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Bain Capital Completes Acquisition of VXI Global Solutions

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BOSTON and HONG KONG, May 25, 2022 – Bain Capital Private Equity (“Bain Capital”), a leading global, value-added investor, announced that it has completed its acquisition of VXI Global Solutions, a leading provider of Business Process Outsourcing (“BPO”) services to businesses around the world, from The Carlyle Group. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.

Bain Capital Completes Acquisition of VXI Global Solutions

Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, VXI Global Solutions provides innovative contact center and BPO services, omnichannel and multilingual support, software development, customer experience innovation, quality assurance and infrastructure outsourcing. VXI has more than 35,000 employees operating in 42 locations in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean and plays a key role in partnering with multinational businesses as they expand their reach around the world.

Bain Capital previously invested in VXI from 2012 – 2016. During this period, VXI further penetrated the Chinese and Central American markets. Also fueling the company’s growth was the acquisition of Symbio, a leading IT outsourcing provider, which expanded VXI’s global services offering and enhanced its competitive position in China.
David Zhou, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of VXI, said: “On behalf of my Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Eva Wang and the entire VXI team, I’m extremely grateful for the close and strategic relationship we’ve fostered with The Carlyle Group over the last five years. Their continued support and confidence allowed us to grow into the leading global Customer Experience (CX) firm we are today. Reuniting once again with Bain Capital will accelerate our obsessive pursuit of creating legendary and transformational experiences for our employees, our clients and their customers as we enter the next chapter of CX and CX Advisory services. We couldn’t have a better partner than Bain Capital as we continue to disrupt the CX space by enabling challenging perspectives, developing innovative tools and investing deeply in people to unlock the art of the possible.”

Jonathan Zhu, a Managing Director at Bain Capital Private Equity, said: “This investment is testament to Bain Capital’s advantage in founder partnership deals and the result of more than 10 years of relationship building. Over the past three years, VXI has demonstrated robust organic growth, and we are confident in David and his team’s ability to accelerate this trajectory.“

BofA Securities served as the exclusive financial advisor to Bain Capital Private Equity.

About Bain Capital Private Equity

Bain Capital Private Equity has partnered closely with management teams to provide the strategic resources that build great companies and help them thrive since its founding in 1984. Bain Capital Private Equity’s global team of more than 250 investment professionals creates value for its portfolio companies through its global platform and depth of expertise in key vertical industries including healthcare, consumer/retail, financial and business services, industrials, and technology, media and telecommunications. Bain Capital has 23 offices on four continents. The firm has made primary or add-on investments in more than 1,000 companies since its inception. In addition to private equity, Bain Capital invests across asset classes including credit, public equity, venture capital and real estate, managing approximately $160 billion in total and leveraging the firm’s shared platform to capture opportunities in strategic areas of focus.

For more information, visit: www.baincapital.com

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CapMan Real Estate acquires a portfolio of four office properties located in midtown Helsinki

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CapMan Real Estate press release
25 May 2022 at 14.00 pm EEST

CapMan Real Estate acquires a portfolio of four office properties located in midtown Helsinki

The CapMan Nordic Real Estate III fund (“Fund”) acquires four office properties located in the midtown Helsinki neighbourhoods of Pasila, Vallila and Kalasatama from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Cromwell Property Group. CapMan aims to modernise the spaces and improve the energy efficiency of the assets. The assets complement the existing value-add strategy of the Fund.

The assets have a total lettable area of 35,000 square metres and are located in vibrant and accessible mid-town office areas of Helsinki. The central locations combined with unbeatable public transport connections make the assets very attractive to perspective tenants, for example, Pasilanraitio 5 is located adjacent to the Tripla shopping centre and certain key transit connections, Kumpulantie 3 is located in Vallila, close to Pasila, Elimäenkatu 26 is located in the heart of Vallila and Vanha Talvitie 11 is located in the fast-growing Kalasatama area which is located close to the metro station.

