CVC to Merge with Glendower Capital to Create Secondaries Platform
September 13, 2021
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to merge with and acquire Glendower Capital to establish a strategic partnership focused on private equity secondaries, creating a combined group with approximately €113 billion in assets under management. Glendower will continue to operate under its name with its management team in place; the deal is subject to regulatory consents and was expected to close in Q4 2021 (financial terms undisclosed).
- Buyers
- CVC Capital Partners (CVC)
- Targets
- Glendower Capital
- Sellers
- Glendower Capital's six founding partners
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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