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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ____
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Advent International Corporation
Address: 75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
13F File Number: 28-6054
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Janet L. Hennessy
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Phone: (617) 951-9447
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Janet L. Hennessy Boston, MA 7/15/99
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 25
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 319,443
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(thousands)
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VOTING AUTHORITY
TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT INVESTMENT OTHER -------------------
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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@ENTERTAINMENT, INC. COMMON 045920-10-5 97,808 5,216,431 SOLE 5,216,431
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ADVANCED RADIO TELECOM CORP. COMMON 00754U-10-1 15,261 1,248,965 SOLE 1,248,965
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ASYST TECHNOLOGY, INC. COMMON 04648X-10-7 5,287 235,484 SOLE 235,484
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BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. COMMON 11434A-10-0 344 12,723 SOLE 12,723
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CORSAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COMMON 220406-10-2 6,677 1,848,209 SOLE 1,848,209
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CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. COMMON 229678-10-7 2,447 690,476 SOLE 690,476
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CV THERAPEUTICS, INC. COMMON 126667-10-4 1,397 253,944 SOLE 253,944
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EPIX MEDICAL, INC. COMMON 26881Q-10-1 2,127 455,019 SOLE 455,019
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EURONET SERVICES, INC. COMMON 298736-10-9 1,597 1,032,178 SOLE 1,032,178
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FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 302445-10-1 12,812 996,524 SOLE 996,524
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FONIX CORPORATION COMMON 34459U-10-8 100 473,375 SOLE 473,375
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KERAVISION, INC. COMMON 492061-10-6 2,729 210,904 SOLE 210,904
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ILEX ONCOLOGY, INC. COMMON 451923-10-6 4,462 594,955 SOLE 594,955
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INTERLEAF, INC. COMMON 458729-10-0 1,624 325,189 SOLE 325,189
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LECROY CORPORATION COMMON 52324W-10-9 11,844 500,000 SOLE 500,000
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LIGHTBRIDGE, INC. COMMON 532226-10-7 18,235 1,935,375 SOLE 1,935,375
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LOGAL EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE ORDINARY M6777Q-10-6 417 725,952 SOLE 725,952
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NEXTLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CLASS A COMMON 65333H-70-7 8,665 137,069 SOLE 137,069
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PIXTECH INC. COMMON 72583K-10-9 862 675,945 SOLE 600,108 75,837
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PRIMACOM.AG SPONSORED ADRs 74154N-10-8 100,647 6,065,366 SOLE 6,065,366
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QWEST COMMUNICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL COMMON 749121-10-9 4,227 170,446 SOLE 170,446
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VISION TWENTY-ONE, INC. COMMON 92831N-10-1 91 14,527 SOLE 14,527
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VOXWARE, INC. COMMON 92906L-10-5 825 1,000,000 SOLE 1,000,000
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WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COMMON 98156L-30-7 14,576 379,218 SOLE 379,218
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ZINDART LIMITED SPONSORED ADRs 989597-10-9 4,383 708,444 SOLE 708,444
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