CVC
UnverifiedCVC is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, tracing its roots to Citicorp Venture Capital (1981) and independent since 1993. Listed on Euronext Amsterdam since April 2024, it reported €153 billion of fee-paying AUM (around €205 billion total) and 1,587 employees at 30 June 2026 across private equity, secondaries, credit and infrastructure. Its private-wealth evergreens CVC-PE and CVC-CRED reached €5.2 billion of aggregate value by mid-2026.
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Total Funds (On Fundscouter)
2
AUM
€205B
Team Size
1587
Founded
1981
Company Information
Headquarters
St Helier, Jersey (offices incl. Luxembourg, London)
Geographic Focus
Europe, Americas, Asia
Website
www.cvc.comInvestment Focus Details
Private equity, secondaries (Glendower), credit, infrastructure (DIF)
About CVC
From Citicorp Spin-out to Listed €205 Billion Manager
CVC is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, with roots in Citicorp Venture Capital in 1981 and independence since 1993. It listed on Euronext Amsterdam in April 2024 and reported fee-paying assets under management of €153 billion at 30 June 2026, total assets of around €205 billion and 1,587 employees across some 25 offices. Chief executive Rob Lucas has expanded beyond buyouts into secondaries (via Glendower), credit and infrastructure (via DIF), and into the private wealth channel: the evergreen products CVC-PE and CVC-CRED reached a combined €5.2 billion of aggregate value by mid-2026, with a secondaries evergreen and a US private equity vehicle following.
Key Figures (30 June 2026)
Fee-Paying AUM
€153B
+9% year over year
Total AUM
~€205B
2025 figure
Employees
1,587
~25 offices worldwide
Private Wealth Evergreens
€5.2B
CVC-PE €1.7B + CVC-CRED €3.5B
Listed
Apr 2024
Euronext Amsterdam
Funds on Fundscouter
2
CVC-PE and CVC-CRED
Leadership
Rob Lucas
Chief Executive & Managing Partner
Rolly van Rappard
Co-Founder & Co-Chair
History
Citicorp Venture Capital
The team’s origins inside Citibank.
Independence
Management spin-out creates CVC Capital Partners.
Glendower
Acquisition of secondaries specialist Glendower Capital.
IPO and evergreens
Lists on Euronext Amsterdam in April; CVC-CRED launched in May.
CVC-PE
Evergreen private equity vehicle launched in January; €300m in its first quarter.
€5.2bn in private wealth
Evergreen products reach €5.2bn aggregate value; CVC-PEF launched for US investors.
CVC Funds (2)
CVC-CRED European Private Credit
Min. Investment
€25,000
Mgmt Fee
1%
Domicile
Luxembourg
CVC-CRED is CVC’s evergreen European private credit fund: an open-ended Luxembourg Part II SICAV (inception May 2024) making senior secured floating-rate loans to mid-sized companies in Northern and Western Europe. It reached €3.5 billion of aggregate value by June 2026 with around 9% annualised performance. 1.00% management fee plus 10% over a 5% hurdle, monthly subscriptions, quarterly redemptions gated at 5% of NAV, €25,000 minimum.
CVC-PE Global Private Equity
Min. Investment
€100,000
Mgmt Fee
1.95%
Domicile
Luxembourg
CVC-PE is CVC’s evergreen private equity vehicle for private investors: a Luxembourg SICAV launched in January 2025 that invests directly in companies alongside CVC’s buyout funds, mainly in Europe and North America. It reached €1.7 billion of aggregate value by June 2026 with more than 20% annualised performance since inception. Quarterly gated redemptions, €100,000 minimum via selected distributors; fee levels are not fully public.
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