M&A Deal Summary

CVC Capital Partners and FIVB Acquire Volleyball World

On February 1, 2021, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and FIVB acquired media company Volleyball World

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 5th and FIVB’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 4th and FIVB’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-02-01
Target Volleyball World
Sector Media
Buyer(s) CVC Capital Partners
FIVB
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Volleyball World

Lausanne, Switzerland
Volleyball World is responsible for the commercial operation of key volleyball and beach volleyball international events, including: the World Championships, Olympic Qualifiers and the Volleyball Nations League. Volleyball World was founded in 2021 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 266 of 328
Sector: Media M&A 5 of 10
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Switzerland M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-13 Petco Health and Wellness Company

San Diego, California, United States

Petco Health and Wellness Company is a health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents, and their own Petco partners. The company is focused on delivering comprehensive wellness solutions through its products and services, and creating communities that deepen the pet-pet parent bond. It operates more than 1,500 Petco locations across the U.S., Mexico, and Puerto Rico, including a growing network of more than 100 in-store veterinary hospitals, and offer a complete online resource for pet health and wellness. Petco Health and Wellness Company was founded in 1965 and is based in San Diego, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-03 FineToday

Tokyo, Japan

FineToday is a manufacturer and distributor of cosmetic accessories. FineToday is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Buyer

FIVB

Lausanne, Switzerland

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

FIVB is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level. Working closely with national federations and private enterprises the FIVB aims to develop Volleyball as a major world media and entertainment sport through world-class planning and organisation of competitions, marketing and development activities. FIVB is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1