Commenting on the acquisition, Sampsa Apajalahti, Investment Director at CapMan Real Estate stated “the Pasila-Vallila-Kalastama commuter area is one of the largest office hubs in Helsinki. The prime location and availability of public rail transport offer plenty of opportunities to companies seeking office space. That said, many of the offices in the area are in need of upgrades. Our goal is to create attractive workplaces by modernising the spaces and improving their energy efficiency, with the ultimate aim of obtaining energy certificates for each of the assets. Overall, the assets are a great strategic fit for our fund”.

The EUR 564 million Fund was established in 2020 and it primarily invests in office, retail, and residential real estate in the Nordic regions.

CapMan Real Estate currently manages approximately EUR 4.0 billion in real estate assets and the Real Estate Team comprises over 60 real estate professionals located in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo and London.

For more information, please contact:

Sampsa Apajalahti, Investment Director at CapMan Real Estate, +358 40 575 2363

About CapMan

CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value creation. As one of the private equity pioneers in the Nordics we have built value in unlisted businesses, real estate, and infrastructure for over three decades. With over €4.7 billion in assets under management, our objective is to provide attractive returns and innovative solutions to investors. We are dedicated to set science-based targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. We have a broad presence in the unlisted market through our local and specialised teams. Our investment strategies cover minority and majority investments in portfolio companies and real estate, and infrastructure assets. We also provide wealth management solutions. Our service business includes procurement and analysis, reporting and back office services. Altogether, CapMan employs approximately 180 professionals in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, London and Luxembourg. We have been listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki since 2001. Read more at www.capman.com.

About Goldman Sachs Asset Management Real Estate

Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the primary investing area within Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), we deliver investment and advisory services for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals, drawing from our deeply connected global network and tailored expert insights, across every region and market—overseeing more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision worldwide as of March 31, 2022. Driven by a passion for our clients’ performance, we seek to build long-term relationships based on conviction, sustainable outcomes, and shared success over time. Goldman Sachs Asset Management invests in the full spectrum of alternatives, including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure.  Established in 1991, the Real Estate business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the largest investors in real estate with over $50 billion in capital invested since 2012 across the spectrum of investment strategies from core to opportunistic. Our global team invests across all sectors with deep expertise across the capital structure, in assets ranging from single properties to large portfolios, through senior mortgages, mezzanine debt and equity. Follow us on LinkedIn

 

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DIF Capital Partners to grow its district heating and energy services business platform Loimua by acquiring Pilke Energia

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DIF Capital Partners (“DIF”) is pleased to announce that its Finnish district heating and energy services business platform Loimua Oy (formerly known as Elenia Heat) has agreed to acquire Pilke Energia and its subsidiaries from Lahti Energia.

Pilke Energia owns and operates biomass boilers with a capacity of 48MW across two sites in the municipality of Kärkölä, South of Finland. The company’s main responsibility is to produce energy for a local wood product company, Koskisen Oy.

Loimua’s CEO Matti Tynjälä says: “Koskisen will be a significant new customer for our industrial-scale energy services business. Renewable energy and its production serve the customer’s needs and the companies’ carbon neutrality goals in a great way. Loimua’s experience in producing renewable energy supports new cooperation in meeting Koskinen’s energy needs”.

DIF and its partners were advised by Avance (legal) and Deloitte (tax and accounting).

About Loimua

DIF Capital Partners, together with its partners Local Pensions Partnership Investments and abrdn, acquired Loimua in July 2019 with DIF Infrastructure V (link to original press release). Loimua is the second largest private supplier of district heating in Finland, providing environmentally sustainable heating to residential, commercial and public sector customers. The company owns and operates 640MW of heat production capacity across 16 networks, covering circa 500 kilometers and circa 4,600 supply points (85,000 end-users).

About DIF Capital Partners

DIF Capital Partners is a leading global independent investment manager, with ca. EUR 11 billion in assets under management across ten closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF invests in infrastructure companies and assets located primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Australia through two complementary strategies:

  • DIF CIF funds, of which DIF CIF III is the latest vintage, target equity investments in small to mid-sized core-plus infrastructure companies in the telecom, energy transition, and transportation sectors.
  • Traditional DIF funds, of which DIF Infrastructure VI is the latest vintage, target core infrastructure equity investments with long-term contracted or regulated income streams including public-private partnerships, concessions, utilities, and energy transition projects (incl. renewable energy).

