CVC assesses possible Verisure take-private bid, source says (updated)
UPDATE 2-CVC assesses possible Verisure take-private bid, source says Recasts with sourcing, adds additional context
By Anousha Sakoui and Ananya Palyekar
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Buyout group CVC CVC.AS is in the very early stages of assessing a bid to take Verisure VSURE.ST private, a person familiar with the matter said, less than a year after Hellman & Friedman floated the Swedish security firm in Stockholm.
There was no guarantee Amsterdam-listed CVC would pursue a deal and no offer has been made to Verisure, the person said.
Verisure provides professionally monitored security services across 18 countries in Europe and Latin America. It was listed by Hellman & Friedman in October 2025 at a valuation of €13.7 billion ($15.39 billion)
Its value has since fallen to about €9.7 billion, LSEG data shows, with its shares down more than 33% so far this year
Verisure and CVC declined to comment
Hellman & Friedman remains Verisure's largest shareholder with a 43.62% stake, LSEG data shows
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(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru and Anousha Sakoui in London; Editing by Vijay Kishore and Alexander Smith)
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