UK Resident, Netherlands Citizen, Billionaire, Co-founder & Chairman of $19.6 Billion Private Equity Firm CVC Capital Partners Rolly van Rappard (Age 64) with $1.5 Billion Fortune Plans to Relocate from London to Milan in Italy, CVC Founded in 1981 by Citigroup as Citicorp Venture Capital, Became Independent (Spinoff) in 1993 to Create CVC Capital Partners Co-founded by Donald Mackenzie, Steve Koltes & Rolly van Rappard, IPO on Netherlands Euronext Amsterdam in 2024 at €14 Billion Valuation, CVC Has $227 Billion AUM in 2025
19th May 2025 | Hong Kong
UK resident, Netherlands citizen, billionaire, co-founder & Chairman of private equity firm CVC Capital Partners ($19.6 billion market value, $227 billion AUM) Rolly van Rappard (age 64) with $1.5 billion fortune has been reported to be planning to relocate from London to Milan in Italy. CVC was founded in 1981 by Citigroup as Citicorp Venture Capital, and became independent (Spinoff) in 1993 to create CVC Capital Partners co-founded by Donald Mackenzie, Steve Koltes & Rolly van Rappard. In 2024, CVC IPO on Netherlands Euronext Amsterdam at €14 billion valuation (Current market value at €17.5 billion / $19.6 billion). In 2025, CVC has $227 billion AUM. In 2025 April, Goldman Sachs Vice-Chair & CEO International Richard Gnodde was reported to be relocating from UK London to Italy Milan. Richard Gnodde joined Goldman Sachs 38 years ago in 1987, was appointed as President of Goldman Sachs Singapore & Co-Head of Investment Banking Asia in 1999, and appointed as Co-CEO of Goldman Sachs International in 2006. In 2025 April, UK billionaires & real estate siblings Ian Livingstone & Richard Livingstone with $8 billion fortune have changed their residencies from UK to Monaco between 2025 March & April. Also in 2025 April, billionaire, Egypt richest man & UK resident Nassef Sawiris (Age 64) with $10 billion fortune is exiting the UK due to end of UK tax benefits for non-domiciled residents and is currently a resident of Italy. In 2023, Nassef Sawiris announced to relocate his family office NNS Group to Abu Dhabi. In 2025 April, UK-based billionaire & Chairman of the world’s 2nd largest steel maker ArcelorMittal ($22 billion market value) Lakshmi Mittal with $18 billion fortune is considering to leave UK with the end of UK tax benefits for non-domiciled residents. Lakshmi Mittal relocated to UK in 1995. Profile – Rolly van Rappard is the Non-executive Chair of the Company’s Board and an employee of CVC Advisers Limited. He is a co-founder and former chair of CVC, having joined in 1989. Prior to joining CVC, Rolly worked for Citicorp in corporate finance in London and Amsterdam. Rolly holds an MA degree in Economics from Columbia University, New York, United States, and an LLM from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. CVC is a global leader in private markets, with a history of creating sustainable value over more than 40 years. CVC has seven complementary strategies across Private Equity, Secondaries, Credit and Infrastructure. Since 1993, CVC has diversified and scaled the CVC Network, and built on its strong foundations in Europe to create a global platform comprising 30 local office locations across six continents. CVC believes that the breadth and depth of this global platform provides it with a strong competitive advantage when originating investment opportunities and levering its collective resources for the benefit of its portfolio companies and clients. CVC Capital Partners plc is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
“ UK Resident, Netherlands Citizen, Billionaire, Co-founder & Chairman of $19.6 Billion Private Equity Firm CVC Capital Partners Rolly van Rappard (Age 64) with $1.5 Billion Fortune Plans to Relocate from London to Milan in Italy, CVC Founded in 1981 by Citigroup as Citicorp Venture Capital, Became Independent (Spinoff) in 1993 to Create CVC Capital Partners Co-founded by Donald Mackenzie, Steve Koltes & Rolly van Rappard, IPO on Netherlands Euronext Amsterdam in 2024 at €14 Billion Valuation, CVC Has $227 Billion AUM in 2025 “
UK Resident, Netherlands Citizen, Billionaire, Co-founder & Chairman of $19.6 Billion Private Equity Firm CVC Capital Partners Rolly van Rappard (Age 64) with $1.5 Billion Fortune Plans to Relocate from London to Milan in Italy, CVC Founded in 1981 by Citigroup as Citicorp Venture Capital, Became Independent (Spinoff) in 1993 to Create CVC Capital Partners Co-founded by Donald Mackenzie, Steve Koltes & Rolly van Rappard, IPO on Netherlands Euronext Amsterdam in 2024 at €14 Billion Valuation, CVC Has $227 Billion AUM in 2025
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