CC Capital

What CC Capital does

CC Capital is a New York-based private equity firm founded in 2015–2016 by Chinh Chu, formerly Co-Head of Private Equity at Blackstone, with co-founder Douglas Newton and a small partnership (11–50 employees) drawn largely from Blackstone, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs. The firm invests in long-term, high-quality companies across financial services, technology, insurance, and consumer sectors, deploying capital through three principal channels: sponsor-led SPAC vehicles (five IPOs since 2016 raising more than $1.8 billion in aggregate), direct private equity take-privates and acquisitions (notably Dun & Bradstreet at $7.2 billion and Insignia Financial at A$3.9 billion), and an integrated insurance and asset-management platform built around Westaim, Arena Investors, and Ceres Life Insurance.

The portfolio is anchored by category-leading operating companies — Dun & Bradstreet (commercial data), Wilshire ($1.2 trillion assets under advisement), Insignia Financial (A$342 billion in FUM), Getty Images, E2open, Utz Brands, Fidelity & Guaranty Life, and the Westaim/Arena platform ($4.5 billion AUM). Underlying technology is limited to portfolio-level systems rather than a unified CC Capital platform; the firm monetizes via capital appreciation, carried interest, recurring management and advisory fees on Arena and Wilshire, and SPAC promote economics at business-combination closing.

CC Capital's go-to-market is direct institutional outreach to family offices, endowments, and pension funds seeking differentiated PE exposure, supplemented by deal-sourcing relationships with management teams, boards, and co-investor networks (Cannae, Thomas H. Lee, Carlyle Global Credit, Neuberger Berman, Motive Partners, OneIM). Geographic reach spans the United States, Australia, and Europe, with regulatory approvals (FIRB, APRA, SEC) routinely secured for cross-border transactions.

Name

CC Capital

Legal name

CC Capital Partners LLC

Website

https://cc.capital

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CC Capital is a New York-based private equity firm founded by ex-Blackstone dealmaker Chinh Chu that makes long-term control investments in financial services, insurance, technology, and consumer companies via SPACs, take-privates, and an integrated insurance and asset-management platform, serving institutional LPs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Investment Management

NAICS

Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Other Financial Vehicles (525990), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategic / Balance-Sheet CVC (On-balance-sheet investing) (FSANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Credit / Direct Lending (FSAAAHAG)

Keywords

• Private equity investments
• Special purpose acquisitions
• Portfolio management
• Alternative investments
• Long-term capital

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private Equity Investment Returns: CC Capital generates returns through capital appreciation from portfolio companies, realized gains upon exits, and carried interest from successful investments. The firm also sponsors SPACs that generate fees upon business combination completion.
2. Asset Management and Platform Fees: Through its integrated insurance and asset management platforms (Westaim, Arena Investors), the firm earns management fees on assets under management/advisement. Arena Investors reached $4.5 billion AUM and Wilshire has $1.2 trillion of assets under advisement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CC Capital is a private equity firm that makes long-term investments in high-quality companies through direct equity acquisitions, take-private transactions, and SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) sponsorships. The firm deploys capital across financial services, technology, insurance, and consumer sectors, typically through large-scale leveraged buyouts and business combinations, while providing strategic and operational guidance to portfolio company management teams.

Product overview

CC Capital is a private equity investment firm that makes long-term investments in high-quality companies. Rather than offering a unified software product or platform, CC Capital's business model centers on acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of companies across multiple sectors including financial services, insurance, technology, media, and consumer goods. The portfolio includes: Insignia Financial (Australian wealth management), Westaim (annuity insurance and asset management), Ceres Life Insurance (technology-driven annuity provider), Getty Images (digital visual content), E2open (supply chain software), Wilshire (investment technology and advisory), Utz Brands (snack manufacturing), Dun & Bradstreet (commercial data and analytics), and Fidelity & Guaranty Life (annuities and life insurance).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CC Neuberger Principal Holdings: SPAC platform created in partnership with Neuberger Berman for acquiring businesses through special purpose acquisition companies
• Collier Creek Holdings
• CF Corporation

