Advent appoints Shai Waisman as an Operating Partner

New York, 12 June 2026 - Advent, a leading global private equity investor, today announced the appointment of Shai Waisman as an Operating Partner. Shai will play an active role in supporting Advent's technology and business services platform.

Christian Braunfisch at Advent, said: "Shai is an accomplished leader with deep experience building and scaling businesses. His rigour and judgement have been built from wide ranging experiences across high-growth early stage businesses through to global organisations. What sets Shai apart is how he works: as a genuine partner to management teams, investing in the leaders around him and bringing out their best. We are delighted to have him join us."

Christian Braunfisch, Director, Advent

Shai brings a rare combination of entrepreneurial, operating, and investment experience across the technology and business services sectors.

As an Operating Partner, he will work alongside deal teams to support value creation initiatives, drive operational improvements, and identify platform and bolt-on opportunities across enterprise software, tech-enabled services, and specialty business services.

Shai Waisman said: "I am excited to be part of Advent and to work with its outstanding global team and portfolio companies. Throughout my career - building a business of my own and operating global businesses at scale - the most rewarding part has always been partnering with great people and great management teams. I look forward to doing exactly that alongside Advent's deal teams and the leaders of its portfolio companies."

Shai Waisman, Operating Partner, Advent

After a successful partner career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Shai founded Prime Clerk in 2013, the leading claims administration platform for bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings. He led the business through rapid growth, including a significant investment from Carlyle in 2017 and subsequent sale to Duff & Phelps only two years later. Shai later served as President of Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps), the global risk and financial advisory firm, from 2021 to 2024.

Shai currently invests through his family office and serves in operating advisor and board capacities for multiple private equity backed portfolio companies. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to Kroll. Alongside his professional work, Shai is committed to many educational and philanthropic passions, including his roles as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Cardozo Law School, his roles on the Boards of Advisors for the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Public Affairs at The American University, as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Young and Strong Program for Young Adults with Breast Cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and on the board of the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, the non-profit working to advance regenerative farming and a healthier food system.

Advent has invested in the technology and business & financial services sectors for over 30 years and has completed over 200 investments worldwide across both sectors, in more than 25 countries. With its global presence, deep cross-sector network, company-scaling resources, and flexible capital, Advent's approach is focused on companies targeting innovation and growth at scale.

About Advent

Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses. With 16 offices across five continents, we oversee more than USD $102 billion in assets under management* and have made 448 investments across 44 countries.

Since our founding in 1984, we have developed specialist market expertise across our five core sectors: business & financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology. This approach is bolstered by our deep sub-sector knowledge, which informs every aspect of our investment strategy, from sourcing opportunities to working in partnership with management to execute value creation plans. We bring hands-on operational expertise to enhance and accelerate businesses.

As one of the largest privately-owned partnerships, our 655 colleagues leverage the full ecosystem of Advent's global resources, including our Portfolio Support Group, insights provided by industry expert Operating Partners and Operations Advisors, as well as bespoke tools to support and guide our portfolio companies as they seek to achieve their strategic goals.

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* Assets under management (AUM) as of December 31, 2025. AUM includes assets attributable to Advent advisory clients as well as employee and third-party co-investment vehicles.