CapVest

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in London, CapVest is a private equity investor with additional offices in New York and Dublin. It typically acquires controlling stakes in businesses operating in resilient sectors where demand is relatively non-discretionary.

CapVest focuses on consumer staples, healthcare and essential services. Its investment approach combines organic growth with acquisitions, often building larger international platforms through consolidation. Examples include Valeo Foods, created through acquisitions in European food, and Curium, formed around a carved-out nuclear-imaging business.

The firm is especially suited to students interested in hands-on buyout investing and operational value creation: its internship description references live deal execution, financial modelling and support for value-creation projects across portfolio companies.