By Kevin McCauley
Huntsworth's Grayling unit reps Advent Group, which is selling a majority stake in The Foundry, maker of visual effects software used by studios in "must-see" movies such as "Avatar," "The King's Speech," "The Matrix," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Black Swan."
The Foundry employs more than 100 staffers in its London headquarters and Los Angeles office.
Since an Advent/management buyout in 2009, The Foundry has tripled its headcount and revenues have risen about 150 percent to $22M.
CEO Bill Collis expects Carlyle's financial muscle will enable The Foundry to develop new opportunities and markets.
The Foundry is the latest addition to Carlyle's European Technology Partners Group, which has made investments in 20 firms since 2002.
Grayling's Josephine Salm works the Advent account.
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