Six Nations-shareholder CVC Capital aims to raise €1.25bn 

In Ireland, CVC is best known for the stakes it holds in the Six Nations rugby competition and in the English rugby premiership

The investment fund paid €428m for about a 14.25% stake in the Six Nations alongside the six rugby nations. Picture: Inpho/Dan Sheridan

CVC Capital Partners has revived plans for an initial public offering of shares on the Amsterdam stock market, seeking to raise at least €1.25bn with its investors in a listing that potentially paves the way for other private equity firms to go public. 

CVC, one of Europe’s best-known buyout firms, manages about €186bn of assets and owns stakes in companies including Swiss watchmaker Breitling and Lipton Teas and Infusions.