Our Owners
About Cinven
Cinven is a leading European buyout firm, founded in 1977. The firm acquires companies that require an equity investment by its funds of €100 million or more and focuses on six sectors: Business Services, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT). It has offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Hong Kong.
Cinven’s portfolio companies benefit from its European focus and expertise, allied to its ability to capitalise on global growth opportunities, in particular in emerging economies - including those of Asia.
Cinven acquires successful, high-quality companies and works with them to help them grow and develop. Typically, the firm holds its investments for between four and six years. Cinven takes a responsible approach towards its portfolio companies, their employees, suppliers and local communities, the environment and society as a whole. Its investments in the financial services sector include Partnership Assurance, a specialist life assurance provider in the UK. Investments in the aerospace sector include Avio (€2.57 billion) and Amadeus (€4.4 billion).
Please visit: www.cinven.com
About CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners is a leading global private equity firm that, to date, has raised over US$44 billion in funds. CVC was founded in 1981 and today has a network of 20 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. In total, CVC has completed over 290 investments across a wide range of industries and countries. Currently, CVC has over 40 active investments in Europe and the US and 15 active investments in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Avolon transaction was executed by CVC’s Global Financial Institutions Group. The deal demonstrates CVC’s continuing ability to execute and inject significant equity into financial services companies.
CVC believes that the effective ownership and management of a company creates benefits for all stakeholders, from employees to customers, suppliers to shareholders, and the wider community at large. CVC actively encourages its portfolio companies to respect all stakeholder groups and to be responsible corporate citizens.
Please visit: www.cvc.com
About Oak Hill Capital Partners
Oak Hill Capital Partners is a private equity firm with more than US$8.2 billion of committed capital from leading entrepreneurs, endowments, foundations, corporations, pension funds and global financial institutions. Robert M. Bass is the lead investor.
Over a period of more than 24 years, the professionals at Oak Hill Capital Partners and its predecessors have invested in more than 60 significant private equity transactions including several companies in the aerospace industry, including Firth Rixson, Primus International and Southern Air.
Oak Hill Capital Partners is one of several Oak Hill partnerships, each of which has a dedicated and independent management team. These Oak Hill partnerships comprise over US$30 billion of investment capital across multiple asset classes.
Please visit: www.oakhillcapital.com
About GIC
GIC is a global investment management company established in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves. With a network of nine offices around the world, GIC invests internationally in equities, fixed income, natural resources, treasury & currencies, real estate, private equity and infrastructure. GIC is about 1,200 in staff strength and manages well over US$100 billion. GIC SI is the private equity arm of GIC, investing globally in private equity funds, infrastructure, and directly in companies on both minority equity and a structurally preferred basis.
Please visit: www.gic.com.sg