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111 Strand London WC2R 0AG, United Kingdom Tel. +44-20-7420-4200 Fax +44-20-7420-4231 |
Type: Private
On the web:
http://www.cvc.com
CVC Capital Partners is in the business of making other businesses its business. The private equity investor specializes in buyouts of firms in the UK, the US, Western Europe, Asia, and Australia. Its portfolio of more than 50 companies consists mainly of retail, manufacturing, and service firms. Holdings include UK department store chain Debenhams, US-based luggage maker Samsonite, and Japan-based restaurant chain operator Skylark. It acquired a 47.5% stake in Pilot Travel Centers in 2008. Founded in 1981 as Citicorp's European private equity arm, CVC carried out its own buyout in 1993 and is now owned by its management. It has about 20 offices around the world.
Officers:
Chairman: Michael D.C. Smith
COO: Frederick I. (Fred) Watt
Partner and Group Finance Director: Mark Grizzelle
Competitors:
3i Group
Candover Investments
Doughty Hanson


