CVC Capital Partners Closes €4.6 Billion CVC Strategic Opportunities II Fund
Simpson Thacher represented CVC Capital Partners in the formation and fundraising of CVC Strategic Opportunities II (“SO II”). SO II closed at €4.6 billion, exceeding its original target of €4 billion, and will invest in long-term capital appreciation opportunities across Western Europe and North America that fall outside of CVC's traditional private equity strategies.
Since 2016, CVC’s Strategic Opportunities platform has committed €3.6 billion in seven opportunities, the latest of which was GEMS Education.
The Simpson Thacher team included Gareth Earl, Amy Fox, Anna Bellingham, Dan Lloyd and George Thompson (Funds); Meredith Jones and Bill Smolinski (Tax); and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA).