sector-focused buyouts and growth investments, especially in business/financial services, technology, healthcare, and industrials, with strong international reach.
diversified
Lululemon (early), Worldpay, Nielsen, Thomson Reuters' F&R unit (Refinitiv), McAfee, Aimbridge, Walmart Brazil
Worldpay IPO and sale, Lululemon, Equiniti
Advent founder Peter Brooke is often called a founding father of the European and Latin American private equity industries.
| Company | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Saronic Robotics | 1 round | $1.8B |
| Shield AI Robotics | 1 round, 1 led | $1.5B |
| Thrasio E-Commerce | 1 round | $1B |
| Creditas Fintech | 2 rounds | $515M |
| Seedtag Media | 2 rounds, 2 led | $502M |
| EBANX Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $430M |
| Global Processing Services Fintech | 1 round | $400M |
| KreditBee Fintech | 3 rounds, 1 led | $389.4M |
| SonarSource DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $388M |
| Grupo Tigre Other | 1 round, 1 led | $260M |
| Merama E-Commerce | 1 round, 1 led | $225M |
| Shift Logistics | 1 round, 1 led | $220M |
| Shift Technology InsurTech | 1 round, 1 led | $220M |
| Zenoti SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $160M |
| Tekion SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $150M |
| Coralogix DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $142M |