# Cvc Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities
CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities is not a standalone firm but a fund series and investment strategy of [CVC Capital Partners](https://www.edgepedia.org/cvc-capital-partners), the private markets manager, launched in 2014 to run a longer-term, lower-risk form of compounding private equity through Jersey and [Luxembourg](https://www.edgepedia.org/luxembourg) fund vehicles.[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) • [2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml) The strategy has raised three funds of €3.9–4.6 billion each, and as of September 2026 it remains active, with Fund III closed in early 2025 and in deployment.[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) • [3](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Strategy launched | 2014, by CVC Capital Partners[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) |
| Fund sizes | StratOps I €3.9bn (2016 vintage); II €4.6bn (2019); III €4.6bn (2024, final close Q1 2025)[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) • [3](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) |
| Mandate | €250–750m checks, ~10 investments per fund, 6–10 year holds, 13–15% target gross IRR[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) |
| Vehicles | Jersey limited partnerships and a Luxembourg SCSp, filing Form D with the SEC[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml) • [4](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0002052526) |
| Strategy AUM | €16bn as of FY2025 per CVC's annual report[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf), within CVC's group AUM of about €212bn as of September 2026[5](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-names-todd-sisitsky-peter-rutland-co-ceos-effective-2028-2026-09-08/) |
| Notable deal | Pension Insurance Corporation: first invested 2017, sold to Athora in July 2025 at a valuation above £5.7bn[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) |
| Status (Sept 2026) | Active; Fund III closed and deploying[3](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) |
## What CVC Strategic Opportunities is
The strategy sits inside CVC Capital Partners, a private markets manager with about €212 billion in assets under management as of September 2026.[5](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-names-todd-sisitsky-peter-rutland-co-ceos-effective-2028-2026-09-08/) CVC describes Strategic Opportunities as a response to client demand for a longer-term, lower-risk form of compounding private equity, investing in more mature businesses that may not suit a traditional private equity mandate.[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
The legal entities behind the SEC filings are fund vehicles, not operating companies. CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities III (A) L.P. is a Jersey limited partnership organized in 2022, with general partner CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities III Limited at 27 [Esplanade](https://www.edgepedia.org/esplanade), St Helier, Jersey.[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml) A parallel vehicle, CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities III (B) SCSp, is organized in Luxembourg at 26 Boulevard Royal and filed its own Form D on 21 January 2025.[4](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0002052526) The multiple registrants reflect the fund's parallel-vehicle structure across jurisdictions.[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml) • [4](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0002052526)
## Strategy
Strategic Opportunities targets control, co-control, or minority influence positions in cash-generative, low-volatility businesses, often partnering with founders or long-term owners.[3](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) Per CVC's own reporting, the strategy targets investments of €250–750 million, roughly ten investments per fund, a hold period of 6–10 years, and returns of 13–15% gross IRR with a 5%+ annualised yield and 2.5–3.0x gross MOIC (multiple on invested capital; total value returned per euro invested).[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
## Funds by the numbers
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Gross MOIC | Gross IRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Opportunities I | 2016 | €3.9bn | 2.4x | 13% |
| Strategic Opportunities II | 2019 | €4.6bn | 1.7x | 16% |
| Strategic Opportunities III | 2024 | €4.6bn | 1.1x | 16% |
Figures are as reported in CVC's FY2025 annual report.[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) Realised Strategic Opportunities investments since inception have returned 2.3x at 19% gross IRR, according to the same report.[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
The Form D record is a partial window, not a measure of fund size. The Fund III (A) L.P. reported total amount sold of $461,381,175 (404.1 million euros converted) as of the 10 June 2025 amendment, in an offering with indefinite total and remaining amounts.[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml) These figures cover only the US-offering slice of each fund; the whole-fund sizes are the euro figures above.[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml) • [3](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
