How we work

CVC is entrusted by its investors to identify and invest in businesses that it believes are capable of generating long term capital appreciation. This means having experienced investment professionals in the right places identifying the right opportunities. They are guided in turn by a decision-making process comprising committees and the Group Board.

Our investors

CVC currently manages funds on behalf of more than 250 investors from North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Among them are many of the world's leading pension funds, financial institutions and fund-of-funds with long term investment goals.

These investors are counted among the most professional and discerning in the world. They entrust their capital to CVC for periods exceeding ten years and expect to achieve exceptional returns. Many have invested with CVC since our first external funds were raised in the early 1990s.

All CVC funds have delivered top quartile returns.

Our history

CVC was founded in 1981 and has been owned by its partners since 1993. Our funds have acquired more than 244 companies for €97 billion (US$117bn) since inception.