Products and services

• CF Corporation CC Capital's first sponsored SPAC vehicle, raised $670 million in IPO and subsequently acquired Fidelity & Guaranty Life in November 2017. Targeted institutional and public investors seeking exposure to a blank-check acquisition vehicle in the insurance sector.
• Collier Creek Holdings CC Capital's second sponsored SPAC vehicle, raised $440 million in IPO and subsequently combined with Utz Quality Foods in August 2020 to form publicly traded Utz Brands, Inc. Permanent capital vehicle through which CC Capital invested in Utz Brands.
• CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I SPAC vehicle formed in partnership with Neuberger Berman that completed a business combination with E2open in February 2021 to form publicly traded E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. Provided investors with access to a supply chain software platform transaction.
• CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II SPAC vehicle formed in partnership with Neuberger Berman that completed a business combination with Getty Images in July 2022, returning Getty Images to public markets through a deal valued at approximately $4.8 billion.
• CC Neuberger Principal Holdings III CC Capital's third SPAC vehicle in partnership with Neuberger Berman, raised $402.5 million in IPO for future acquisition targets. Provided investors with exposure to a third CC Capital sponsored blank-check vehicle.
• Private Equity Investment Management Core investment management service offered by CC Capital, providing long-term capital, operational expertise, and strategic guidance to portfolio companies. Manages integrated insurance and asset management platforms including Arena Investors ($4.5 billion AUM) and Wilshire ($1.2 trillion assets under advisement). Targeted at institutional investors including family offices, endowments, and pension funds.

Quantifiable outcome

• Created integrated insurance and asset management platform through Westaim transaction
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• One Investment Management (OneIM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026CC Capital and OneIM jointly completed the A$3.9 billion acquisition of Insignia Financial, Australia's leading diversified wealth management group. Both acquirers expressed confidence in Insignia's Vision 2030 growth strategy and committed to providing long-term capital investment.
• Motive PartnerskeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026CC Capital partnered with Motive Partners and St. Giles Group to acquire Wilshire in January 2021, combining CC Capital's private equity expertise with Motive Partners' financial services focus.
• Westaim CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2025CC Capital and Westaim completed a strategic transaction creating an integrated insurance and asset management platform. CC Capital made a significant investment in April 2025 and integrated assets including Arena Investors and Ceres Life Insurance into the platform.
• Arena Investors Group HoldingscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2025Arena Investors is part of CC Capital's integrated insurance and asset management platform with Westaim. New management team including Andrew Rabinowitz as President and Matthew Skurbe as COO leads the platform.
• Neuberger BermancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020CC Capital and Neuberger Berman formed a partnership for the CC Neuberger Principal Holdings platform, combining CC Capital's deal-making expertise with Neuberger Berman's investment capabilities. This platform has sponsored multiple SPACs including CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I, II, and III.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Carlyle Group: Global private equity firm that is also a strategic partner to CC Capital, having provided preferred equity financing through its Global Credit platform to support the A$3.9B Insignia Financial acquisition. Directly comparable in scale and cross-border financial services deal-making.
• KKR & Co. One of the largest global private equity and alternative asset managers. Comparable in broad PE strategy, capital scale, and willingness to lead mega-deals; a CC Capital finance associate previously worked at KKR, evidencing talent overlap.
• Apollo Global Management: Large alternative asset manager with deep private equity, credit, and insurance platform. Closely comparable to CC Capital's evolving insurance and asset management strategy via Westaim/Arena/Ceres and to its focus on opportunistic, complex transactions.
• Blackstone: CC Capital founder Chinh Chu was Co-Head of Private Equity at Blackstone for 25 years, and multiple CC Capital senior leaders (Newton, Giordano, DiBlasi, Kavaler) came from Blackstone. Blackstone is the dominant global alternative asset manager and the ultimate benchmark for CC Capital's investment style and talent pedigree.

Direct peers

• TPG: Publicly listed global private equity firm with comparable sector breadth across financial services, technology, and consumer. Similar take-private and growth equity playbook, and broadly similar scale in flagship funds.
• Warburg Pincus: Established global private equity firm with a long-duration, sector-diversified investment approach that closely mirrors CC Capital's stated strategy of long-term investments in high-quality companies across financial services, technology, and consumer.
• Fortress Investment Group: Alternative asset manager with credit and asset management capabilities comparable to the Arena Investors and Wilshire platforms within CC Capital. Similar opportunistic, complex-deal orientation.
• Centerbridge Partners: Mid-sized private equity firm focused on financial services and special situations, of broadly comparable size to CC Capital. Managing Director Katherine Kavaler joined CC Capital from Centerbridge, evidencing direct talent overlap and comparable investment mandate.
• Stone Point Capital: Private equity firm focused on financial services, comparable to CC Capital's portfolio concentration in financial services, insurance, and asset management (Wilshire, Arena, Westaim, Insignia, F&G Life). Similar size and thematic specialization.
• Bain Capital: Global private equity firm of comparable scale and deal profile, with similar sector breadth across financial services, technology, and consumer. Senior CC Capital member Jason Giordano came from Bain Capital, reflecting direct talent overlap and similar investment approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A4 records

Investments

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