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How is AI changing the landscape of healthcare investing? Carmine Petrone, a partner on our healthcare team, recently answered this question on a panel at HLTH USA 2024. Swipe below for Carmine’s key insights - from the impact of AI on healthcare to M&A activity within the sector.

Exciting times ahead in 2025. James Brocklebank and John Maldonado caught up with Swetha Gopinath from Bloomberg to discuss our continued focus on private equity and our dealmaking outlook for the next twelve months. The conversation also unpacked AI-driven portfolio company transformations, regional opportunities, and our sector-specific M&A strategy. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ejwAQCzP

We are pleased to share that Advent Global Opportunities has co-led the recent Ayar Labs Series D investment round.   Ayar Labs is a leader in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, which is a category that we believe is vital to the future of AI infrastructure.   We believe Ayar Labs is uniquely positioned through its world-class leadership team, advanced technology, and deep emphasis on customer engagement, and we expect our investment to help accelerate high volume manufacturing and future growth.   We look forward to working together!

Congratulations to Managing Partner Shweta Jalan on her repeat recognition as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business by India's Business Today. As “one of the few women at the helm of private equity in India,” Shweta is pivotal to helping drive growth for our portfolio companies in the region. With deep expertise across sectors, including healthcare, industrials, and business and financial services, Shweta is an expert at collaborating with founders and management teams during transformative periods. Read more about Shweta and our continued focus on growth in India: https://lnkd.in/gX27g9tJ

We're excited to welcome Siesa, the largest independent enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider in Colombia, to our portfolio. Decades of experience investing in technology have emphasized the critical importance of ERP software. Building on this experience and our regional expertise in LatAm, we hope to help Siesa expand its offering and continue its evolution as a cloud-based SaaS company. Welcome to the Advent community, Siesa! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ezzzv2xe

Congratulations to the European cohort of Advent Leadership Academy graduates!   Created for Advent by Harvard Business School Executive Education, the program helps unlock leadership potential by providing hands-on training to future leaders from our portfolio companies.   We’re excited for all that this talented group will achieve in the years to come.

From sweet beginnings to a chocolate empire. We’re proud to announce that our investment in Kopenhagen e Chocolates Brasil Cacau (Grupo CRM) has been awarded Deal of the Year at the 2024 Global Private Capital Association Deal Awards. Led by trailblazing CEO Renata Moraes Vichi, Kopenhagen e Chocolates Brasil Cacau (Grupo CRM) is the largest premium chocolate manufacturer and retailer in Brazil. Through a collaborative partnership, we worked closely with Vichi to help expand Grupo CRM’s footprint and reinforce the leadership team, while retaining the innovative and people-centric culture at the heart of the company. Our work together helped lay the foundation for Grupo CRM’s next chapter following the recent sale to Nestle. Read the whole story: https://lnkd.in/eQXpZKQc

We see the potential for brilliance. For over 40 years, we have focused on identifying breakout potential and fostering growth through relationships built on trust, transparency, and respect. Today, we are thrilled to share our new brand, which you can explore on our new website. Who we are is not changing, this is just the latest step in our continuous evolution. https://lnkd.in/eB2PAX_s

We were proud to host the recent Level 20 Path to Partnership event at our office in Milan. Amelie Scaramozzino, Assistant Director here at Advent and Level 20 Italy Chair, moderated the conversation with Cheryl Potter, former Level 20 Chair and former Head of the Global Consumer Team at Permira. The discussion focused on providing practical advice to women seeking to advance their careers as deal professionals. Cheryl detailed her journey to partnership, leadership in deal success, and how she balanced a high-powered career with raising a family. A heartfelt thanks to Cheryl for sharing her story and advice on mentorship, overcoming barriers, and approaching leadership with empathy and resilience.

We're thrilled to announce the sale of our stake in NEORIS to EPAM. NEORIS is a global provider of technology consultancy and digital transformation services. Since we invested in NEORIS in 2022, the company has accelerated its cutting-edge digital offerings, such as computer vision and GenAI, grown its presence in the US, and revamped delivery through strengthening operations. We’re proud to have collaborated in the transformation of NEORIS into a leading IT service player, underscoring our commitment to driving growth and innovation in the tech industry in LatAm. Congratulations to EPAM Systems on their acquisition, which opens new doors for strategic expansion. Thank you to our partners at Cemex, the talented NEORIS management team, and all NEOS for their hard work and collaboration throughout this process. We look forward to witnessing the progress that lies ahead!