CVC Introduces CVC Catalyst to Accelerate Growth in European Mid-Market Companies

CVC Introduces CVC Catalyst to Accelerate Growth in European Mid-Market Companies

(IN BRIEF) CVC has launched CVC Catalyst, a sector-agnostic private equity vehicle focused on European mid-market businesses with equity investments below €250 million. The strategy taps into CVC’s extensive network of 16 country offices and five sector teams, and follows the same investment oversight and value-creation methodology as the €26 billion CVC Capital Partners IX fund. It also benefits from technology-sector expertise developed through earlier CVC Growth Funds. With over four decades of mid-market investing experience, CVC Catalyst broadens the firm’s ability to pursue diverse growth opportunities.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 20-Jun-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — CVC has unveiled CVC Catalyst, a new private equity strategy that transcends sector boundaries and targets high-calibre, fast-growing mid-market companies with equity investments up to €250 million, primarily across Europe.

Through CVC Catalyst, investors gain full access to the strengths of the CVC Network—including a pan-European footprint of 16 country offices and five specialised sector teams. This initiative leverages the same Investment Committee oversight and value-creation framework that underpin the €26 billion CVC Capital Partners IX fund, while also drawing on the firm’s proven mid-market technology expertise cultivated via CVC Growth Funds I and II.

Building on more than forty years of backing leading European mid-market enterprises, CVC Catalyst complements CVC Capital Partners IX by widening the firm’s reach across a broader spectrum of attractive investment prospects.

Media Contact:

Patrick Humphris
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Affairs
CVC
Tel: +44 204 576 9526
phumphris@cvc.com

Source: CVC