Nick Clarry
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Managing Partner
London, GB
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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Biography
Nick Clarry is a Managing Partner at CVC, a significant player in the global private equity market. He joined CVC in 2003 and is head of Sports, Media & Entertainment for CVC globally, working alongside 30 country teams at CVC on investments in that vertical. Led by its Managing Partners and majority owned by its employees, CVC is a private equity and investment advisory firm that manages funds for investors all over the world. Its success is driven by professional teams who have a thorough understanding of the specialised corporate environments in which they work. Nick's first sports investment at CVC was Formula One, where he worked to institutionalise and globalise the sport and help it to achieve its full potential. The MotoGP investment & Formula One investment helped establish the concept of sports as an asset class for CVC. As Head of Sports, Media & Entertainment, Nick has contributed to many large investments for CVC including La Liga, LFP (Ligue 1), Six Nations Rugby, Premiership Rugby, United Rugby Championship, Volleyball World, Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, Stage Entertainment, SkyBet and Samsonite International among others. CVC has a strong commitment to philanthropic work in its local communities around the world. Nick served on CVC’s Foundation Committee and has also sought to provide philanthropic support to several organisations in London over the last 20 years including Great Ormond Street Hospital, ZooNation, the British Film Institute, the Serpentine Galleries, and the Courtauld Institute. Nick served as Chair of The Old Vic Theatre Trust from 2014 to 2025. The Old Vic is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit theatres, working in the arts, education and the community. Prior to joining CVC, Nick spent 10 years in investment banking, primarily in the mergers and acquisitions departments at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
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Background
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2003 — Present
Managing Partner
CVC
CVC is an international credit and private equity firm. It was founded in 1981 and now has 30 local offices worldwide. Nick is the Head of Sports, Media and Entertainment at CVC globally.
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2000 — 2003
Vice President
Morgan Stanley | Investment Banking and Capital Markets
Morgan Stanley is a financial services and investment bank based in New York and founded in 1931. The investment bank has offices in more than 42 countries and employs more than 55,000 people throughout the world, providing financial services to firms, governments, institutions, and individuals.
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1996 — 2000
Associate
Goldman Sachs Investment Banking
At Goldman Sachs, bankers advise and assist its clients with some of their most critical strategic decisions and transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions.
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1994 — 1996
Analyst
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Through a global network of investment specialists, J.P. Morgan provides customers with strategies and experience spanning the full range of asset classes.
In The News
Newsfeed
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25 June 2026 · PE Hub
CVC to invest in online chess platform Chess.com
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21 June 2026 · Kuwait Times
InvestGB expands access to private equity opportunities through partnership with CVC
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16 March 2024 · Financial Times
Private equity investor CVC makes its mark on rugby union
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9 February 2024 · Financial Times
Carlyle to sell UK video games maker Jagex for £910mn
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16 January 2024 · The Telegraph
‘It will come under one umbrella, like Coca-Cola’: Inside CVC’s vision for growing rugby
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15 January 2024 · The Telegraph
‘They saved the Premiership’: Behind CVC’s five years in rugby
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13 December 2021 · Sport Mint Media
LaLiga finally lands CVC as partner
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3 December 2021 · Bloomberg
Bloomberg 50: The finance trailblazers of 2021
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Formative Years
Education
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University of Cambridge
BA (Hons), Economics
1990 — 1993
Areas Of Focus