On the record · Investment firm

CVC Capital Partners

European-founded PE firm with global investments across consumer and financial services

Research depth

Transactions sourced

At least one recorded transaction has a public source.

Record updated Sept. 27, 2026

Current ownership

Current owner not established

This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.

Ownership and transaction history

Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.

July 5, 2017

PDC Brands / CVC Capital Partners

Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction

Nov. 23, 2015

CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquire Petco

Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction

May 4, 2021

Icario / CVC Capital Partners

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

June 22, 2021

ExamWorks / CVC Capital Partners

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

Aug. 31, 2021

Mediaocean / CVC Capital Partners, TA Associates

Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction

Sources and evidence

Recorded transaction sources

These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.

  1. R1
    YellowWood - Taking the Road Less Traveled in Private Equity. | June 01 2017

    Yellow Wood Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 13, 2026

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  2. R2
    YellowWood - Taking the Road Less Traveled in Private Equity. | July 05 2017

    Yellow Wood Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 13, 2026

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  3. R3
    CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to Acquire Petco

    CPP Investments · Company announcement · Nov. 23, 2015

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  4. R4
    Icario Partners with CVC to Fuel Next Phase of Growth

    Icario · Company announcement · May 4, 2021

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  5. R5
    CVC Capital Partners VIII to invest in Leonard Green Backed ExamWorks | Leonard Green & Partners

    Leonard Green & Partners · Company announcement · June 22, 2021

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  6. R6
    CVC and TA to Partner With Mediaocean and Fuel Growth of Global Omnichannel Advertising Platform

    Vista Equity Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 8, 2026

    Supports: Recorded transaction

What we do not know

These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.

  • The organization's operating status has not been researched.
  • No current public ownership assessment has been published.

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