Advent International

Advent, opgericht in 1984, is een van de grootste investeringsmaatschappijen ter wereld, met kantoren op vier continenten. Advent is al meer dan 35 jaar een stuwende kracht in het internationale speelveld van private equity en heeft een ongeëvenaard wereldwijd netwerk opgebouwd van meer dan 200 investeringsprofessionals in West en Centraal Europa, Noord Amerika, Latijns Amerika en Azië. Advent focust zich op internationale buy outs en strategische herpositioneringen in vijf sectoren (Business & Financial Services; Healthcare; Industrials; Retail, Consumer & Leisure; Technology, Media & Telecom). Advent werkt samen met de managementteams van haar portfolio ondernemingen om omzetgroei en verbetering van winstgevendheid te bewerkstelligen. Sinds haar oprichting heeft Advent meer dan $50 miljard aan private equity geïnvesteerd en via buy outs meer dan 360 transacties gedaan in 42 landen.

Facts & Figures

Bedrijf Benelux hoofdkantoor Website Telefoonnummer Actief in Managing Partner(s) Medewerkers Actieve fondsen

Enterprise value portfoliobedrijven Aantal bedrijven in portfolio Aantal acquisities 2019 & 2020 Exits 2019 & 2020 Investeringsfocus Investeringstermijn Sectorfocus

Average equity ticket Benelux investments Advent International 2-4 Rue Beck, L-1222 Luxemburg, Luxemburg www.adventinternational.com +352 (0)285 546 1 Europa, Verenigde Staten, Azië, Latijns-Amerika James Brocklebank, Jan Janshen, Jeff Paduch, Ronald Ayles, Ranjan Sen Circa 450 werknemers, waarvan meer dan 200 investeringsprofessionals GPE IX (€15.6 miljard) Advent Tech (€1.8 miljard) circa €50 miljard 73 19 12 Vanaf €100 miljoen equity (€50 miljoen voor Advent Tech) Gemiddeld 4-7 jaar Business & Financial Services; Healthcare; Industrials; Retail, Consumer & Leisure; Technology, Media & Telecom

(op volgorde van laatst aangekochte) Vanaf €100 miljoen tot >€1.5 miljard equity per investering (€50 miljoen voor Advent Tech) Unit4, Mediq, allnex, Ammeral Beltech, Corialis, Delft Instruments, Radio 538, Raet, MACH, Nucletron

Jurriaan van der Schee

Managing Director +352 (0)285 546 208 jvanderschee@adventinternational.lu Jurriaan van der Schee joined Advent in 2019. He has been in finance/M&A for 20+ years of which 15+ years in private equity. Jurriaan is, among others, responsible for the Benelux investment activities. He has a Master in Business Administration from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and did an MBA exchange at NYU Stern School of Business in New York.

Arno Buttiens

Assistant Director +352 (0)285 546 202 abuttiens@adventinternational.lu Arno Buttiens joined Advent in 2017 from HAL Investments where he was an associate in their investments team. Prior to this, Arno completed an internship at Bain & Company and was a research intern at UC Berkeley. He studied at the KU Leuven and EPFL, and holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering and a MSc in Management.

James Brocklebank

Managing Partner +44 (0)20 7333 0800 jbrocklebank@ adventinternational.co.uk

Jan Janshen

Managing Partner +44 (0)20 7333 0800 jjanshen@ adventinternational.co.uk

Jeff Paduch

Managing Partner +44 (0)20 7333 0800 jpaduch@adventinternational.co.uk

Ranjan Sen

Managing Partner +49 (0)69 955 2700 rsen@adventinternational.de

Ronald Ayles

Managing Partner +49 (0)69 955 2700 rayles@adventinternational.de James Brocklebank joined Advent in 1997. Based in London, he is responsible for the European Business & Financial Services sector team. Prior to Advent, James worked on international mergers and acquisitions in the London office of investment bank Baring Brothers and its affiliate Dillon, Read & Co. in New York.

Jan Janshen joined Advent in 2000 and coordinates the firm’s efforts in the European Industrials sector. Prior to Advent, Jan spent 2 years with 3i, helping to establish the firm’s Hamburg office. He began his career as a consultant with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Munich.

Jan has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Kiel. Jeff Paduch joined Advent in 2002, moving to the London office in 2005. He is responsible for coordinating the firm’s efforts in the business and financial services sector as well as coverage of the Nordic region. Prior to Advent, Jeff worked in the Financial Sponsors/

Leveraged Finance Group of UBS Warburg in New York. Ranjan Sen joined Advent in 2003 and acts as an advisor in the German speaking region. Prior to Advent, Ranjan worked for DB Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Deutsche Bank, where he focused on larger international buyouts with a particular emphasis on German companies. Previously, he spent 2 years as a director at UBS Capital.

Ronald Ayles joined Advent in London in 2005 and joined Advent’s team in Germany from 2007 onwards. He is responsible for Advent’s global Chemicals & Materials practice. Before joining Advent, he worked for 3i in London and Frankfurt where he built their Chemicals & Materials practice. Prior to joining 3i, he spent 10 years at Degussa AG, the German Speciality Chemicals company in a variety of roles including M&A Director.