Advent Partners

Profile

Established in 1984, Melbourne-based Advent Partners is one of Australia’s most experienced private equity firms having invested in over 90 businesses. With over $1 billion in funds under management, our team has more than 90 years of Private Equity investment experience.

Advent has a long and successful track record in building market leading businesses. We are focused on partnering with passionate and motivated management teams with exceptional growth plans. Realising potential and great performance is what drives us to build market leaders and consistently reward shareholders.

We are currently investing in Australian and NZ private businesses with clear strategies for growth and high calibre management teams. Existing annual operating profit should be in excess of $4 million, with an enterprise value of between $30 million and $200 million. Companies should have a clear path to growth over the investment period of three to five years.

Our ownership position has ranged from 40% to 90%, but we are an active, lead investor regardless of our ownership. We generally invest equity of between $15 million and $100 million.

We welcome new investment opportunities from businesses directly and intermediaries including corporate finance advisors, investment banks, accountants, lawyers and others.

For further details on Advent’s team, investment criteria and past/present investments, please visit our website: www.advent.com.au