Candover Investments

Candover Investments plc.

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Private equity
Founded	1980
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Key people	Richard Stone, Chairman
Products	private equity funds
Revenue	$41.2 million (2008)
Operating income	$8.0 million (2008)
Net income	$(212.6) million (2008)
Number of employees	circa 40
Website	www.candover.com

Candover Investments plc. is a British-based, private equity firm, specialising in arranging and leading large buyouts and buyins. Candover Investments is structured as an investment trust. On 31 August 2010 Candover announced that it would unwind its assets and return money to shareholders and investors.^[1]

At its peak Candover had offices in London, Paris, Madrid and Milan. Since 1980, Candover raised nine funds with total capital commitments of more than $8.7 billion.^[2]

References

External links

• Official Website

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