CVC Capital Partners Snapshot
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. Its most prominent holdings include stakes in US-based luggage maker Samsonite and travel center operator Pilot Flying J. 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 in Asia, Europe, and the US.
