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Advent International

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USA
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Private equity firm

Founded in 1984, today they have US$32.2 billion in assets under management. Invests in mid-market companies in the Americas, Europe, and Japan.

Advent International Corporation   USA     website   email      

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Company Assessment

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Advent International Corporation
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Source: company website (2021)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Subsidiaries Zimmermann Wear Pty Ltd (70% owned) 

Fashion label

Founded in Sydney in 1991 by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann. Italian private equity firm Style Capital bought a 70% stake in 2020, and sold it to US private equity firm Advent International in 2023.


Bare Escentuals Inc 

Cosmetics

Founded in California in 1999 and acquired by Japan's Shiseido in 2010 for US$1.7 billion. In 2021 Advent International acquired prestige make-up brands bareMinerals, BUXOM and Laura Mercier from Shiseido.

Contact Details

Address Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Email news@adventinternational.com
Website www.adventinternational.com

Products / Brands

Zimmermann (70% owned)
Zimmermann Swimwear
Zimmermann Womens Fashion

BareMinerals
BareMinerals Cosmetics


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