DIF Capital Partners has a team of over 190 professionals, based in eleven offices located in Amsterdam (Schiphol), Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Paris, Santiago, Sydney, and Toronto. For more information please visit www.dif.eu.

Contact: Thijs Verburg, t.verburg@dif.eu.

 

 

 

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Applied Adhesives Acquires Alliance Adhesives

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Minnetonka, MN– APPLIED Adhesives, a premier custom adhesive solutions provider in North America, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Alliance Adhesives, a regional supplier of adhesives and dispensing equipment solutions located in Oldsmar, FL. This acquisition strengthens the company’s commitment to providing industry-leading products, technical expertise, and superior service to its customers.

“Alliance’s dedication to providing an exceptional customer experience is in direct alignment with Applied’s commitment to relentless customer focus, demonstrating an ideal cultural fit,” said John Feriancek, President and CEO of APPLIED Adhesives. “We are pleased to welcome Alliance Adhesives to APPLIED Adhesives and look forward to providing their customers with the outstanding service and innovative solutions they have come to expect.”

“Alliance always has the mindset that we are an extension of our customers’ business by supporting their needs to drive their success. Our relationship with our customers is our number one priority. We have them to thank for who we are today,” said David Rittenhouse, President of Alliance Adhesives. “Applied shares those same values and mindset. We feel the support that Applied brings to the table and their passion for relentless customer focus makes this a win for everyone.”

About APPLIED Adhesives

APPLIED Adhesives, founded in 1971, is a premier custom adhesive solutions provider in North America. The company is a value-added distributor of hot melt, water-based, and reactive adhesives as well as dispensing equipment. APPLIED Adhesives serves as a critical supply chain partner to leading adhesive manufacturers and formulators by offering reach and high service levels to an expansive customer base. For more information, please visit appliedadhesives.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

About Alliance Adhesives

Located in Oldsmar, FL, Alliance Adhesives is a regional, family-owned manufacturer and distributor of industrial adhesives. For 20 years, customers have depended on Alliance for cost-effective solutions for their adhesives needs. Alliance serves customers of all types including small- and medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, agricultural, educational institutions, government agencies, and consumers. For more information, please visit Allianceadhesives.com

APPLIED Adhesives Media Contact:
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dposadas@appliedproducts.com

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Quilvest Capital Partners and IK Partners enter exclusivity with Five Arrows Principal Investments to sell a majority stake in GEDH

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Paris, May 25th 2022 – Quilvest Capital Partners (“Quilvest”) together with IK Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that an exclusivity agreement has been reached to sell its respective stakes in Groupe EDH (“GEDH” or “the Group”), to Five Arrows Principal Investments (“FAPI”), alongside the management team who will be reinvesting. A potential reinvestment from both Quilvest and IK is under review and being considered.

Founded in 1961, GEDH is a leading player in the private higher education sector in France, delivering certified graduate programmes and specialised MBAs across communication, artistic and cultural management, journalism, design, cinema and digital arts. Leveraging their long-established ties with a broad network of companies across the world, the schools of GEDH develop a teaching approach that is tailored to meet the needs of students and to the requirements of work environments, specifically with regards to creative and cultural industries.

The Group is headquartered in Paris, France with close to 400 employees serving approximately 10,000 students. It encompasses eight reference schools that are spread across 25 campuses in France and beyond. At present, the Group offers 12 certified diplomas and has an alumni network of more than 45,000 graduates.

Quilvest first partnered with GEDH in November 2017 with IK joining in February 2020, having acquired a minority stake from Quilvest and Amin Khiari, Chairman and CEO of the Group. Through this combined partnership, GEDH has managed to execute on its buy-and-build plan through the: acquisition of schools with adjacent academic offerings; opening of 11 further campuses in France; accelerated roll-out of new programmes and strengthening of its organisational structure.

