CVC Launches Sector-Agnostic Investment Strategy
Deal News | Jun 19, 2025 | CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners has announced the launch of CVC Catalyst, a new private equity strategy targeting mid-market businesses with equity investments under 250 million euros. This strategy is sector agnostic, focusing on high-quality, fast-growing companies primarily in Europe. CVC Catalyst is set to leverage CVC's extensive pan-European presence, including 16 country offices and five sector teams, and mirrors the investment approach and valuation creation strategy of the CVC Capital Partners IX fund, which has a 26 billion euro corpus. The new initiative also extends CVC's proven expertise from their CVC Growth Funds targeting mid-market technology opportunities. CVC has established a strong track record over forty years in investing in European mid-market businesses and aims to continue its relevance in diverse investment opportunities through CVC Catalyst.
Sectors
- Private Equity
- Mid-Market Investments
Geography
- Europe – The CVC Catalyst strategy is primarily focused on investments in European mid-market businesses.
Industry
- Private Equity – The article discusses a new private equity strategy launch by CVC Capital Partners.
- Mid-Market Investments – CVC Catalyst is targeting mid-market businesses with equity investments under 250 million euros.
Financials
- 250 million euros – The upper limit for equity investments targeted by CVC Catalyst in mid-market businesses.
- 26 billion euros – The fund size of CVC Capital Partners IX, which serves as a model for the CVC Catalyst strategy.
Participants
| Name | Role | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVC Capital Partners | PE Firm | Company | CVC Capital Partners is launching the CVC Catalyst strategy. |