Private equity firm CVC eyes stock market listing - reports

Goldman Sachs working with the firm

Private equity giant CVC is working with Goldman Sachs on a stock market listing, according to reports from The Sunday Times.

However, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News the firm has not mandated banks and is discussing options internally. London-based CVC has $125bn in assets under management with minority positions in Premiership Rugby and Six Nations. It has also been trying to acquire stakes in top Italian and Spanish football leagues. $7.4trn and rising: Asset management's rush to private markets In November the private equity firm agreed to buy Unilever's tea business for €3.4bn. If CVC were to list in London it would be the fourth private equity firm to go public and would f...