Advent

About

Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses. Since our founding in 1984, we have developed specialist market expertise across our five core sectors: business & financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology. As one of the largest privately-owned partnerships, our 600+ colleagues across five continents leverage the full ecosystem of Advent’s global resources to support and guide our portfolio companies as they seek to achieve their strategic goals.

Key facts

Type

Private Equity

Stages

Buyout

Sectors

Agnostic,B2B,Business management software,Marketplace,Software / SaaS,Vertical SaaS,Advertising / Media,Agritech,AI & Automation,Beauty / Fashion,Blockchain / Crypto,Data & Infrastructure,Cyber & Security,Defense,Education,Energy,Fintech & Insurtech,Foodtech,Gaming,Hospitality / Tourism / Travel,Future of work / HR,Industry & Manufacturing,Legaltech / Regtech,Logistics / Supply chain,Martech,Mobility & Transportation,Proptech / Construction,Retail / Future of Commerce,Digital health,Deeptech,Climate / Cleantech / Greentech,Consumer,B2C,Open-source,Quantum,Spacetech / Aerospace,Healthcare,Smart cities,Brand,Business Services,Web3,Medtech

Headquarters

US

Offices

Boston,Paris,New York,Palo Alto,Sao Paulo,Mexico City,Sydney,Hong Kong,Shanghai,Mumbai,Madrid,Luxembourg,London,Frankfurt,Milano

Geographic focus

France,World,Europe,North America,Africa,Asia,Southeast Asia,Latin America,Australia,Southern Europe,UK,Middle East,Israel,USA

Lead / Follow

Lead / co-lead

Ticket size

100M€ – 2000M€

Assets under management

100000M€

Founded

1984

Track record

• Portfolio companies: 123
• Total investments: 1346
• Exits: 585

Notable investments in France

Shift Technology, IDEMIA, Mangopay, Gérard Darel

Key differentiators

World Class Fund,Multi-stage,Global Footprint,Transatlantic footprint