CVC explores deal to take Verisure private a year after IPO, FT reports

CVC Considers Taking Verisure Private After Stock Value Drops Post-IPO

Overview of CVC's Potential Bid for Verisure

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Buyout firm CVC is exploring a bid to take Swedish security firm Verisure private, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, less than a year after private equity firm Hellman & Friedman floated the company in Stockholm.

Key Details of the Verisure Situation

Here are some details:

Verisure's Market Performance Since IPO

• Verisure, which provides professionally monitored security services across 18 countries in Europe and Latin America, was listed in October 2025 at a valuation of 13.7 billion euros ($15.39 billion)

• The company's market value has since fallen to about 9.7 billion euros, according to LSEG data, with its shares down more than 33% so far this year

Current Stakeholders and Comments

• Reuters could not immediately verify the report, while Verisure and CVC declined to comment

• CVC's interest is at an early stage and there is no certainty a deal will materialise, the report said

Ownership Structure

• Hellman & Friedman remains Verisure's largest shareholder with a 43.62% stake, LSEG data show

Additional Information

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(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore)