Freshfields is advising CVC, one of the world’s leading private equity and investment advisory firms, on the establishment of its strategic partnership with Glendower Capital, a leading private equity secondaries manager. Glendower Capital's secondaries platform represents a strong complement to CVC's existing family of private equity and credit strategies. The partnership will greatly complement and enhance both firms’ existing businesses and create a combined group with total assets under management of approximately €113bn. The Freshfields team is being led by partners Charles Hayes, David Sonter, Jill Gatehouse and senior associate Andy Robinson.