3i is an established mid-market international leader in private equity. We focus on Buyouts, Growth Capital, Infrastructure and Quoted Private Equity and invest across Europe, North America and Asia. We work with talented management teams to develop businesses that have potential for significant growth, by leveraging our knowledge, experience and global network of relationships.
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Founded in 1984, Advent International is one of the world's leading global buyout firms, with offices in 15 countries across four continents. Advent has built an unparalleled global platform of over 130 investment professionals and almost 60 operating partners across Western and Central Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. The firm focuses on mid-market to upper mid-market buyouts in five core sectors. Advent's philosophy is to work actively with management teams to drive revenue growth and earnings improvements in portfolio companies. Advent resources have been particularly helpful in international expansions and in strategic restructurings.

Apax Partners is one of the world’s leading private equity investment groups.  It operates across the United States, Europe and Asia and has more than 30 years of investing experience. Funds under the advice of Apax Partners total $40 billion around the world.  These Funds provide long-term equity financing to build and strengthen world-class companies.  Apax Partners Funds invest in companies across its global sectors of Tech & Telecom, Retail & Consumer, Media, Healthcare and Financial & Business Services.
For more information visit: www.apax.com.

Established in 1984, Bain Capital is one of the world's leading private investment firms managing approximately $80 billion in assets under management. Our affiliated advisors make private equity, public equity, leveraged debt asset, venture capital, and global macro asset investments across multiple sectors and industries. Since our inception, our competitive advantage has been grounded in a people-intensive, value-added investment approach that has enabled the firm to deliver industry-leading returns for our investors.

Founded in the UK in 1979, Barclays Private Equity is one of Europe's leading private equity investors, with 45 investment professionals in eight offices around the world. Over the last 29 years it has invested equity in more than 400 transactions, mainly mid-market buy-outs, with a value of over €20 billion. Its portfolio currently includes more than 50 companies. Since 1998 Barclays Private Equity has a presence in Germany. The team in the Munich office currently numbers nine. In recent years it has handled numerous transactions, as f.ex.TUJA, Siteco, Eschenbach, Minimax, Jack Wolfskin, Schneider Versand and ETIMEX. Barclays Private Equity is part of Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of the Barclays Group. Barclays Capital has a stake in the funds of about 25 percent. By far the largest stake is held by institutional investors worldwide.

CVC is a leading global private equity and investment advisory firmfounded in 1981, with a network of 19 Offices and 196 employees throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, with a 27-year proven track record ofinvestment success. CVC Funds own 53 companies worldwide employing approximately 418,000 people and combined annual sales of $97.5 billion.

PAI partners is one of the oldest and most experienced private equity firms in Europe with its origins dating back to Paribas Affaires Industrielles, the historical principal investment activity of Paribas which started operations in 1872. PAI manages and advises dedicated private equity funds with a total equity value of €11 billion. Over the last decade, PAI has led more than 35 transactions in 9 European countries. PAI has a team of 55 highly experienced professionals from 9 European countries and teams in Paris, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Luxembourg and Scandinavia. PAI focuses on LBO of European companies that are leaders in their market with transaction sizes between €500 million and several billion euros.
For more information visit: www.paipartners.com.

Permira is a European private equity firm with an international reach. Our funds, raised from pension funds and other institutions, make long-term investments in companies with the ambition of transforming their performance and driving sustainable growth. The firm's teams are based in Frankfurt, Guernsey, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, New York, Paris, Menlo Park, Stockholm and Tokyo, advising funds with a total committed capital of approximately EUR22 billion (US$30 billion). Since 1985, the Permira Funds have completed over 190 private equity transactions.
For more information visit: www.permira.com