Amin Khiari, CEO of GEDH, commented: “Quilvest and IK have been valuable in accelerating our growth over the past few years. Most notably, they have helped us reinforce our positioning as a leading provider of higher education. We thank them for their support as it has allowed the Group to expand both geographically and in terms of academic offerings allowing us to serve a growing number of students. With continued enthusiasm and ambition, we look forward to partnering with FAPI’s team for the years ahead.”

Thomas Vatier, Partner at Quilvest Capital Partners, said: “Since our investment in 2017, we have had the pleasure of witnessing GEDH go from strength to strength. We have been impressed with their vision, know-how and drive to build a ‘best-in-class’ player in private higher education. Their accomplishments are a testament to the work from Amin and his team. We are highly confident in the successful pursuit of their journey.”

Thomas Grob, Partner at IK and Advisor to the IK Partnership Fund, added: “GEDH has grown significantly as part of our partnership; driven by both their expansion in geographical reach and continuous innovation with regards to the curriculum. This has further strengthened their position in the private higher education sector in France, which, when combined with their clear focus on operational excellence and the quality of their students’ experience, allows them to differentiate themselves amongst other players. GEDH is a solid business which benefits from strong pillars, making it well-positioned for future growth.”

Brahim Ammor, Managing Director at FAPI, said: “Since 2014, Amin and his team have built one of the leading providers in the private higher education segment in France with a remarkable growth trajectory. We are very excited to partner with GEDH to further support the expansion of the Group in France, enhance its digital profile and accelerate its international development in the coming years.”

Completion of the transaction is subject to legal and regulatory approvals.

For further questions, please contact:
Group EDH
Emmanuelle Baruch
E: e.baruch@groupe-edh.com

Quilvest Capital Partners
FTI Consulting
Mathilde Jean
T: +33 (0)1 47 03 69 54
E: mathilde.jean@fticonsulting.com

Five Arrows Principal Investments
Emma Rees
T: +44 (0) 7703 715 763
E: emma.rees@rothschildandco.com

IK Partners
Vidya Verlkumar
T: +44 (0) 7787 558 193
E: vidya.verlkumar@ikpartners.com

Or

Maitland/AMO
James McFarlane
T: +44 (0) 7584 142665
E: jmcfarlane@maitland.co.uk / ik-maitland@maitland.co.uk

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Balance Point Capital Announces its Investment in Vital Nutrients Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Blueroot Health

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Westport, CT, May 24, 2022 – Balance Point Capital Advisors, LLC (“Balance Point”), in conjunction with its affiliated funds, Balance Point Capital Partners IV, L.P, and Balance Point Capital Partners V, L.P., is pleased to announce its investment in Vital Nutrients Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Blueroot Health (the “Company”), a portfolio company of North Castle Partners.  Continuing with its position as a leading provider of flexible capital to the lower middle market, Balance Point provided financing to support the Company’s recapitalization and its purchase of Fairhaven Health.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Middletown, CT, Blueroot Health is a consumer health company building brands that consists of a family of well-respected nutraceutical brands including Vital Nutrients, Bariatric Fusion, Hyperbiotics, and now Fairhaven Health.  Blueroot Health offers healthcare practitioners, their patients and consumers alike a suite of meticulously crafted, innovative products that combine the best of clinically-proven science and the cleanest ingredients, tested to exceed industry safety and quality standards.
“We are pleased to be able to support Blueroot Health, an established leader in the practitioner-focused VMS category, and to partner with North Castle Partners,” remarked Balance Point Partner Justin Kaplan. “We believe Blueroot’s diverse product portfolio of trusted brands and proven ability to innovate and expand distribution across practitioner and e-commerce platforms will continue to drive significant growth for the Company going forward.”
Jane Pemberton, Blueroot’s CEO, said “We are excited to be working with Balance Point on this transaction. Their understanding of our business and industry and capital flexibility will provide the support necessary to execute on our growth objectives.”
Roy Chin, North Castle Partners’ Principal, added “This is our second transaction with Balance Point and we are pleased to partner with Balance Point again to optimize Blueroot’s capital structure to support the Company for its next phase of growth. Balance Point’s flexibility and fast execution proved critical in this transaction.”
About Balance Point Capital
Balance Point Capital is an alternative investment manager focused on the lower middle market. With approximately $1.7 billion in assets under management as of April 2022, Balance Point invests debt and equity capital in select lower middle market companies across a variety of investment vehicles. Balance Point takes a long-term, partnership approach to investing and is committed to building lasting relationships with its partners, management teams and intermediaries.
Balance Point Capital Advisors, LLC is a registered investment advisor. Further information is available at www.balancepointcapital.com.

