CVC Capital Partners
also invests Β· investor profileUnicorn Β· $16BLondon, GB Β· 2 known investors
CVC is a private markets investment firm with over 40 years of history and a global network of 30 offices across six continents, managing multiple investment strategies focused on value creation across portfolio companies.
Also known as Citicorp Venture Capital (Europe) Β· CVC Β· CVC Capital Partners plc
Investors Β· 2
Key figures
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Timeline Β· 38
launches, deals, and filingsOpenRent partnered with CVC to accelerate growth in the UK rental market.
CVC DIF agreed to acquire German data centre operator firstcolo from Cube Infrastructure Managers.
CVC Credit priced Apidos LVIII, its fourth new issue CLO globally of 2026.
Alimentation Couche-Tard announced an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Ε»abka Group and launched a voluntary tender offer.
Bain Capital completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of FineToday Holdings from majority shareholder CVC Asia Fund V and other shareholders; the sale had been agreed on 2 February 2026.
CVC ranked sixth in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking of the world's largest private equity firms.
CVC agreed the sale of up to a 54% stake in Healthcare Global Enterprises for up to US$400m.
$400M source β
CVC listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The prospectus, published 22 April 2024, set a price range of EUR 13 to EUR 15 per share, valuing the company at $14bn to $16bn (up to EUR 15bn). Before the IPO CVC paid a $327 million pretax dividend to shareholders.
Cofounder Donald Mackenzie stepped down as co-chair on 13 February 2024, remaining on the board as honorary co-chair in a non-executive capacity.
CVC bought a 60% stake in Dutch infrastructure investment manager DIF Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount.
In 2023 CVC raised what Wikipedia describes as the largest private equity fund raised globally, at EUR 26 billion.
Blue Owl Capital bought a 10% stake in several CVC subsidiaries for about $1.1 billion; at IPO it held an 8% stake and planned to buy roughly $170 million more shares, taking it to 9.1%.
$1.1B source β
CVC bought the online university platform Multiversity from Italian businessman Danilo Iervolino.
CVC Asia Fund V completed the bilateral carve-out of personal care business FineToday Holdings from Shiseido.
CVC entered a $2.1 billion deal with Spanish football league LaLiga for an 8.25% share of TV rights over 50 years.
$2.1B source β
CVC agreed to sell control of the Formula One Group to Liberty Media in a deal worth $4.4bn, with Liberty first buying 18.7% of Delta Topco for $746m in cash and, in 2017, paying a further $354m in cash and $3.3bn in newly issued tracking stock. Forbes cites an $8bn enterprise value for the 2016 sale.
$4.4B source β
CVC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired US pet supplier Petco for around $4.6 billion.
$4.6B source β
CVC acquired Douglas AG from private equity firm Advent International.
CVC made its first investment from CVC Growth Partners in Wireless Logic, a machine-to-machine managed service provider, acquiring it from ECI Partners.
CVC Capital Partners and Bencis Capital Partners were fined after former portfolio company Meneba Beheer was found to have taken part in price fixing between 2001 and 2007. The regulator ruled the two firms must pay between EUR 450,000 and EUR 1.5 million; Meneba itself was fined EUR 9 million.
Smith retired as chairman and Steven Koltes, Donald Mackenzie and Rolly van Rappard were appointed co-chairmen of the group.
CVC opened an office in New York City, headed by Christopher Stadler and overseen by Rolly van Rappard.
From November 2005 to March 2006 CVC gradually purchased 63.4% of the shares of the Formula One Group. Forbes describes the transaction as a $2 billion leveraged buyout of the Formula 1 racing series in 2006.
$2B source β
CVC and Permira bought the British motoring association The AA from Centrica; in July 2007 The AA was merged with Saga under Acromas Holdings.
CVC raised a fund with $840 million of capital commitments, its first fully independent of Citibank. Forbes reports the founders raised their first $630 million fund in 1996 while shifting focus to private equity.
$840M source β
Michael Smith and senior investment professionals of Citicorp Venture Capital negotiated a spinoff from Citibank to form an independent private equity firm, CVC Capital Partners. Cofounders included Donald Mackenzie, Rolly van Rappard and Steve Koltes.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does CVC Capital Partners do?
- CVC is a private markets investment firm with over 40 years of history and a global network of 30 offices across six continents, managing multiple investment strategies focused on value creation across portfolio companies.
- Who are CVC Capital Partners's investors?
- CVC Capital Partners's investors include BCI, BLN Capital.
- Where is CVC Capital Partners headquartered?
- CVC Capital Partners is headquartered in London, GB.