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CVC Capital Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Apr 2026, closing $8M. Last cheque observed Oct 2019.

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QuietNew fund $8.2M, Apr 2026Private equity

Pre-seedSeedSeries AConstructionB-to-cB2C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque2584days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$275MRounds led0 of 5Sole investor3 roundsMostly inIsrael, 20%
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CVC Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Growth: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $200M

What they do

CVC is a leading global private markets manager focused on private equity, secondaries, credit and infrastructureFrom their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
ConstructionB-to-cB2C
Based in
London, Luxembourg
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Oct
    ironSourceIL · FinSMEs$400MSole investor
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Oct
    SkyboxUS · FinSMEs$150MWith 1 other
  5. 2014

    1 round

  6. Feb
    AVAST SoftwareGrowth · CZUndisclosedSole investor
  7. 2010

    1 round

  8. Mar
    WebspyVenture · AU$644KSole investor
  9. 2003

    1 round

  10. Oct
    Scottish & Newcastle PLCVenture · GB$4.2MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration24 named

A(Adam (nmn) KingChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
AJAdam Jason GraevNon-Member Manager and Head of Americas of Glendower Capital (U.S.), LLCiForm ADV
ADAlexander Donald MackenzieDirector of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
ACAlistair Charles Fairley SmithChief Investment Officer and Managing PartneriForm ADV
ASAntoine ServaisAssistant Secretary of the GPiFiling they signed
BPBen Peter BurtonDirector of the GPiFiling they signed
BSBrian ScholfieldDirector of the GPiFiling they signed
CJCarl John HansenDirector of the GP of the Issuers and Director of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
CPCarlo Pirzio-BiroliChief Executive Officer and Managing PartneriForm ADV
CECaroline Emma GoergenDirector of the GPiFiling they signed
CRCaroline Reed BentonDirectoriForm ADV
CYCary Yiu-Kong HoDirectoriForm ADV
CMCatherine M KeatingDirectoriFiling they signed
CMClara Maria Sophia Smits-NustelingDirectoriFiling they signed
DBDonald Brian MackenzieOf the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
DJDouglas Jeffrey MaccabeDirectoriForm ADV
FBFred Brian WattOf the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
FIFrederick Inglis WattDirector of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
GLGretchen Lee BergstresserPartner, DirectoriForm ADV
HTHampus TunhammarDirectoriFiling they signed
HHHuwaida HassanChief Compliance OfficeriFiling they signed
JAJean-Remy Antoine Robert RousselDirector of the GP.iFiling they signed
JGJoel GrossmarkChief Legal OfficeriFiling they signed
JHJohn Howard CosnettOf the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 230 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$193Bassets it manages, 5 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
CVC Credit Partners U.s. CLO Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 284980

Funds on its Form ADV

84 private funds, $44B in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

Securitised assets 54Hedge 17Private equity 12

  1. Glendower Capital Secondary Opportunities Fund V, SCSPPrivate equity316 investors$7.0B
  2. Glendower Capital Secondary Opportunities Fund IV, L.P.Private equity144 investors$3.2B
  3. Glendower Capital Secondary Opportunities Fund V-P, L.P.Private equity102 investors$2.1B
  4. CVC Credit Partners Global Special Situations Fund II SCSPHedge87 investors$1.5B
  5. CVC Credit Partners European Direct Lending Fund III (E) SCSPHedge45 investors$1.4B
  6. Glendower Capital Secondary Opportunities Fund V-P(E), SCSPPrivate equity51 investors$1.0B
  7. CVC Credit Partners European Direct Lending Fund III (DL) SCSPHedge3 investors$921M
  8. Apidos CLO XXVIIISecuritised assets$709M
  9. Apidos CLO XXVSecuritised assets$685M
  10. Apidos CLO XXXSecuritised assets$637M

And 74 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

4 LPs on record in CVC Capital Partners's funds

Committed
$10B
Funds
19
Vintages
1996 to 2025

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.

  • California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)10 funds$4.2B
    FundVintageCommitted
    CVC Capital Partners IX2024$535M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia VI2024$300M
    CVC Capital Partners VIII2021$99M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia V2020$200M
    CVC Capital Partners VII2018$443M
    CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities Compounding Capital2017$999M
    CVC Capital Partners VI2014$569M
    CVC European Equity Partners V2008$565M

    and 2 more

  • California State Teachers Retirement System12 funds$3.1B
    FundVintageCommitted
    CVC Capital Strategic Opps III2025$235M
    CVC Capital Partners IX A2024$376M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia VI2024$125M
    CVC Capital Partners VIII2021$470M
    CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities II2020$235M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia V2020$100M
    CVC Capital Partners VII2018$293M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific IV2014$125M

    and 4 more

  • Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund13 funds$2.4B
    FundVintageCommitted
    CVC Capital Partners IX2023$323M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia VI2022$150M
    CVC Capital Partners VIII2021$356M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia V2020$150M
    CVC Capital Partners VII2017$245M
    CVC Capital Partners VI2014$197M
    CVC European Equity Partners V2008$291M
    CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific III2008$100M

    and 5 more

  • Minnesota State Board of Investments3 funds$486M
    FundVintageCommitted
    CVC Capital Partners IX2023$114M
    CVC Capital Partners VI2013$257M
    CVC European Equity Partners V2008$114M

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Private Equity

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

RAC Motoring ServicesUndisclosedDec 2015
Stage EntertainmentUndisclosedJun 2015
Wireless LogicUndisclosedFeb 2015
Paroc GroupUndisclosedOct 2014
RaetUndisclosedAug 2011
ConvergExUndisclosedJul 2011
Pelican RougeUndisclosedAug 2010
DCA GroupUndisclosedSept 2006
Grupo CortefielUndisclosedJun 2005
MivisaUndisclosedMar 2005
ArizantUndisclosedAug 2004
VerdugtUndisclosedFeb 2004

Recently backed

The latest companies CVC Capital Partners put money into.

Skybox$150M · Oct 2017

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name CVC Capital Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about CVC Capital Partners

What does CVC Capital Partners invest in?

CVC Capital Partners invests most often at Venture and Growth (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Construction, B-to-c and B2C.

How active is CVC Capital Partners?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has CVC Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ironSource (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and Skybox (Undisclosed round, Oct 2017).

How big are CVC Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $275M.

Does CVC Capital Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does CVC Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Israel (20%), the United States (20%) and the Czechia (20%).

Is CVC Capital Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

What kind of investor is CVC Capital Partners?

CVC Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in London, Luxembourg.

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