CVC Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, CVC Capital Partners has acquired 41 companies. It has also invested in 16 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) (39%) and secondary buyout (24%). In total, CVC Capital Partners has invested in 21 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 20 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (37%). 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 Activity485
    • M&A Buy Activity317
    • M&A Sell Activity168
  • Total Sectors Invested 53
  • Total Countries Invested 39
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 152
  • M&A Advisors 70

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 ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (14.0/yr) # 247 13 35 15 4 3 317
vol $77.3B $750M $8.1B $1.1B $87.2B
Sell (4.8/yr) # 147 4 15 4 1 - 171
vol $61.8B $1.2B $10.0B $509M $73.6B
  488

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Jagex Ltd. 2024-02-09 - Secondary Buyout
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.jagex.com
Sunday Natural Products GmbH 2024-01-15 - Stake Purchase
Berlin, Germany · www.sunday.de
Gruppo La Piadineria s.r.l. 2024-01-15 - Secondary Buyout
Montirone, Italy · www.lapiadineria.com
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2023-06-29 - IPO
Pembroke, Bermuda · www.fidelisinsurance.com
SD Worx 2023-06-20 - Stake Purchase
Antwerp, Belgium · www.sdworx.com
PT Samator Indo Gas Tbk 2023-03-15 - Stake Purchase
Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia · www.samatorgas.com
Women’s Tennis Association 2023-03-07 - Growth Capital
St. Petersburg, Florida · www.wtatennis.com
Scan Global Logistics A/S 2023-02-06 - Secondary Buyout
Hvidovre, Denmark · www.scangl.com
PKP Energetyka Sp. z o.o. 2022-12-28 509M PLN Trade Sale
Warsaw, Poland · www.pkpenergetyka.pl
PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya Tbk 2022-12-15 - Stake Sale
South Jakarta, Indonesia · www.garudafood.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Stock Spirits Group plc 2021-11-29 Dugas Co. 2023-09-05 1
Warsaw, Poland · www.stockspirits.com Paris, France · www.dugas.fr
Neptune Oil & Gas Ltd. 2015-06-09 Neptune Energy Norge AS 2023-06-23 1
London, United Kingdom · www.neptuneenergy.com Sandnes, Norway
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
Stark Group A/S 2021-01-08 Saint-Gobain - Distribution Business 2022-12-12 1
Frederiksberg, Denmark · www.starkgroup.dk , United Kingdom
MedRisk LLC 2021-02-23 Sedgwick - Specialty PT Network 2022-10-26 1
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.medrisknet.com Memphis, Tennessee
Ahlsell AB 2012-02-29 Malkit Oy 2022-09-07 45
Stockholm, Sweden · www.ahlsell.com Helsinki, Finland · www.malkit.fi
Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. 2019-07-30 Marsh Bellofram - Servotek and Westcon Product Lines 2022-05-11 2
Chatsworth, California · www.ontic.com Newell, West Virginia
Valeo Foods Group Ltd. 2021-05-10 Les Industries Bernard & Fils LTÉE 2022-05-04 1
Dublin, Ireland · www.valeofoods.com Saint-Victor, Quebec · www.bernards.ca
VelocityEHS 2017-09-25 MyAbilities - Job Analysis & Return-to-Work Management Technology 2022-03-09 4
Chicago, Illinois · www.ehs.com Oakville, Ontario
Away Resorts Ltd. 2021-06-14 Coppergreen Leisure Resorts 2021-12-21 1
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · www.awayresorts.co.uk Sheffield, United Kingdom · www.coppergreenleisureresorts.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 5 (4%) 2.0B (10%) 20 (6%) 12.8B (14%)
Business Services 10 (8%) 50M (< 1%) 18 (6%) 1.3B (1%)
Financial Services 7 (5%) 569M (3%) 16 (5%) 4.5B (5%)
Food 4 (3%) 620M (3%) 16 (5%) 1.8B (2%)
Consumer Products 5 (4%) - 15 (5%) 1.7B (2%)
Healthcare Services 9 (7%) - 14 (4%) 1.9B (2%)
Manufacturing - - 14 (4%) 1.8B (2%)
Distribution 3 (2%) 2.0B (10%) 13 (4%) 4.0B (4%)
Information Technology 9 (7%) - 12 (4%) 676M (1%)
Chemicals 3 (2%) 873M (4%) 11 (3%) 2.8B (3%)
Consumer Services 6 (5%) - 10 (3%) 1.4B (2%)
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 3 (2%) - 8 (3%) 1.8B (2%)
