CVC to Merge with Glendower Capital to Create Secondaries Platform

CVC Capital Partners Acquires DIF Capital Partners and Final Stake in Glendower Capital

July 3, 2024

Financial Services

CVC Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of DIF Capital Partners and acquired the final 20% stake in Glendower Capital, rebranding them as CVC DIF and CVC Secondary Partners respectively. The deals expand CVC's secondaries and infrastructure capabilities, include an issuance of 37,448,444 shares as consideration, and involve leadership transitions at the acquired businesses.

CVC, Nordic Capital and ADIA Complete Acquisition of Hargreaves Lansdown

March 25, 2025

Financial Services

A consortium led by CVC and Nordic Capital, with Platinum Ivy (a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADIA), has completed the acquisition of Hargreaves Lansdown and the company has been delisted from the London Stock Exchange. The consortium said it will partner with management to accelerate Hargreaves Lansdown’s transformation plan, investing in technology, digital channels and service enhancements to improve the client proposition and drive growth in the UK wealth market.

CVC-led Consortium to Combine Worldwide Express and GlobalTranz

June 11, 2021

Transportation

CVC Capital Partners is leading a consortium (including Providence Equity Partners and PSG) to acquire Worldwide Express and combine it with GlobalTranz, creating a larger technology-driven third-party logistics platform. Ridgemont Equity Partners and management will retain significant stakes in the combined business; the transaction was announced in June 2021 and expected to close in Q3 2021.

Gen II Fund Services Acquires Crestbridge

July 12, 2023

Financial Services

Gen II Fund Services, LLC agreed to acquire Crestbridge, a European private capital fund administrator, expanding Gen II’s international footprint and product capabilities. The deal (signed July 2023) closed April 16, 2024, increasing Gen II’s assets under administration to over $1 trillion and creating a combined roster of roughly 1,700+ professionals across North America and Europe.

CVC Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Grupo GSH

April 16, 2025

Healthcare Services

CVC Capital Partners (Fund IX) will acquire a majority stake in Grupo GSH from Rede D’Or and Opus Investimentos, subject to regulatory approvals expected in Q3 2025. Grupo GSH, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, is a leading Brazilian provider of hemotherapy (blood bank) and nuclear medicine/radiopharmacy services that serves hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country; CVC said it will support growth into new product categories and patient services.

EQT AB to Acquire Coller Capital in $3.2 Billion Share Deal

January 22, 2026

Financial Services

EQT AB has signed an agreement to acquire Coller Capital, a global secondaries specialist, in a $3.2 billion transaction structured primarily through newly issued EQT ordinary shares. EQT will also acquire 10% of carried interest in Coller’s private equity secondaries flagship fund CIP IX, and the deal is expected to close in Q3 2026 subject to regulatory approvals and certain investor consents.