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CVC Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, CVC Capital Partners has acquired 20 companies. It has also invested in 6 others.

CVC Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areretail (7%) and business services (6%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%) and secondary buyout (24%). In total, CVC Capital Partners has invested in 22 US states and 39 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Acromas Holdings for $9.5B.

In the last 3 years, CVC Capital Partners has exited 11 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (38%). CVC Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2016 when it sold Formula One World Championship for $8.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity496
    • M&A Buy Activity322
    • M&A Sell Activity174
  • Total Sectors Invested 53
  • Total Countries Invested 39
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 158
  • M&A Advisors 74

CVC Capital Partners

CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A.

20 Avenue Monterey,
Luxembourg, L-2163
Luxembourg
+352 26 47 8368
www.cvc.com
info@cvc.com

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Forest Products, Furniture, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Plastics, Publishing, Renewable Energy, Restaurants, Retail, Semiconductors, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific, Australia/New Zealand

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 200 10,000
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (12.2/yr) # 261 35 15 4 7 - 322
vol $78.0B $8.1B $1.1B $925M $88.1B
Sell (5.2/yr) # 151 15 4 2 1 4 177
vol $63.0B $10.0B $509M $2.6B $3.0B $79.1B
  499

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ethniki Insurance 2025-03-13 676M EUR Trade Sale
Athens, Greece · www.ethnikiinsurance.com
Skybox Security, Inc. 2025-02-24 - Trade Sale
San Francisco, California · www.skyboxsecurity.com
Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd. 2025-02-23 - Secondary Sale
Bangalore, India · www.hcgel.com
Hellenic Healthcare Sàrl 2025-01-27 2.3B USD Trade Sale
Athens, Greece · www.hhg.gr
Acronis International GmbH 2024-08-07 - Secondary Sale
Schaffhausen, Switzerland · www.acronis.com
Therakos, Inc. 2024-08-05 925M USD Divestiture
West Chester, Pennsylvania · www.therakos.com
Hiserv GmbH 2024-07-25 - Divestiture
Schönefeld, Germany · www.hiservro
M Group Services Ltd. 2024-06-27 - Secondary Buyout
Stevenage, United Kingdom · www.mgroupservices.com
Grupo MonBake Empresarial SAU 2024-03-26 - Secondary Buyout
Madrid, Spain · www.monbake.com
Jagex Ltd. 2024-02-09 - Secondary Buyout
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.jagex.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Forterro UK Ltd. 2022-03-01 Targit A/S 2025-06-26 1
London, United Kingdom · www.forterro.com Aalborg, Denmark · www.targit.com
Ahlsell AB 2012-02-29 Rexel Finland Oy 2025-04-22 53
Stockholm, Sweden · www.ahlsell.com , Finland
Mehilainen Oy 2018-05-18 Regina Maria s.r.l 2025-04-01 5
Helsinki, Finland · www.mehilainen.fi Bucharest, Romania · www.reginamaria.ro
Mehilainen Oy 2018-05-18 MediGroup 2025-04-01 4
Helsinki, Finland · www.mehilainen.fi New Belgrade, Serbia · www.medigroup.rs
Cooper Consumer Health SAS 2021-03-12 Viatris - Over the Counter (OTC) Business 2024-07-03 2
Paris, France · www.cooperconsumerhealth.eu Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Tipico Co., Ltd. 2016-04-24 Tipico - U.S sportsbook and online casino 2024-06-24 1
St. Julian’s, Malta · www.tipico-group.com Las Vegas, Nevada
Asplundh Tree Expert LLC 2017-01-01 Voltyx Energy Solutions 2024-05-28 1
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania · www.asplundh.com Nashville, Tennessee · www.voltyx.com
MedRisk LLC 2021-02-23 Conduent - Casualty Claims Solutions 2024-05-03 2
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.medrisknet.com Florham Park, New Jersey