Building Materials 2 (2%) - 8 (3%) 1.1B (1%)
Leisure 4 (3%) - 8 (3%) 158M (< 1%)
Insurance 2 (2%) 750M (4%) 7 (2%) 13.1B (15%)
Restaurants 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) 6.5B (7%)
Communications 1 (1%) 1.8B (9%) 6 (2%) 5.9B (7%)
Gaming 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) 4.2B (5%)
Software 4 (3%) 1.1B (6%) 6 (2%) 1.1B (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%) -
Medical Products 4 (3%) - 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%) -
Aerospace 1 (1%) 1.4B (7%) 2 (1%) 2.1B (2%)
Electrical Equipment - - 2 (1%) 1.7B (2%)
Machinery - - 2 (1%) 131M (< 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%) -
Utilities 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (< 1%) 1.2B (1%)
Airlines - - 1 (< 1%) -
Digital Media 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Diversified - - 1 (< 1%) -
Furniture - - 1 (< 1%) -
Marine 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Plastics - - 1 (< 1%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (< 1%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 130 $20.1B 319 $89.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 20 (15%) 1.9B (9%) 59 (18%) 29.2B (32%)
United States 25 (19%) 5.2B (26%) 42 (13%) 15.5B (17%)
  New York 5 (4%) - 8 (3%) -
  California 4 (3%) 1.4B (7%) 7 (2%) 6.0B (7%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) 902M (1%)
  New Jersey 2 (2%) 2.0B (10%) 2 (1%) 2.0B (2%)
  Minnesota 2 (2%) 1.8B (9%) 2 (1%) 1.8B (2%)
  Florida 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 2.8B (3%)
  Illinois 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 2.0B (2%)
  Tennessee - - 2 (1%) -
  Texas 1 (1%) - 1 (< 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%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (< 1%) -
Netherlands 4 (3%) 7.7B (39%) 22 (7%) 7.7B (9%)
  Missouri - - 2 (1%) -
Spain 8 (6%) 2.0B (10%) 19 (6%) 2.6B (3%)
France 5 (4%) 620M (3%) 17 (5%) 6.0B (7%)
Germany 7 (5%) - 16 (5%) 4.9B (5%)
Italy 9 (7%) - 15 (5%) 2.4B (3%)
China 3 (2%) - 13 (4%) 845M (1%)
Japan 4 (3%) - 11 (3%) -
Denmark 4 (3%) - 8 (3%) -
Belgium 2 (2%) - 8 (3%) 1.6B (2%)
Australia - - 8 (3%) 1.9B (2%)
Indonesia 3 (2%) - 7 (2%) -
Greece 5 (4%) 569M (3%) 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%) -
Switzerland 2 (2%) - 5 (2%) 3.4B (4%)
Malaysia 2 (2%) - 5 (2%) 1.5B (2%)
India 3 (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%) -
Luxembourg 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) 1.7B (2%)
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%) - 3 (1%) 1.7B (2%)
Cross-border 129 (99%) 20.1B (100%) 316 (99%) 88.2B (98%)
Total 130 $20.1B 319 $89.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 20 (15%) 2.0B (10%) 122 (38%) 15.2B (18%)
Secondary Buyout 41 (32%) 7.0B (35%) 74 (23%) 26.0B (30%)
Stake Purchase 30 (23%) - 42 (13%) -
Divestiture 14 (11%) 9.3B (46%) 37 (12%) 18.4B (21%)
Growth Capital 15 (12%) - 20 (6%) -
Going Private 5 (4%) 1.8B (9%) 14 (4%) 17.5B (20%)
Consolidation 1 (1%) - 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 130 $20.1B 319 $86.5B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 42 (25%) 20.6B (28%)
IPO 39 (23%) 915M (1%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 36 (21%) 39.8B (54%)
Trade Sale 32 (19%) 12.2B (17%)
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 171 $73.6B

Top M&A Advisors

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

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 34 $78.8B
$100M to $1B 19 $11.1B
< $100M 2 $59M
TOTAL $89.9B
Largest Acromas Holdings Ltd.
$9.5B (2007-09-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 28 $64.2B
$100M to $1B 22 $9.2B
< $100M 3 $213M
TOTAL $73.6B
Largest Formula One World Championship Ltd.
$8.0B (2016-09-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
79 (25%)
Strategic(s)
11%
36 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
43 (25%)
Strategic(s)
39%
67 (39%)

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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