Portrait of Rolly van Rappard

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Rolly van Rappard

Net worth $1.6B

Private Equity · Netherlands

Born
Sep 27, 1960
Age
65
Source
Private Equity
Residence
London
Citizenship
Netherlands
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Rolly van Rappard is a cofounder and non-executive chair of the board of Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.
  • The firm went public on the Amsterdam stock exchange in 2024 and van Rappard owns a nearly 7% stake.
  • CVC was established in 1981 as the European operations of Citicorp Venture Capital, the VC arm of Citigroup.
  • In 1993, van Rappard and seven cofounders acquired the business and spun it out as CVC. They raised their first fund in 1996 and shifted their focus to private equity.
  • CVC's investments include Petco, Swiss watchmaker Breitling and Spanish soccer league La Liga.
  • Van Rappard has a family office in Luxembourg that invests in public and private firms in Europe.
  • Van Rappard co-owns a yacht, the 184-foot Blue II, with CVC cofounder Steve Koltes.

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