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Helsinki-based Helppy is revolutionising home care and has picked up €3 million to expand across Europe

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Elderly home care is a highly personal form of care provision, and its an area that has been in need of a facelift. Empowered by tech, Helppy has developed a platform that will revolutionise the sector and is based around a neighbourhood care model. The concept allows for more personal care, full transparency and higher productivity than the traditional route-based shift worker model.

As proof of its concept, the previously bootstrapped company has just picked up €3 million in a round led by Alliance Venture. Pre-seed investors Icebreaker.vc, Johannes Schildt, the Co-Founder and CEO of Kry/Livi and Elias Aalto, the Co-Founder of Wolt, also participated in the round and continued to back Helppy.

Anders Hallin, Partner of Alliance VC said: “Helppy has completely redesigned the home care model, allowing them to provide better care and better experience for all parties involved. Their model is unique and can solve many of the problems the ageing population in Europe faces from nurse shortage to the rising demand for care services.”

Founded in Helsinki in 2018, Helppy was developed when founder Richard Nordström needed care for his own mother. When his mother sadly fell ill, Richard found that the existing care provisions were too hard to organise and the service too impersonal. Helppy was developed as a tech-empowered neighbourhood model, which allows the senior to be visited by familiar ‘helppers’. From Helppy, the family member gets personal, trustworthy and affordable help for the ageing parent, hassle-free.

Richard Nordström, Founder & CEO of Helppy, explained: “We’re building the next-generation model of home care. With our model, you will get named ‘helppers’ or nurses, know who visits, know their backgrounds, get visit notes and be able to communicate with them. Using tech to make it personal and trustworthy – at the same price or lower than home care in general.” 

The Finnish startup has now helped nearly a thousand families in Finland and attracted over 5000 nurses and personal assistants to sign up on the platform and offer their help to seniors in need.

Richard Nordström, added: “We believe that our type of model will be adopted by a significant part of the home care market in the next few years, and help solve the ongoing nurse shortage. We’re seeing this happening already in the US, but now also emerging in Europe. The home care market only in Europe is worth over €100 billion and growing 8% annually. With the new funding we’re launching operations now in several markets in Central Europe. ”

With the fresh funding, Helppy will now expand beyond Finland, taking its personalised care offering to families in need across the continent. In addition, the startup will welcome former Swappie Head of DACH region Lauri Tevilin to the team to head growth plans.

Riku Seppälä, a Founding Partner of Icebreaker.vc, added: “Helppy’s team has succeeded in developing technology that revolutionizes the quality of the care for the customer. Coming from Finland and having proven their concept in the world’s most developed care market, we see that Helppy can make a real impact on the elderly care system in Europe”.

Johannes Schildt, the Co-Founder of Kry, said: “Helppy innovates elderly care by using technology to make it more continuous, personal and tailored to each individual’s needs. We need great teams who develop our welfare services and Helppy injects innovation into this much-needed part of healthcare, elderly care”.

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Advent International raises $25 billion for 10th global private equity fund

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  • Advent’s largest ever fundraise, GPE X, brings firm’s assets under management to over $100 billion
  • Fundraise demonstrates confidence in Advent’s long-established and highly effective strategy of investment, focused on specific sectors and operational improvement
  • GPE X follows the $4 billion raised by Advent Tech II, Advent’s second dedicated technology fund, in 2021
  • New Fund is more than 40% larger than Advent’s previous Global Private Equity (GPE) fund, GPE IX, which raised $17.5 billion in 2019

BOSTON and LONDON, May 24, 2022 – Advent International (“Advent”), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, today announced that it has completed fundraising for its flagship fund, Advent International GPE X (“GPE X” or the “Fund”). The Fund reached its hard cap of $25 billion (€22.1 billion) in commitments after less than six months in the market.

