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Advent International Corporation
Advent International is a global private equity firm focused on buyouts of companies in Western and Central Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. The firm focuses on international buyouts, growth and strategic restructuring in five core sectors. Since its inception in 1984, Advent has invested $56 billion in private equity capital and, through its buyout programs, has completed more than 375 transactions in 42 countries. Advent operates from 14 offices in 11 countries, with affiliates in additional countries, and employs over 240 investment professionals. History Advent is a Boston, Massachusetts spin-out from TA Associates by Peter Brooke. Brooke had founded TA Associates in 1968 after having expanded the venture capital operations of TA's parent Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day. In 1985, Advent raised its first fund – a $14 million corporate venture capital program for Nabisco. In 1987, the firm raised the $225 million International Network Fund, its first institutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Store
A variety store (also five and dime (historic), pound shop, or dollar store) is a retail store that sells general merchandise, such as apparel, automotive parts, dry goods, toys, hardware, home furnishings, and a selection of groceries. It usually sells them at discounted prices, sometimes at one or several fixed price points, such as one dollar, or historically, five and ten cents. Variety stores do not include larger formats: general merchandise superstores (hypermarkets) such as Target and Walmart. Warehouse clubs like Costco, grocery stores, and department stores are also not considered variety stores. Economics Pricing and margins Some items are offered at a considerable discount over other retailers, whereas others are at the same price point. There are two ways variety stores make a profit: * Buying and selling vast amounts of goods at heavily discounted prices provides a small profit margin multiplied by the volume of sales. * Pricing many items at prices that are h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank (5/3 Bank), the principal subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp is an American bank holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fifth Third is one of the largest consumer banks in the Midwestern United States, Fifth Third Bank is incorporated in Ohio. It was state-chartered until late 2019, when it obtained a national charter. Fifth Third's client base spans retail, small business, corporate, and investment clients. Fifth Third operates 1,100 branches and 50,000 automated teller machines which are in 11 states: Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia The name "Fifth Third" is derived from the names of the bank's two predecessor companies, Third National Bank and Fifth National Bank, which merged in 1909. The company is ranked 415th on the Fortune 500. Fifth Third Bank is one of the largest banks in the United States. History Bank of the Ohio Valley On June 17, 1858, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payment Processor
A payment processor is a system that enables financial transactions, commonly employed by a merchant, to handle transactions with customers from various channels such as credit cards and debit cards or bank accounts. They are usually broken down into two types: front-end and back-end. Front-end processors have connections to various card associations and supply authorization and settlement services to the merchant banks' merchants. Back-end processors accept settlements from front-end processors and, via the Federal Reserve Bank for example, move the money from the issuing bank to the merchant bank. In an operation that will usually take a few seconds, the payment processor will both check the details received by forwarding them to the respective card's issuing bank or card association for verification, and also carry out a series of anti-fraud measures against the transaction. Additional parameters, including the card's country of issue and its previous payment history, are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Exchange
The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is a Singaporean investment holding company that provides different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others. SGX is also a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation. Structure SGX operates several different divisions, each responsible for handling specific businesses. * SGX ETS (Electronic Trading System): provides global trading access to SGX markets where 80 percent of the customers are from outside Singapore. * SGX DT (Derivatives Trading): provides derivatives trading. * SGX ST (Securities Trading): provides securities trading. * SGX DC (Derivatives Clearing): subsidiary for clearing and settlement operations. * SGX AsiaClear: offers clearing services for over-the-counter (OTC) oil swaps and forward freight agreements. * SGX Reach: an electronic trading platform. * Central Depository Pte Ltd: subsidiary responsible for securities clearing, settlement and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seavi Advent
