Private Equity Firm: CVC Capital Partners

January 27, 2012

CVC Capital Partners (‘CVC’) is a private equity and investment advisory firm which manages capital from some 300 investors worldwide. CVC Cordatus Group (‘Cordatus’) is an independent asset management which is a subsidiary of the CVC Group. In private equity business, CVC uses its funds to acquire companies in Europe, Asia and North America. In private debt business, CVC Cordatus uses its fund to invest in debt instruments in Europe.

The firm currently employed more than 250 people based in its 20 offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, St. Helier, Stockholm, Zurich, New York, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

Founded in 1981, CVC manages capital from its investors which are Public Pension Funds, Private Sector Pension Funds, Financial Institutions, Fund of Funds, Private Individuals, Endowments, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Family Offices / Foundations. Geographically, the investors are from UK, Europe, US & Canada, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Other.

Since 1996, CVC Capital Partners has raised 9 Funds with total commitments of USD 44 billion or EUR 36 billion including CVC Cordatus. The firm invests in various global business sectors including industrial and services. The minimum equity investment is USD 150 million for European funds and USD 50 million for Asian funds.

Some of CVC Capital Partners current portfolios are:
Asia Timber Products, BJ’s Wholesale Club, De Weide Blik & Bocchi (DWB), Gartland Whalley & Barker, Hung Hing Printing Group, Matahari Department Stores, Merlin Entertainments Group, Minit Asia Pacific Co., Nine Entertainment Co., Pilot Flying J, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Rocla Concrete Tie Inc. (RCTI), SEAT Pagine Gialle, Smurfit Kappa Group, Sun Hung Kai & Co., Van Gansewinkel Groep and VolkerWessels Stevin N.V.

Some of CVC released portfolios are CPI, Mivisa, Post Danmark, Showa Yakuhin Kako Co., Ltd., Skylark, I-MED, DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) and GS Paper & Packaging (GSPP).

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