Together with GPE X’s companion fund, Advent Tech II, the firm has raised over $30 billion in commitments in approximately 12 months from its limited partners and internal capital from Advent.

Building on successful strategy
Following the same successful strategy as its prior GPE funds, GPE X will have the flexibility to deploy capital across geographies, sectors, deal types and sizes. GPE X will maintain its predecessor funds’ focus on Europe and North America, while also continuing to build Advent’s active local presence in Asia.

“In our nearly 40 years of experience, one thing we know is true is that when you partner with outstanding business leaders and together build great companies, great results follow. The GPE X fundraise, alongside our recent raise for its companion fund, Advent Tech II, are a testament to the trust our investors place in us, particularly in challenging global economic and political circumstances,” said David Mussafer, Managing Partner and Co-Chair of Advent’s Executive Committee. “We are humbled and invigorated by their trust and look forward to working hard every day to continue to earn it.”

Investments in GPE X will build on Advent’s global reach, strong operational resources and the deep expertise and entrepreneurial approach of the firm’s 265 plus investment professionals across five core sectors: Business & Financial Services; Healthcare; Industrial; Retail, Consumer & Leisure; and Technology. Advent will also continue to focus on investments where it has a strong track-record, such as complex carve-outs from major corporations and public-to-private transactions. Since its inception, Advent has invested more than $15 billion in over 90 corporate carve-outs across 28 countries and has completed more than 25 public-to-private transactions. The Fund also has the potential to co-invest with Advent Tech II and Advent’s Latin America-focused fund.

“Years of focus on operationally-intensive investing is at the heart of Advent’s track record of helping nurture and grow innovative, world-class businesses” said James Brocklebank, Managing Partner and Co-Chair of Advent’s Executive Committee. “Our expanding portfolio support ecosystem, our in-house data science capability “Advent Labs”, and our prioritization of ESG in the portfolio are all examples of how we continue to develop new ways to help management teams achieve sustainable growth at scale.”

Majority owned by its partners
Advent is a privately held firm majority-owned by its partners. This partnership model is designed so that control of the firm rests with the people who work there, creating a shared goal that ensures Advent is built to deliver for its investors, companies, team and community and will continue to do so for many years to come.

Established investor base
Commitments to the Fund were secured from a broad mix of international investors, including public and private pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, institutional fund managers, family offices, and high net worth individuals. Most of the Fund’s commitments came from limited partners in prior Advent funds.

This press release is not an offer or solicitation of an offer, or an invitation or inducement, to invest in any Advent International fund. No person may invest in any Advent International fund except in accordance with and subject to the terms of the applicable fund documentation and applicable law.

About Advent International

Founded in 1984, Advent International is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors. The firm has invested in over 390 private equity investments across 41 countries, and at the time of closing of GPE X, Advent has over $100 billion in assets under management. With 15 offices in 12 countries, Advent has established a globally integrated team of over 265 private equity investment professionals across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The firm focuses on investments in five core sectors, including business and financial services; health care; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology. For nearly four decades, Advent has been dedicated to international investing and remains committed to partnering with management teams to deliver sustained revenue and earnings growth for its portfolio companies.

For more information, visit:

Website: www.adventinternational.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/advent-international

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KKR Closes Inaugural Asia Credit Fund at US$1.1 Billion

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HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)– KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the final close of KKR Asia Credit Opportunities Fund (“ACOF” or the “Fund”), a US$1.1 billion fund focused on performing privately originated credit investments in Asia Pacific.

“Our credit strategy is highly complementary to our existing equity strategies in Asia, and the close of ACOF represents a significant milestone for KKR in Asia Pacific as we continue to build out our suite of investment capabilities and capital solutions across asset classes,” said Ming Lu, Head of KKR Asia Pacific. “Asia continues to benefit from favorable macroeconomic trends and long-term growth. However, the number of financing options available to companies looking to keep pace with this rapid growth has remained limited. We believe these dynamics provide an attractive landscape for alternative asset managers like KKR who are able to provide more flexible and differentiated credit solutions than traditional lenders.”

