Advent International Corp (Boston)


Advent International Corp is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $41.66 billion of regulatory assets for 137 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Massachusetts and New York.

Advent International Corp provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Advent International Corp: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Advent International Corp is $41.66 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 731% since the beginning of its operation, and $15.79 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $41.66 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $304.05 million each.
Advent International Corp has custody of $31.41 billion in cash and securities for 137 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Advent International Corp for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Mark Hoffman serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Mark Hoffman is pooled investment vehicles with 137 clients and $41.66 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Advent International Corp has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $41.66 billion for 137 clients. 25% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Advent International Corp also advises several private funds. Namely, one hundred thirty seven private equity funds.

Careers at Advent International Corp

The company employs 309 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 62 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Mark Hoffman has been acting as President since 1 May 1989. Jan (Nmn) Janshen joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Officers' Committee Member.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Peter Albert Brooke Chairman 1 Sep 1984 Other 4341744
Ta Associates International (Ai) Limited Partnershp Voting common shareholder 1 Dec 1984 Other 04-2862424
Douglas R Brown President and chief executive officer 1 Jul 1985 50% - 75% 1458228
Douglas Richard Brown Voting common shareholder 1 Jul 1985 Other 1458228
Thomas H Laller Senior vice president and cfo 1 Nov 1987 Other 2024733
Thomas H Lauer Senior vice president and cfo 1 Nov 1987 Other 2024733
Thomas Henrey Lauer Chief financial officer 1 Nov 1987 Other 2024733
Mark Hoffman Director 1 May 1989 Other 4341785
Mark (Nmn) Hoffman Director 1 May 1989 Other 4341785
Frank Savage Director 1 Aug 1989 Other 1376409
Janet Louise Hennessy Vice president and chief compliance officer 1 Feb 1990 Other 2158000
Voting Trustees U/A Dated 12/20/1996 Douglas R. Brown And Peter A. Brooke Voting common shareholder 1 Dec 1996 50% - 75% trust
David Marks Mussafer Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4341172
Ernest Bachrach Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4571124
William Schmidt Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4571126
Steve Marc Tadler Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 1996462
John B Singer Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4573021
Thomas H Lauer Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 2024733
Ernest G Bachrach Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4571124
William C Schmidt Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4571126
Steven Marc Tadler Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 1996462
Ernest George Bachrach Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4571124
William Charles Schmidt Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4571126
Thomas Henrey Lauer Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 2024733
Thomas Henry Lauer Executive officers' committee member 1 Jul 2002 Other 2024733
John Fessenden Brooke Director 1 Sep 2003 Other 2259859
Steven Marc Tadler Director 1 Nov 2003 Other 1996462
Thomas Henry Lauer Director 1 Feb 2006 Other 2024733
David Marks Mussafer Director 1 Feb 2006 Other 4341172
Thomas H Lauer Director 1 Feb 2006 Other 2024733
Thomas Henrey Lauer Director 1 Feb 2006 Other 2024733
Ralf Huep Executive officers' committee member 1 May 2007 Other 5362204
Humphrey W Battcock Executive officers' committee member 1 May 2007 Other 5362199
Humphrey William Battcock Executive officers' committee member 1 May 2007 Other 5362199
Thomas Henrey Lauer Chief operating officer 1 Nov 2007 Other 2024733
Janet Louise Hennessy Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2007 Other 2158000
Ernest George Bachrach Director 1 Nov 2007 Other 4571124
Richard F Kane Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2009 Other 5676127
Andrew David Dodge Legal counsel 1 Jun 2009 Other 5907710
Eileen Haws Sivolella Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2009 Other 5707281
Janet Louise Hennessy Senior vice president 1 Aug 2009 Other 2158000
James Richard Westra Chief legal officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 1491386
David Michael Mckenna Executive officers' commitee member 1 Mar 2013 Other 2871400
Heather Ross Zuzenak Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2013 Other 6060600
William Charles Schmidt Voting common shareholder 1 Jul 2013 Other 4571126
Christian Michael Mruck Voting commmon shareholder 1 Jul 2013 Other 6234859
Frederic Evans Wakeman Voting common shareholder 1 Jul 2013 Other 6234860
James Gerald Arthur Brocklebank Executive officers' commitee member 1 Jan 2015 Other 6436129
Patrice Philippe Nogueira Etlin Executive officers' commitee member 1 Jan 2015 Other 6436134
David Michael Mckenna Director 1 Jan 2015 Other 2871400
Patrice Philippe Nogueira Baptista Etlin Executive officers' committee member 1 Jan 2015 Other 6436134
Peter Albert Brooke Chairman emeritus 1 Dec 2015 Other 4341744
David Marks Mussafer Chairman 1 Dec 2015 Other 4341172
Jan (Nmn) Janshen Executive officers' committee member 1 Apr 2017 Other 6784502
Jan Janshen Executive officers' committee member 1 Apr 2017 Other 6784502

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 19 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Croll General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347293
Jacqueline Morby General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347296
Richard Churchill General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347300
Stephen Kevin Gormley General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347345
Andrew Mclane General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347352
William Collatos General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347549
Kevin C Landry General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347923
Michael Ruane General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347930
Jeffrey Chambers General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4348219
David Dunbar Croll General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347293
Jacqueline Collins Morby General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347296
Richard Hazen Churchill General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347300
Peter Andrews Mclane General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347352
William Peter Collatos General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347549
Christopher Kevin Landry General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347923
Michael Austin Ruane General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4347930
Jeffrey Tucker Chambers General partner 1 May 1985 Other 4348219
Douglas R Brown Trustee 1 Dec 1996 25% - 50% 1458228
Peter Albert Brooke Trustee 1 Dec 1996 25% - 50% 4341744

Based in Boston

The principal office where Advent International Corp performs its advisory services is located at 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-951-9400 or by fax 617-951-0566. The normal business hours are 9am to 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at adventinternational.com.