Trade & Services

CVI provides funding to businesses in the trade and services sector – retail and franchise chains, distributors and wholesalers, as well as operators of consumer services such as fitness centres, catering and home services.

Trade and services are one of the pillars of Central European economies – private consumption remains the main driver of economic growth. Rising wages and increasing purchasing power are fuelling market growth, whilst the rapidly expanding e-commerce sector is transforming the way consumers purchase goods and services. The sector is consolidating and becoming more professional – the importance of scale, chain formats, multi-channel sales and operational efficiency is growing.

CVI financing can be used for capital expenditure, working capital, mergers and acquisitions, debt refinancing, recapitalisation or the buy-out of shareholders – as well as any combination of these purposes. The typical value of a single transaction ranges from EUR 3 million to 30 million.