Advent Partners
Australia's PE-backed Silk Laser set for take-private
Australia-listed Silk Laser Clinics, a non-surgical aesthetics business backed by local PE firm Advent Partners, has signalled it intends to accept a take-private offer from Hong Kong’s EC Healthcare.
Advent acquires China restaurant operator
Advent International has acquired a 60% stake in health food restaurant chain Wagas Group from its founders.
Australia PE: Brave new world
As Australia contemplates opening its tightly controlled borders and finding a way to live with COVID-19, private equity probes an opportunity set in transition yet surprisingly stable
GP profile: Advent Partners
Having spent the first half of the last decade undergoing a renewal in terms of leadership and strategy, Australia’s Advent Partners believes it has emerged stronger, smarter, and more focused on the future
Australia's Advent buys VR gaming business
Australian lower middle-market private equity firm Advent Partners has agreed to take a majority stake in Melbourne-based virtual reality gaming company Zero Latency VR.
Vintage update: Australia 2010-2012
A selection of Australia-based assets that remain in the portfolios of Advent Partners, Anchorage Capital Partners, CHAMP Ventures, and Crescent Capital Partners
Australia IPOs: Window of opportunity
Australian public market investors are famously unforgiving of private equity when IPOs fail to perform. The markets are open for business again, but how long will the golden period last?
Advent set for partial exit in Silk Laser's Australia IPO
Silk Laser Clinics, an Australia-based cosmetic treatments business, is looking to raise A$83.4 million ($61.5 million) through a domestic IPO, which will facilitate a partial exit for majority owner Advent Partners.
Australia's mid-market: The middlemen
Pure proprietary deals are a rarity in Australia’s mid-market. Most opportunities pass through a fragmented network of advisors, which means private equity firms must get noticed to stay relevant
Australia's Advent promotes Rob Hooke to partner
Australian lower middle market private equity firm Advent Partners has promoted Rob Hooke to partner.
Australasia PE outlook: Return of the take-private
Large-cap GPs are setting their sights on listed companies, with healthcare, education and technology top of the list
JD.com-backed Farfetch to go public in US
UK-based luxury online fashion retailer Farfetch, which has received significant funding from Asian investors including China’s JD.com, has filed for a US IPO.
PE investors abandon Australia childcare merger
Outside school care providers Camp Australia and Junior Adventures Group (JAG), which are owned by Bain Capital Private Equity and Advent Partners, respectively, have abandoned plans to merge.
Succession planning: Ending an era
Succession planning is quickly becoming a strategic priority across Asia Pacific. In Australia, GPs are looking into a number of different ways to make it work
Australia's Advent sells Integrated Packaging to Pro-Pac
Australian mid-market GP Advent Partners has agreed to sell Integrated Packaging Group (IPG), an industrial and agricultural packaging business, to listed counterpart Pro-Pac in a deal worth A$177.5 million ($142.9 million).
Australian regulator queries PE-backed childcare merger
Australia’s competition regulator has expressed concerns about the merger of outside school care providers Camp Australia and Junior Adventures Group (JAG), both of which are private equity-owned.
PE-owned Australian childcare providers to merge
Camp Australia, an outside school hours care provider acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity in February, has agreed to merge with Junior Adventures Group (JAG), a similar business controlled by Advent Partners.
Australia aged care: The golden years
Australia’s aged care segment continues to appeal to private equity investors. But GPs must be wary of the challenges posed by the government’s unique stake in the market