Candover Investments

Candover Investments plc. was 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]

Candover Investments plc.

Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: CDI
Industry	Private equity
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Fate	Company placed into members’ voluntary liquidation
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

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]

On 19 April 2018, the Company was placed into members’ voluntary liquidation.^[3]