KKR’s Asia Credit platform seeks to provide bespoke private credit solutions to companies and sponsors which harness the strength of KKR’s alternative investment capabilities and its expertise as one of the largest alternative credit managers globally. The Asia Credit team leverages KKR’s local and global resources to source, diligence, and execute investment opportunities to provide customized financing, ensure capital protections, and support value creation in the process. ACOF intends to pursue investments primarily in performing privately originated credit, and broadly target opportunities across three primary investing themes, including senior and unitranche corporate lending, subordinated corporate lending, and asset-based finance investments.

Brian Dillard, Head of Asia Credit at KKR, said, “Bank capital represents approximately 80 cents of every dollar of credit capital in Asia, which is a far larger percentage than what we are seeing in North America and Europe. There is an imbalance of available financing for Asian businesses at a time when the region’s growth and prosperity have fueled an enormous demand for more flexible funding solutions by borrowers looking to seize the opportunities. With limited non-bank supply, we believe this market presents compelling opportunities for alternative credit providers like KKR. With ACOF, we are excited to play a larger role in meeting this unmatched demand and assisting leading businesses and sponsors across the region to meet their long-term growth ambitions.”

At the time of close, the Fund is the largest inaugural pan-regional fund focused on performing credit and one of the largest inaugural pan-regional credit funds to have been raised for Asia Pacific. ACOF received strong support from a diverse group of new and existing investors, including public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, commercial banks, insurance companies, asset managers and private investment groups, and family offices. KKR invested over US$100 million alongside external investors through its balance sheet and employee commitments.

In Asia Pacific, KKR has closed 14 credit investments since 2019, accounting for approximately US$2.4 billion invested by KKR and total transaction value of US$4.7 billion. This has included providing acquisition financing and bespoke capital solutions for companies and financial sponsors in the environmental services, real estate, education, infrastructure, and healthcare sectors. KKR Credit has been active in markets including Australia, Greater China, India, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

KKR established its credit platform in 2004, and made its first private credit investment in 2005. Over the past 17 years, KKR has built one of the largest private credit platforms globally with the ability to invest across the capital structure and liquidity spectrum. These capabilities are paired with KKR’s approach to proprietary sourcing, capital preservation and active portfolio management to seek out long-term capital appreciation and attractive risk-adjusted returns. Today, KKR manages approximately US$184 billion of credit assets globally, including approximately US$102 billion in leveraged credit, approximately US$71 billion in private credit, and approximately US$10 billion in strategic investments, as of March 31, 2022. KKR has a team of approximately 170 credit investment professionals across nine cities in seven countries, including approximately 90 private credit investment professionals globally.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life, and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Media:
KKR Asia Pacific
Anita Davis
+852 3602 7335
Anita.Davis@kkr.co
or
Wei Jun Ong
+65 6922 5813
WeiJun.Ong@kkr.com

KKR Americas
Julia Kosygina and Miles Radcliffe-Trenner
+1 212-750-8300
Media@kkr.com

Source: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Pantheon passes $2.4bn in private debt secondaries as flagship fund exceeds target

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Pantheon Senior Debt II USD (PSD II) closed on $834m, substantially in excess of the initial target of $500m
 With $2.4bn of capital dedicated to private debt secondaries, Pantheon is among the largest global investors in this rapidly evolving segment of alternative credit
 Platform builds on Pantheon’s long history and deep experience as a first mover in secondary investing across private market asset classes
Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, is delighted to announce the final close of Pantheon Senior Debt II USD (PSD II), our flagship global fund dedicated to senior private debt secondary investment opportunities, on $834m, substantially in excess of the initial target of $500m.

