Key Takeaways
- • CVC is exploring a bid to take Swedish security firm Verisure private, less than a year after Hellman & Friedman floated the company in Stockholm, the Financial Times reported on October 21, 2026, according to Reuters.
- • Verisure was listed in October 2025 at a valuation of 13.7 billion euros ($15.39 billion); its market value has since fallen to about 9.7 billion euros per LSEG data, with shares down more than 33% year to date.
- • CVC's interest is at an early stage and there is no certainty a deal will materialise, according to the FT report; neither Verisure nor CVC has commented.
- • Hellman & Friedman remains Verisure's largest shareholder with a 43.62% stake, per LSEG data.
Summary
Buyout firm CVC (CVC.AS) is exploring a bid to take Swedish security company Verisure (VSURE.ST) private, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, less than a year after private equity firm Hellman & Friedman floated the company in Stockholm. Reuters said it could not immediately verify the report, and Verisure and CVC declined to comment.
Verisure provides professionally monitored security services across 18 countries in Europe and Latin America. The company was listed in October 2025 at a valuation of 13.7 billion euros ($15.39 billion). According to LSEG data, its market value has since fallen to about 9.7 billion euros, with shares down more than 33% so far this year. The decline in valuation since listing is central to the reported interest in a take-private transaction.
According to the FT report, CVC's interest is at an early stage and there is no certainty a deal will materialise. Hellman & Friedman remains Verisure's largest shareholder with a 43.62% stake, LSEG data show, meaning any take-private transaction would require engagement with the firm as the dominant holder.
Verisure provides professionally monitored security services across 18 countries in Europe and Latin America. The company was listed in October 2025 at a valuation of 13.7 billion euros ($15.39 billion). According to LSEG data, its market value has since fallen to about 9.7 billion euros, with shares down more than 33% so far this year. The decline in valuation since listing is central to the reported interest in a take-private transaction.
According to the FT report, CVC's interest is at an early stage and there is no certainty a deal will materialise. Hellman & Friedman remains Verisure's largest shareholder with a 43.62% stake, LSEG data show, meaning any take-private transaction would require engagement with the firm as the dominant holder.
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