Stock Spirits Group plc 2021-11-29 Dugas Co. 2023-09-05 1
Warsaw, Poland · www.stockspirits.com Paris, France · www.dugas.fr
Domestic & General Group Ltd. 2013-12-13 After, Inc. 2023-06-01 2
London, United Kingdom · www.domesticandgeneral.com New York, New York · www.afterinc.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 5 (4%) 2.0B (10%) 20 (6%) 12.8B (14%)
Business Services 11 (9%) 50M (< 1%) 18 (6%) 1.3B (1%)
Food 5 (4%) 620M (3%) 17 (5%) 1.8B (2%)
Financial Services 6 (5%) - 16 (5%) 4.5B (5%)
Consumer Products 5 (4%) - 15 (5%) 1.7B (2%)
Healthcare Services 7 (5%) - 14 (4%) 1.9B (2%)
Distribution 3 (2%) 2.0B (10%) 13 (4%) 4.0B (4%)
Manufacturing - - 13 (4%) 1.8B (2%)
Chemicals 3 (2%) 873M (4%) 12 (4%) 2.8B (3%)
Information Technology 8 (6%) - 12 (4%) 676M (1%)
Consumer Services 6 (5%) - 10 (3%) 1.4B (1%)
Packaging 2 (2%) - 10 (3%) 586M (1%)
Media 6 (5%) - 10 (3%) -
Life Science 5 (4%) 3.8B (19%) 9 (3%) 4.5B (5%)
Internet Software and Services 2 (2%) - 8 (2%) 1.8B (2%)
Building Materials 2 (2%) - 8 (2%) 1.1B (1%)
Leisure 4 (3%) - 8 (2%) 158M (< 1%)
Insurance 2 (2%) 750M (4%) 7 (2%) 13.1B (14%)
Software 5 (4%) 1.1B (6%) 7 (2%) 1.1B (1%)
Restaurants 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) 6.5B (7%)
Communications 1 (1%) 1.8B (9%) 6 (2%) 5.9B (6%)
Gaming 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) 4.2B (5%)
Medical Products 5 (4%) 925M (5%) 6 (2%) 925M (1%)
Education 5 (4%) - 6 (2%) 200M (< 1%)
Marketing 3 (2%) - 6 (2%) -
Transportation 4 (3%) - 5 (2%) 1.5B (2%)
Apparel/Textiles 2 (2%) - 5 (2%) -
Beverages 2 (2%) 5.1B (25%) 4 (1%) 5.1B (6%)
Automotive 2 (2%) - 4 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 3 (1%) 3.8B (4%)
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) 523M (1%)
Publishing - - 3 (1%) -
Utilities 3 (2%) - 3 (1%) -
Aerospace 1 (1%) 1.4B (7%) 2 (1%) 2.1B (2%)
Electrical Equipment - - 2 (1%) 1.7B (2%)
Machinery - - 2 (1%) 131M (< 1%)
Digital Media 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
E-Commerce 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Environmental - - 2 (1%) -
Forest Products - - 2 (1%) -
Information Services 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Infrastructure 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Staffing 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (< 1%) 1.2B (1%)
Airlines - - 1 (< 1%) -
Diversified - - 1 (< 1%) -
Furniture - - 1 (< 1%) -
Marine 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (< 1%) -
Plastics - - 1 (< 1%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (< 1%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 129 $20.4B 324 $90.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 20 (16%) 1.9B (9%) 60 (19%) 29.2B (32%)
United States 26 (20%) 6.1B (30%) 44 (14%) 16.4B (18%)
  New York 5 (4%) - 8 (2%) -
  California 3 (2%) 1.4B (7%) 6 (2%) 6.0B (7%)
  Pennsylvania 3 (2%) 925M (5%) 4 (1%) 1.8B (2%)
  New Jersey 2 (2%) 2.0B (10%) 2 (1%) 2.0B (2%)
  Minnesota 2 (2%) 1.8B (9%) 2 (1%) 1.8B (2%)
  Texas 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
  Florida 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 2.8B (3%)
  Illinois 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 2.0B (2%)
  Tennessee - - 2 (1%) -
  Oregon 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Louisiana 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Kansas 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Georgia 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Connecticut 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (< 1%) -
Netherlands 4 (3%) 7.7B (38%) 22 (7%) 7.7B (9%)
  Missouri - - 2 (1%) -
Spain 9 (7%) 2.0B (10%) 20 (6%) 2.6B (3%)
France 5 (4%) 620M (3%) 17 (5%) 6.0B (7%)
Italy 9 (7%) - 15 (5%) 2.4B (3%)
Germany 8 (6%) - 15 (5%) 3.8B (4%)
China 3 (2%) - 13 (4%) 845M (1%)
Japan 4 (3%) - 11 (3%) -
Denmark 4 (3%) - 8 (2%) -
Belgium 2 (2%) - 8 (2%) 1.6B (2%)
Australia - - 8 (2%) 1.9B (2%)
