CVC, a global private markets manager focused on private equity, secondaries and credit, has acquired an initial stake of 60 percent in infrastructure manager DIF Capital Partners, rebranding the combined company to CVC DIF. An additional stake of 20 percent will be acquired shortly after Dec. 31, 2026, and the final 20 percent will be acquired shortly after Dec. 31, 2028.
The companies said the investment strategies, the composition of the investment committees and the branding of the individual investment strategies will remain unchanged.
Wim Blaasse, managing partner and head of CVC DIF will transition to chair effective July 1, 2025, with Gijs Voskuyl, managing partner becoming head of CVC DIF. Blaasse will remain fully involved in helping drive the business during the next several years, including chairing its investment committees.
Voskuyl joined DIF in 2008 and has played an instrumental role in building the DIF platform during the past 16 years, alongsid
