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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
- Advent's third acquisition in Latin America this month and sixth
restaurant investment in two years
- Key milestone in plan to consolidate the casual dining segment in Latin
America
BOSTON and SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Advent
International, the global private equity firm, today announced that it has
acquired 100% of Frango Assado, the leading operator of highway restaurants
in...
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Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
PowerGenix, manufacturer of rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries (earlier post), has closed a $30 million Series D financing round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and included existing investors: Angeleno Group, Advent International, Braemar Energy Ventures, Granite Ventures, OnPoint...
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Express & Star (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
West-Midlands-based budget store chain Poundland is to be put up for sale, according to reports. Its private equity owners are said to be cashing in on the resurgence in value retailers. Advent International is understood to be appointing advisers soon for a possible sale of Poundland, where everything is sold for £1. Advent was also said to be [...]
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Kirkland's Inc., the Jackson, Tenn., home-decor retailer, said three directors and two officers agreed to acquire more than 3.8 million of the chain's shares from funds affiliated with the Boston private-equity firm Advent International Corp. Included among the buyers is President and Chief Executive Robert E. Alderson, Kirkland's said in a statement late on Wednesday. The...
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Nikkei (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Advent International Sets Up 1st Japanese Private Equity FundTOKYO (Nikkei)--Global private equity firm Advent International on Wednesday announced the creation of a buyout fund that will invest in small and midsize domestic companies, its first Japan-focused offering.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
- Fourth buyout fund raised by Advent since summer 2007
- Brings total capital raised by Advent to $14 billion since July 2007
TOKYO, LONDON and BOSTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Advent
International, one of the world's leading global buyout firms, today
announced that it has raised 60 billion yen (US$550 million) for its first
Japan private equity fund, Advent Japan Private Equity Fund (JPEF). JPEF...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Experian said it's in advanced talks to sell its transaction processing activities in France with La Poste unit Doc@Post and private-equity firm Advent International. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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News On Women (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Advent International, the private equity firm, appointed Jenny Ming an Operating Partner focusing on investment opportunities in the retail sector. Jenny had been president of Old Navy stores for more than seven years. Read more about Jenny's career in the...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
-- Retailer has 170 stores and owns a credit card and consumer finance
company -- Sales of US $450 million forecast for 2008
BOSTON and SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Advent
International, the global private equity firm, today announced that it has
acquired Quero-Quero, a leading home-improvement retailer in the south of
Brazil. Quero-Quero's selling shareholders have retained a minority...
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Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- After sevreal weeks of unconfirmed reports the company Advent International yesterday announced it acquired 100% of the shares of Dominican airports manager Aerodom from the Hazoury Group, Vancouver Airport Services and to other local investors.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
ZURICH (Reuters) - Private equity firm Advent International is merging Swiss duty-free retailer Dufry AG with its U.S. airport retailer Hudson by means of a share swap that leaves it a majority stake in Dufry.
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Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
INTERNATIONAL. Dufry signed a merger agreement yesterday with North American specialist travel retailer Hudson Group, which is majority owned by private equity firm Advent International. ...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
- Existing investors include Berkshire Partners and Weston Presidio -
BOSTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Advent International, the global buyout
firm, today announced that it has acquired, from existing shareholders in a
secondary transaction, a 38% ownership interest in Amscan Holdings Inc.,
the largest manufacturer, distributor and retailer of party goods and
accessories in the United States. Existing...
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Mumbai, Aug. 18: Berger Paints has acquired Poland-based Bolix from private equity group Advent International for an undisclosed sum.
