Buyer Profile
## Advent International — Strategic Buyer Profile
### Company Overview & Strategic Logic Advent International is a potential acquirer for AquaScience (Water Treatment / eCommerce).
### Earnings & Market Position [Advent](https://adventinternational.com/): # Advent (Advent International, L.P.)
Advent is a Investment Management company. Advent International is a leading global private equity investor with deep sector expertise. Advent employs 747 people (+10.8% YoY, +129 people) and has an annual revenue of $468.5M. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, operates in 25 countries (including United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, India, and Luxembourg). Recently acquired Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. and Automic Group.
## About Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses.
Since our founding in 1984, we have developed specialist market expertise across our five core sectors: business & financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology.
As one of the largest privately-owned partnerships, our 600+ colleagues across five continents leverage the full ecosystem of Advent’s global resources to support and guide our portfolio companies as they seek to achieve their strategic goals.
To learn more, visit adventinternational.com.
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### M&A Track Record [Advent to acquire Salt & Stone, the premium body care brand](https://www.adventinternational.com/news/advent-to-acquire-salt-stone-the-premium-body-care-brand/): Advent to acquire Salt & Stone, the premium body care brand — Advent International
# Advent to acquire Salt & Stone, the premium body care brand
- Investment adds a leading premium body care brand known for its distinctive scents, clean formulations, and loyal consumer following to Advent’s consumer and beauty portfolio
Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA – March 24, 2026 – Advent, a leading global private equity investor, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Salt & Stone, the Los Angeles-based, high-performance body care brand. The partnership will fuel Salt & Stone’s next phase of growth, deepening the brand’s global reach and connection with consumers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2017 by former professional snowboarder Nima Jalali, Salt & Stone has quickly become a leader in the premium body care space. Drawing on his athletic roots, Jalali created the brand to fill a gap in the market with products that could keep up with an active lifesty
### Financial Profile [Advent](https://adventinternational.com/): # Advent (Advent International, L.P.)
Advent is a Investment Management company. Advent International is a leading global private equity investor with deep sector expertise. Advent employs 747 people (+10.8% YoY, +129 people) and has an annual revenue of $468.5M. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, operates in 25 countries (including United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, India, and Luxembourg). Recently acquired Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. and Automic Group.
## About Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses.
Since our founding in 1984, we have developed specialist market expertise across our five core sectors: business & financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology.
As one of the largest privately-owned partnerships, our 600+ colleagues across five continents lev Revenue indicator: carcity have transformed the consumer water business into a rapidly growing USD $42 billion global market. It’s an exciting space for us, sitting squarely at th
### Strategic Fit with AquaScience [Culligan: a thirst for growth - Advent International](https://www.adventinternational.com/portfolio-stories/building-a-global-services-champion-for-clean-safe-drinking-water/): Culligan: a thirst for growth — Advent International
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## How we work
Using the power of Advent’s global network, we worked hand-in-hand with management to turn a US-focused water business into a leading global consumer water services company.
### The opportunity
Acquire a growth platform in the rapidly-expanding clean and safe water market for consumers internationally.
### The approach
Partner with an exceptional management team to transform a US water softening and purification company into a global consumer water services company. The focus was on the residential consumer and attractive business-to-business opportunity, and driving an ambitious global acquisition strategy.
### The impact
Created the world’s leading consumer water service business, supported by strong new product development and a branding and marketing engine, to develop a presence across key consumer touch points and geographies.
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### Key Contacts & Decision Makers [Susan Gentile - Managing Director & CFO at Advent International | The Org](https://theorg.com/org/advent-international/org-chart/susan-gentile): Susan Gentile - Managing Director & CFO at Advent International | The Org
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* Susan Gentile Edit position # Susan Gentile ### Managing Director & CFOatAdvent International Contact Susan Gentile joined Advent as Managing Director on August 1, 2022. Her appointment as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer was effective October 1, 2022. Prior to Advent, Susan was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of H.I.G. Capital, managing director and Chief Accounting Officer at Oaktree Capital Management and Chief Accounting Officer at The Clorox Company. Susan began
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### The opportunity
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### Research Source Exa.ai enrichment — 2026-03-29
Approach Strategy
We noticed Advent International's activity in Water Treatment / eCommerce and your track record of strategic acquisitions in this space. We're working with AquaScience, and there's a compelling fit we'd love to walk you through.