Fund III held its final close at €4.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025, against a €4.5 billion target.[3](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) Strategy-level AUM stood at €16 billion as of FY2025,[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) within CVC's roughly €212 billion group as of September 2026.[5](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-names-todd-sisitsky-peter-rutland-co-ceos-effective-2028-2026-09-08/) Public pension commitment data, unverified against primary LP records, indicates CalSTRS committed $234.8 million to Strategic Opportunities III (2025 vintage) and the same amount to Fund II (2020, net IRR 19.9%, TVPI 1.55x), CPPIB committed $275 million to Fund II, and CalPERS committed $997.3 million to a 2017 Strategic Opportunities Compounding Capital vehicle (12.1% net IRR, 1.94x TVPI).[6](https://arboralt.com/gp/cvc-capital-partners)
## Portfolio and exits
The strategy's most prominent position was Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a UK insurer. CVC first invested in 2017, with follow-ons in 2018, and 2020 including a £750 million primary capital raise; in July 2025 CVC Strategic Opportunities announced the sale of its stake to Athora Holding Limited in a transaction valuing PIC at a consideration in excess of £5.7 billion.[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
In 2024 the strategy realized its investment in GEMS Education and made a significant investment in Hempel, the coatings maker.[3](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf) During FY2025 it completed three new investments: Gaming Laboratories International, International Schools Partnership, and Dream Games, with signed exits including PIC and Sebia. CVC reports 16 consecutive quarters of portfolio value growth since Q1 2022.[1](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
## Structure, people and filings
The SEC filings name the Jersey general partner's directors: Carl John Hansen, Victoria Emma Cabot, John Fredric Maxey, and Jonathan George Wrigley; Hansen signed the June 2025 Form D/A as Director of the General Partner.[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml) The filings also reference CVC Funding, LLC of New York, a placement-related entity that receives a fee from its parent CVC Credit Partners, LLC under an expense sharing agreement, with the general partner responsible for an agreed share of the fee applicable to the fund's distribution.[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml)
The Jersey domicile explains why the Form D filings carry a Jersey address: the limited partnerships are registered there (a related vehicle, CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities B L.P., was created in Jersey on 24 August 2015 and remains active per its LEI record, last updated July 2026), while the (B) vehicle of Fund III is a Luxembourg SCSp.[7](https://leiscan.com/lei/2138001FPRZZK8OCM633) • [4](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0002052526) Form D is filed because portions of the offerings are made to US investors under exemptions for private funds.[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml)
## Recent developments
CVC listed on Euronext Amsterdam in April 2024. As of September 2026 its shares were down nearly 19% from the debut price.[5](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-names-todd-sisitsky-peter-rutland-co-ceos-effective-2028-2026-09-08/) For full-year 2025 the group reported fee-paying AUM of €148 billion, beating consensus of €146 billion, with record annual realizations of €21.9 billion and planned fundraises including Fund X.[8](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-tops-expectations-fee-paying-assets-under-management-2025-2026-02-12/) On 9 September 2026 CVC named insider Peter Rutland and TPG's Todd Sisitsky as co-chief executives, with Rob Lucas stepping down in the first quarter of 2028.[5](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-names-todd-sisitsky-peter-rutland-co-ceos-effective-2028-2026-09-08/)
## References
1. [CVC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Our Strategies and Performance](https://www.cvc.com/media/xlthjhza/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2025_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
2. [SEC Form D/A — CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities III (A) L.P. (filed 2025-06-10)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1972475/000197247525000001/xslFormDX08/primary_doc.xml)
3. [CVC Annual Report and Accounts 2024 — Our Strategies and Performance](https://www.cvc.com/media/4ukdrclo/cvc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024_our-strategies-and-performance.pdf)
4. [SEC EDGAR filing history — CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities III (B) SCSp (CIK 2052526)](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0002052526)
5. [Reuters: CVC names insider, TPG executive as co-CEOs to succeed Lucas in 2028 (September 2026)](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-names-todd-sisitsky-peter-rutland-co-ceos-effective-2028-2026-09-08/)
6. [Arbor Data — CVC Capital Partners LP commitment data (unverified aggregator)](https://arboralt.com/gp/cvc-capital-partners)
7. [LEI record — CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities B L.P.](https://leiscan.com/lei/2138001FPRZZK8OCM633)
8. [Reuters: CVC's fee-paying assets under management narrowly beat market forecasts (February 2026)](https://www.reuters.com/business/cvc-tops-expectations-fee-paying-assets-under-management-2025-2026-02-12/)
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