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New York, NY-based CVC Capital Partners has Promoted Richard Perris as General Counsel
About the Company
CVC Capital Partners Ltd. is a private equity firm specializing in middle market, mature, expansion, successions, management buyouts, buyins, leveraged buyouts and buyins, recapitalization, restructuring, growth, growth equity, and acquisitions. The firm makes investments in medium to large sized companies. It seeks to invest in industrial and service sectors including telecommunications, information technology, electronics, biotechnology, medical, energy, chemistry, new materials, industrial automatisms, tech-enabled businesses such as human resources software, data centers or software as a-service, industrial goods and services, other manufactured goods, financial services, manufacturing, services, distribution, media, retail, telecom, media, technology, consumer goods, buildings, and public works. The firm also seeks to make infrastructure investments in Europe in the following sectors: transport, public or business utilities, provision of government services, communications infrastructure, energy production and provision, and businesses providing related regulated services. It prefers to invest in companies based in Middle East, North Africa, North America, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Asia with a focus on Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Europe with a focus on France, Germany, and Switzerland. The firm targets a minimum equity investment of $150 million for its European funds and $50 million for its Asian funds. It typically invests between €150 million ($197.73 million) and €1.5 billion ($1977.28 million) in companies with enterprise values between €300 million ($398.93 million) and €10 billion ($1329.77 million) and revenues between €200 million ($263.64 million) and €50 billion ($65909.5 million). For Asia Pacific region, the firm seeks to invest in companies with enterprise value between $100 million to $5 billion. The firm typically holds its investment for five years or more. It also prefers to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. It typically acquires a joint interest or controlling or significant minority interests in European, Asian, and North American companies. CVC Capital Partners Ltd. was founded in 1981 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.
About the Person
Richard Perris was Managing Director of Legal, joined CVC in October 2005. Prior to joining CVC, Richard worked as an Associate in the Corporate department of Clifford Chance LLP, specialising in Private Equity. Richard holds a Degree in Law and German from the University of Bristol.
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