Candover
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| Type | Private Ownership, Limited liability company |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters |  London, United Kingdom |
| Industry | Private Equity |
| Products | Investments, private equity funds |
| Total assets | €8.7 billion |
| Employees | 40+ |
| Website | www.candover.com |
Candover, established in 1980 and UK based, specialises in arranging and leading large buyouts and buyins. Candover is structured as an investment trust. Investments in buyouts are provided in two forms, from Candover Investments plc and more significantly from third party funds raised and managed by Candover Partners Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Candover Investments plc, (LSE: CDI), which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Candover's current fund closed at €3.5 billion in November 2005.
Candover has offices in London, Düsseldorf, Paris, Madrid and Milan.
Since 1980, Candover has raised nine funds with total capital commitments of more than €8.7 billion. Candover have completed 133 deals worth over €40 billion.
[edit] Current investments
- Springer - Together with Cinven, Candover bought the academic publishers Springer-Verlag and Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2003 and merged them together under the name Springer Science+Business Media.
- Get
- Hilding Anders
- DX Group
- Ferretti Group
- Eurotax Glass's
[edit] Previous investments
- Picard
