CVC Capital Partners plc

140080 · 3 acquisitions

As Acquirer(2)

ApprovedAssessment completedWaiverCase number WA-40003

30 Jan 2026

CVC Capital Partners – Smiths Detection Group

The acquisition is for 100% of the shares of Smiths Detection Group Limited and its subsidiaries from Smiths Group International Holdings Limited by two newly incorporated investment vehicles, Skyshield US Bidco Limited and Skyshield UK Bidco Limited, which are indirectly controlled by funds or vehicles managed and/or advised by affiliates of CVC Capital Partners plc. CVC Capital Partners plc is a global alternative investment manager focused on private equity, credit, infrastructure and secondaries. CVC Capital Partners plc hold interests in a number of companies active in a variety of industries around the world, including in financial services, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution, primarily in Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region. Smiths Detection Group is a global provider of advanced security-screening and threat-detection technologies. It has operations in Australia through Smiths Detection (Australia) Pty Limited.

ApprovedAssessment completedNotificationCase number MN-65009

16 Apr 2026

CVC Capital Partners – Marathon Asset Management

CVC Capital Partners plc (CVC Capital Partners) proposes to indirectly acquire 100% of the shares in Marathon Asset Management, LP, Marathon GP Holdings I, LLC and Marathon GP Holdings II, LLC (together, Marathon Asset Management) (the Acquisition). CVC Capital Partners is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange and is part of the CVC Network, a global private equity and investment advisory firm that provides investment advice to and/or manages investments on behalf of certain funds and investment vehicles with assets under management (AuM) globally. The CVC Network manages AuM across private equity, credit, secondaries and infrastructure. It holds interests in a range of industries, including energy, renewables, transportation, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retail and distribution. CVC Capital Partners has interests in Etraveli Group AB, a flight online travel agency (OTA), and in companies which provide pharmaceutical packaging, excipients and specialty chemicals, being Syntegon Technology GmbH, DFE Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, and Cohizon Life Sciences Limited. Marathon Asset Management is a New York-based global asset manager focused on liquid (public) and private credit. In addition to its credit asset management and advisory activities, Marathon Asset Management-advised funds and accounts hold equity stakes in a small number of companies and own and lease out numerous assets. Marathon Asset Management has an interest in Auto Europe Group, a car rental OTA business and in Kaléo Inc, a pharmaceutical manufacturer of auto-injector drug delivery systems for epinephrine and naloxone, which are used to treat anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reactions, and opioid overdoses respectively. Both CVC Capital Partners and Marathon Asset Management supply asset management services, specifically in credit asset management, globally.

Other Party(1)

ApprovedAssessment completedWaiverCase number WA-30015

8d ago

URUS (CVC Capital Partners) – AgriWebb

Alta Genetics Australia Pty Ltd (Alta Genetics) is an Australian subsidiary of the URUS Group. The URUS Group is a global company active in the agricultural sector, specifically providing products and services in bovine genetics and reproductive technology. Valley Agricultural Software, Inc. (VAS) is a subsidiary of the URUS Group. VAS supplies software and information solutions targeted specifically to dairy herd management for intensive dairy operations. The URUS Group, and by extension its subsidiaries, are indirectly controlled by funds advised or managed by affiliates (the CVC Funds) of CVC Capital Partners plc (CVC Capital Partners), a public limited company incorporated in Jersey and listed in Amsterdam. The CVC Network is a global alternative investment manager focused on private equity, credit, infrastructure and secondaries, and includes CVC Capital Partners, its subsidiaries, and the CVC Funds. AgriWebb Pty Ltd (AgriWebb) is an Australian provider of livestock and farming management software. AgriWebb's software management solutions are designed to assist farmers in managing their day-to-day operational business with farm record keeping, farm mapping, livestock management, pasture and grazing management, task and workflow management, and farm auditing and compliance. The parties are both active in the supply of livestock management software. VAS's software is designed to support dairy herd management for intensive dairy operations, whereas AgriWebb's software is directed towards grazing livestock (i.e. beef cattle and sheep) and farming management. The Acquisition concerns the acquisition of 100% of the shares in AgriWebb by the URUS Group (via Alta Genetics).