With this close Pantheon’s total capital dedicated to private debt secondary investing has passed $2.4bn, positioning the firm as an industry leader in a rapidly evolving segment that is increasingly in demand as a liquidity solution for both investors and credit fund managers. Pantheon estimates, based on our own deal sourcing, suggest that global private debt secondary deal flow reached a record $18.4bn in 20211 – and our experience suggests that this will continue to expand.
Pantheon’s private debt secondary programs invest across the full credit spectrum, from senior to more opportunistic credit, including both LP and GP-initiated liquidity solutions, and on behalf of a global base of institutional and private wealth investors across the US, Europe and Asia, with a range of flexible investment structures.
“We are pleased with the continued growth and expansion of our leadership position in private credit secondaries, and these recent closings establish Pantheon as one of the largest scale providers of secondary-focused credit liquidity solutions globally,” said Rakesh (“Rick”) Jain, Global Head of Private Debt at Pantheon.

Mr. Jain continued: “We will continue to leverage our expertise in credit secondaries to capitalize on the growing range of compelling and often complex opportunities in this space, and to evolve our investment capabilities to meet the needs of our clients worldwide. We see increasing investor interest in credit secondaries, due to the benefits of highly invested portfolios, high levels of diversification across

company, industry, strategy and vintage year, attractive credit metrics, and shorter durations than what they might experience with other private credit investment alternatives.”
Paul Ward, Managing Partner at Pantheon, said: “Pantheon has invested in private debt for 25 years, and since the launch of our dedicated strategy in 2018 our global team of specialists has built a premier franchise in private debt secondary investing globally.”
Mr. Ward added: “This development is a key element in our broader and ongoing strategic evolution as a global leader in private market investing, with deep experience and a proven track record across all asset classes and stages, including as a first mover in secondaries across private equity, global infrastructure and private debt.”
In aggregate, Pantheon’s private debt business, which also includes primary fund investment and co-investment strategies, now has $4.7bn in assets under management or advice2, including more than $3.4bn in new capital raised3 since it was launched as a dedicated strategy in 2018 as an extension of our established secondaries capabilities.
Pantheon has invested in private equity secondaries since 1988 and in infrastructure secondaries since 2009, with a combined total of $22.7bn committed to both LP- and GP-led secondary transactions across private equity, infrastructure and private debt4.
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About Pantheon
Pantheon Group* (“Pantheon”) is a leading global private markets firm currently investing on behalf of approximately 865 investors, including public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations. Pantheon has an established reputation across private market asset classes, covering all stages and geographies, and provides investment solutions that include flagship fund offerings, as well as integrated programs and customized solutions.
As of December 31, 2021 Pantheon had $84.6 billion assets under management and advice and the firm currently has more than 400 employees located across its offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Hong

Kong, Seoul**, Bogotá**, Tokyo, Dublin and Berlin. Its global workforce includes more than 115 investment professionals.
Pantheon is majority-owned by Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (“AMG”), alongside senior members of the Pantheon team. AMG is a NYSE-listed global asset management company with equity investments in leading boutique investment management firms. The ownership structure, with Pantheon management owning a meaningful share of the equity in the business, provides a framework for long-term succession and enables Pantheon management to continue to direct the firm’s day-to-day operations.
* Pantheon Group refers to the subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings of Pantheon Ventures Inc. and AMG Plymouth UK Holdings Limited and includes operating entities principally based in the US (San Francisco and New York), UK (London), Hong Kong, Guernsey, Tokyo and Dublin. Pantheon Ventures Inc. and Pantheon Ventures (US) LP are registered as investment advisors with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); Pantheon Securities, LLC is a broker dealer registered with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the United Kingdom. Pantheon Ventures (HK) LLP is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. Pantheon Ventures (Guernsey) Ltd and a number of other Pantheon entities incorporated in Guernsey are regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. Pantheon Ventures (Asia) Limited is registered as a Type II Financial Instruments Business and Investment Advisory and Agency Business Operator with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan (KLFB).
** Please note that the Bogotá office is a representative office of Pantheon Ventures (US) LP (“PV US”), and that a Korean subsidiary of PV US has opened the office in Seoul.

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1 Source: Pantheon internal data. Total exposure inclusive of NAV and unfunded. As of March 2022.
2 As of December 31, 2021.
3 As of May 2022.
4 Private equity secondaries and infrastructure secondaries as of March 2022. Private debt secondaries as of April 2022. Includes deals closed and in legal closing. There is no guarantee deals in legal closing will close.

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