Private Equity Firms

Golden Gate Capital is a private equity investment firm based in San Francisco, California. Established in 2000, the firm manages approximately USD 12 billion of capital. The firm focuses on Leveraged Buyouts, Growth Equity and Build-ups / Consolidations. Since its inception, Golden Gate Capital has completed more than 60 acquisitions in Public-to-Privates, Corporate Extractions, Bankruptcy Acquisitions and Recapitalizations.

Golden Gate Capital is multi-sector fund, with particular interest in:

• Software and IT Services: in the last 5 years the firm has invested in more than 42 companies, with USD 4 billion of total revenues.
• Semiconductors: specialty device and semiconductor equipment.
• Electronics: hardware, electronics manufacturing and related services.
• Retail, Restaurants, and Consumer Products: in the last 5 years Golden Gate Capital has invested in more than 20 brands in this sector, with more than USD 4 billion of total revenues.
• Financial Services and Business Services: specialty finance, insurance and outsourcing businesses.
• Industrials: automotive, building products, chemicals, distribution, energy services, general manufacturing, industrial minerals and packaging.
• Security: media, transportation and healthcare.

Some of Golden Gate Capital investment portfolio by industry:

• Software and IT Services: Infor, Lawson, Aspect Software, GXS, Escalate, Symon, The Attachmate Group, Inc., PlantCML, Micro Focus, Data Direct, Hansen, Sierra Systems, CedarCrestone and Critigen.
• Semiconductors: Lantiq, Conexant, Aeroflex, Vistec Semiconductor Systems and Teridian Semiconductor.
• Electronics: Tollgrade, OnCore Manufacturing Services, Celetronix and Itronix.
• Retail, Restaurants, and Consumer Products: California Pizza Kitchen, Express, Eddie Bauer, Zale Corporation, J. Jill, Macaroni Grill, On The Border, Pacific Sunwear, Herbalife, Apogee, Rocket Dog, Wellco, Neways, Lexicon, Massif and Next Model Management.
• Financial Services and Business Services: Employer’s Direct Insurance Company, Endurance Specialty Insurance, B-Line, Interstate, California Check Cashing Stores, Cydcor, National Warranty Corporation and Clover.
• Industrials: U.S. Silica, Atrium and EP Minerals.
• Security: Devcon, Max Media and Pinnacle Security.

On April 5, 2012, Golden Gate Capital and Summit Partners announced the accomplishment of the merger of Infor and Lawson Software..

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Advent International Corporation is a global private equity firm founded in Boston in 1984. Since its inception, the firm has raised USD 26 billion in capital.

Advent International has more than 300 employee including more than 170 investment professionals in its private equity teams. The firm has offices in 16 countries: United States, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine & India and affiliates in Puerto Rico, Norway, Sweden, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Advent International has more than 200 investors worldwide from public pension fund, fund of fund, corporate pensions, sovereign wealth fund, endowment / foundation / university, insurance company, family office / high net worth individual, bank, development bank and financial institution.

Dedicated regional buyout programmes:

• LAPEF / LAPEF V (April 2010): Latin America, USD 1.65 billion
• ACEE / ACEE IV (April 2008): Central & Eastern Europe, USD 1.6 billion
• GPE / GPE VI (April 2008): Western Europe/ North America, USD 10.4 billion.

Advent International exclusively specialized in on private equity and primarily buyouts in Business & Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, Consumer & Leisure and Technology, Media and Telecoms.

Some of current Advent International portfolio companies:

• Business Services: Kroton Educacional, Aerodom, Atmosfera and Fumisa.
• Financial Services: Vantiv, Domestic & General, CAMS, Equiniti, Tinsa, WorldPay, Towergate Insurance and Bond Desk Group.
• Healthcare: Clinic Isida, Regina Maria, Median Kliniken, Labormed and Priory.
• Industrial: Maxam, Mondo Minerals, Morrison Supply Company, Tes, ABC Supply Co. Inc., Oxea, Ceramicaiasi, Deutek and Vinnolit.
• Retail: Quero Quero, Amscan, Gerard Darel, Hudson News, Viena, Dfs, StokOMani, Milano, Charlotte Russe and Dufry.
• Technology, Media and Telecoms: Bojangles, PPF, Gayosso, Devin, Skillsoft, CAMS, WageWorks, Oberthur Technologies, AVIP Group, IFC Medios, WSiP and Kroton Educacional.

On April 2, 2012 Advent International announced that it will invest USD 105 million of equity capital in CARE Hospitals. CARE Hospitals is a hospital chain in India, with strength in cardiac care, neurology, nephrology and general medicine.

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