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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: SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
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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
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Address: 75 State Street
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Boston, Ma 02109
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13F File Number: 28- 6054
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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
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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Phone: (617) 951-9447
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Janet L. Hennessy Boston, Ma 11/10/00
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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
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 32
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 655,164
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(thousands)
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACTIVE POWER INC. COMMON 00504W-10-0 146,784 2,367,490 SOLE 2,367,490
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ADVANCED RADIO TELECOM CORP. COMMON 00754U-10-1 31,866 3,748,965 SOLE 1,248,965 1,780,580 719,420
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BIOMET, INC. COMMON 090613-10-0 2,198 62,813 SOLE 62,813
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 17275R-10-2 4,843 87,658 SOLE 87,658
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CORSAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COMMON 220406-10-2 6,138 785,709 SOLE 785,709
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DECODE GENETICS INC COMMON 243586-10-4 32,136 1,251,048 SOLE 1,251,048
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DOLLAR TREE STORES INC COMMON 256747-10-6 4,293 105,842 SOLE 105,842
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EPIX MEDICAL, INC. COMMON 26881Q-10-1 6,020 430,019 SOLE 430,019
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EURONET SERVICES, INC. COMMON 298736-10-9 5,115 737,268 SOLE 737,268
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EXELIXIS COMMON 30161Q-10-4 54,310 1,730,997 SOLE 1,730,997
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FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON 302445-10-1 5,150 858,324 SOLE 858,324
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GOLDBANC CORP. COMMON 379907-10-8 1,378 268,866 SOLE 268,866
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ILEX ONCOLOGY, INC. COMMON 451923-10-6 38,234 1,269,176 SOLE 1,269,176
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JACADA LTD. ORDINARY M6184R-10-1 2,864 334,440 SOLE 334,440
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JAZZTEL P.L.C. SPONSORED ADRs 47214R-15-2 125,402 5,573,423 SOLE 5,573,423
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KERAVISION, INC. COMMON 492061-10-6 672 210,902 SOLE 210,902
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LECROY CORPORATION COMMON 52324W-10-9 8,813 500,000 SOLE 500,000
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LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON 536252-10-9 37,367 4,364,004 SOLE 4,364,004
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MEDICONSULT.COM, INC. COMMON 58469J-10-0 2,542 2,804,510 SOLE 2,804,510
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ORCKIT COMMUNICATIONS COMMON m75318-10-7 264 34,049 SOLE 34,049
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PRECISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS COMMON m41450-10-3 76,739 1,779,456 SOLE 1,779,456
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC. COMMON 81180-410-3 3,557 51,176 SOLE 51,176
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SMARTERKIDS.COM, INC. COMMON 83169C-10-6 852 478,543 SOLE 478,543
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TELIK INC. COMMON 87959M-10-9 10,878 1,192,062 SOLE 1,192,062
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TERAYON COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMON 927646-10-9 281 8,282 SOLE 8,282
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TIOGA COMMON m8789g-10-0 283 34,049 SOLE 34,049
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TRITON NETWORK SYSTEMS INC. COMMON 896775-10-3 28,418 2,165,142 SOLE 2,165,142
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VARIAGENICS COMMON 922196-10-0 7,948 355,206 SOLE 355,206
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VISION TWENTY-ONE, INC. COMMON 92831N-10-1 3 14,527 SOLE 14,527
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WORLD ACCESS INC. COMMON 98141A-10-1 1,256 314,602 SOLE 314,602
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WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COMMON 98156L-30-7 6,523 310,618 SOLE 310,618
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ZINDART LIMITED SPONSORED ADRs 989597-10-9 2,037 708,444 SOLE 708,444
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