Indonesia 3 (2%) - 7 (2%) -
Greece 3 (2%) - 6 (2%) 569M (1%)
Philippines 3 (2%) - 6 (2%) 9M (< 1%)
Sweden 2 (2%) 2.0B (10%) 6 (2%) 2.6B (3%)
South Korea 1 (1%) - 6 (2%) -
Malaysia 2 (2%) - 5 (2%) 1.5B (2%)
Switzerland 1 (1%) - 5 (2%) 3.4B (4%)
Luxembourg 1 (1%) - 5 (2%) 2.8B (3%)
India 2 (2%) - 4 (1%) -
Ireland 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) 750M (1%)
Poland 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) 523M (1%)
Canada 2 (2%) 50M (< 1%) 3 (1%) 50M (< 1%)
  Ontario 1 (1%) 50M (< 1%) 2 (1%) 50M (< 1%)
  Quebec 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Czech Republic 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
Singapore - - 3 (1%) -
United Arab Emirates 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Vietnam 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Finland 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 700M (1%)
Bermuda - - 2 (1%) 5.4B (6%)
Norway - - 2 (1%) -
Brazil 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Malta 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Peru 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Portugal 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Turkey 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Israel - - 1 (< 1%) -
Taiwan - - 1 (< 1%) -
Thailand - - 1 (< 1%) -
Domestic 1 (1%) - 5 (2%) 2.8B (3%)
Cross-border 128 (99%) 20.4B (100%) 319 (98%) 88.0B (97%)
Total 129 $20.4B 324 $90.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 19 (15%) 2.0B (10%) 122 (38%) 15.2B (17%)
Secondary Buyout 43 (33%) 7.0B (34%) 77 (24%) 26.0B (30%)
Stake Purchase 30 (23%) - 42 (13%) -
Divestiture 15 (12%) 9.7B (47%) 39 (12%) 19.3B (22%)
Growth Capital 14 (11%) - 20 (6%) -
Going Private 4 (3%) 1.8B (9%) 14 (4%) 17.5B (20%)
Consolidation - - 3 (1%) 9.5B (11%)
Recapitalization 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) -
PIPE - - 2 (1%) -
Joint Venture 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Venture 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 129 $20.4B 324 $87.5B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 44 (25%) 20.6B (26%)
IPO 39 (22%) 915M (1%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 38 (21%) 44.7B (57%)
Trade Sale 34 (19%) 12.9B (16%)
Merger 5 (3%) -
Stake Sale 5 (3%) -
Sold to Management 3 (2%) -
SPAC 3 (2%) -
Unknown 3 (2%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 2 (1%) -
Divestiture 1 (1%) -
Total 177 $79.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
 11
Rothschild Global Advisory
 7
Citi
 7
Legal Deals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
 10
Clifford Chance
 9
Latham & Watkins
 8

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 34 $78.8B
$100M to $1B 20 $12.0B
< $100M 2 $59M
TOTAL $90.9B
Largest Acromas Holdings Ltd.
$9.5B (2007-09-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 30 $69.1B
$100M to $1B 23 $9.9B
< $100M 3 $213M
TOTAL $79.1B
Largest Formula One World Championship Ltd.
$8.0B (2016-09-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
82 (25%)
Strategic(s)
12%
38 (12%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
45 (25%)
Strategic(s)
40%
70 (40%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

177.0B EUR

Established

1981

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Rolly van Rappard

Co-Founder & Co-Chair

Donald Mackenzie

Co-Founder & Co-Chairman

Steve Koltes

Co-Founder & Co-Chairman

Alex Dibelius

Managing Partner

Brian Hong

Managing Partner

FAQ

When was CVC Capital Partners founded?

CVC Capital Partners was founded in 1981.

What type of investor is CVC Capital Partners?

CVC Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is CVC Capital Partners headquartered?

CVC Capital Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

How much capital does CVC Capital Partners have under management?

CVC Capital Partners has 177.0B EUR under management.

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