CVC is an independent buy-out group founded in 1981 and has raised over US$18 billion (€16.8 billion) in Europe and Asia. Of this total, US$15.5 billion has been raised in Europe and US$2.7 billion in Asia.

Since 1981, CVC has acquired over 220 companies in Europe for a total consideration of more than €61.9 billion. CVC's current European portfolio of 38 companies has a combined transaction size of over €32.2 billion.

CVC operates an integrated European network of 12 offices. The most extensive and longest established team of any private equity group in Europe.

CVC's European operations have an experienced team of 53 investment professionals led by 15 partners who are responsible for evaluating investments, providing strategic input to portfolio companies and maintaining a regular dialogue with investors.

How have Frontier helped CVC?

Since 1998, Frontier have provided a full range of IT services to CVC. We continue to work very closely with CVC to ensure their IT systems are run effectively, and efficiently, across their global network of offices. Some of the projects and services are listed below:

• Desktop Support
• Network Design, Implementation and Support
• Hardware Support
• Software Support
• Server Maintenance
• Disaster Recovery and Backup Solutions
• Swyx (VoIP) Phone System Implementation, Support and Maintenance
• Bespoke Development including an Expense System, Portfolio Management Software, Contact Management and Investor Portals
• Administration of Investor Portals
• Consultancy
• Project Management
• Hardware / Software Procurement
• Systems Monitoring and Reporting
• Email / Blackberry Implementation, Support and Maintenance