SEAVI Advent Private Equity (South East Asia Venture Investment) is the first private equity and venture capital firm in Southeast Asia. Since its founding in 1984 by Peter Brooke, the firm has invested over US$800 million into more than 120 Asian companies. SEAVI Advent operates from three offices and is the Asia affiliate of Advent International, with an established long-term strategic partnership with Advent International in the Greater China region. Since 1996, SEAVI Advent has a strong presence and substantial investments in Greater China. Previous projects in China include investments such as Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Sinofriends (also known as ZhenAi Wang) anWeimob History Formed by Advent International, Orange Nassau, International Finance Corporation and DBS Bank in 1984, SEAVI Advent was founded by Peter Brooke, who has previously also founded TA Associates and Advent International. Since then, SEAVI Advent is managed by Tan Keng Boon and Derrick Lee, its two fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradco Supply
Bradco Supply was a distributor of building materials for the commercial and residential building markets, particularly roofing supplies. Company history Bradco Supply was founded in 1966 by Barry Segal, with a single warehouse in Avenel, New Jersey. In 2007, Apollo Management acquired a minority interest in Bradco Supply. The following year, Advent International acquired a majority ownership in Bradco Supply. Also in 2008, founder Barry Segal retired. In 2010, Bradco was acquired by ABC Supply ABC Supply Co., Inc. is a major, private American roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial buildings and is the largest roofing and vinyl siding wholesale dis .... In 2013, ABC repurchased all outstanding shares from minority stakeholders, including the stakes the investors had in Bradco.{{cite web, last=Tierney, first=Jim, date=May 13, 2010, title=ABC Supply Acquires Bradco Supply, url=http://multi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland Capital Partners
Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco. Highland has raised over $4 billion in committed capital and invested in more than 280 companies, with 47 IPOs and 134 Acquisitions. History Investments and Investment Funds Highland is typically the first institutional investor in the companies they back. From inception in 1988 to today, the firm has raised eleven venture capital funds with aggregate investor commitments of approximately $4 billion: * 1988 — Highland Capital Partners * 1992 — Highland Capital Partners II * 1996 — Highland Capital Partners III * 1998 — Highland Capital Partners IV * 2000 — Highland Capital Partners V * 2001 — Highland Capital Partners VI * 2006 — Highland Capital Partners VII * 2009 — Highland Capital Partners VIII * 2013 — Highland Capital Partners 9 * 2018 - Highland Capital Partners 10 * 2020 - Highland Capital Leaders Fund Notable investments The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chip Wilson
Dennis J. "Chip" Wilson (born 1955) is a Canadian-American billionaire, businessman and philanthropist, who has founded several retail apparel companies, most notably yoga-inspired athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU). Wilson is widely considered to be the creator of the athleisure trend. In 2016, he organized his personal and business interests into the Vancouver based holding company Hold It All Inc. Early life Wilson was born in San Diego, California, 1955. Both of his parents were athletes at college, and his father in later life was a physical education teacher. In 1980, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Calgary. Career In 1979, Wilson founded his first retail apparel company, Westbeach Snowboard Ltd, which sold apparel targeted at the surf, skate, and snowboard markets. He sold Westbeach in 1997 and founded Lululemon Athletica Inc in 1998. As of 2016, his personal and business interests are maintained thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lululemon Athletica
lululemon athletica inc. (; styled in all lowercase) is a Canadian multinational athletic apparel retailer headquartered in British Columbia and incorporated in Delaware, United States. It was founded in 1998 as a retailer of yoga pants and other yoga wear, and has expanded to also sell athletic wear, lifestyle apparel, accessories, and personal care products. The company has 574 stores internationally, and also sells online. History Lululemon was founded in 1998 by Chip Wilson in Vancouver, with its first standalone store opening in November 2000.Rob Walker, July 21, 2009"Marketing Pose" ''The New York Times'', Retrieved . "...it's no surprise that some yoga devotees have zeroed in on it as an annoying phony-baloney symbol. Elaine Lipson, a writer and editor in Boulder, Colo., who ..." Wilson created the name to have many L's so that it would sound western to Japanese buyers, who often have difficulty pronouncing the letter. He later remarked that he found it "funny to watc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivacom
Vivacom ( bg, Виваком) is the largest telecommunications company in Bulgaria and a former state-owned incumbent operator. The company is headquartered in the capital city Sofia and employs around 5,900 people, owning a mature distribution network with around 230 branded retail outlets and alternative sale points. Vivacom is a fully integrated operator, providing mobile, fixed voice, fixed broadband and pay-TV (both DTH and IPTV) services on a nationwide scale to both residential and business customers. The fixed-line services are provided through copper-based and fibre network footprint, while the mobile services are based on GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA+/LTE technologies. Vivacom owns and operates Plana Teleport, which is able to deliver transmission and connectivity even to the most remote points, including orbital positions in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. Since 2014, Plana Teleport is a member of the World Teleport Association and in 2017 achieved full Tier 3 cert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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