Kevin and his team acted as exclusive financial advisor to Advent International in its acquisition of Quala.

Headquartered in Tampa, FL, Quala is North America’s largest independent network of tank cleaning, maintenance, and industrial services offering comprehensive inspections, testing, and repairs for the chemical, food, and transportation industries. Quala’s national network of tank wash and waste-water treatment facilities comprises over 60 locations in the U.S. and Canada and provides the widest breadth of tank trailer, intermediate bulk container, and ISO container cleaning and maintenance capabilities in the industry.

Founded in 1984, Advent is a large, global private equity firm. Since its founding the firm has invested $54 billion in over 370 private equity investments across 41 countries. The firm focuses on investments in five core sectors, including business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, consumer and leisure, and technology, media, and telecom.

Note: This work was performed prior to joining Stout.