Ken Young

Ken Young’s Biography

Ken is a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at CVC, a leading global private markets manager.

During the fifteen years Ken has been at CVC, he has held various leadership positions across the organisation. In addition to his role as COO, he also supports business development and raising capital globally.

Prior to CVC, Ken was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan and a member of the leveraged finance team, before which he was at CIBC for six years.

Ken began his career in law, training with Dickson Minto before joining Allen & Overy as an Associate Banking Lawyer specialising in European leveraged finance.

Ken graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B), and a Diploma in Legal Practice. Ken is a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at CVC, a leading global private markets manager.

During the fifteen years Ken has been at CVC, he has held various leadership positions across the organisation. In addition to his role as COO, he also supports business development and raising capital globally.

Prior to CVC, Ken was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan and a member of the leveraged finance team, before which he was at CIBC for six years.

Ken began his career in law, training with Dickson Minto before joining Allen & Overy as an Associate Banking Lawyer specialising in European leveraged finance.

Ken graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B), and a Diploma in Legal Practice.

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Ken Young’s Background

CVC

Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer

Sep 2008 - Present

London, UK

CVC is a global leader in private equity, credit, and secondaries with €191 billion in AUM and an international presence spread across 30 local offices. Ken was appointed Chair of CVC Credit in 2020 and Chief Operating Officer of CVC in 2023.

J.P. Morgan

Executive Director

Sep 2006 - Sep 2008

London, UK

J.P. Morgan is a leading global financial services firm offering investment banking, asset management, and wealth management services worldwide. Ken was an Executive Director and part of the bank’s leveraged finance team where he focussed on originating and underwriting European leveraged finance transactions.

CIBC

Executive Director

Sep 2000 - Aug 2006

London, UK

CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto. It has international operations in the US, UK, Caribbean and Asia.

Allen & Overy

Associate

Sep 1998 - Aug 2000

London, UK

Allen & Overy is a prestigious international law firm with 580 partners and 5,600 employees operating out of over 40 offices in 31 countries. Ken Young joined A&O as an Associate Banking Lawyer and part of the Leveraged Finance team, known for its market-leading knowledge of the sector.

Dickson Minto

Trainee

Sep 1996 - Aug 1998

London, UK

With offices in Edinburgh and London, Dickson Minto is a renowned UK legal practice that specialises in corporate law, M&A, finance, and commercial property. Ken worked for Dickson Minto’s London office as a trainee lawyer focused on private equity and leveraged finance.

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Current Board Positions

CVC Credit

Chair

2020 - Present

CVC Credit is the business's dedicated Credit division. Established in 2005 it forms part of the CVC platform’s seven complementary strategies: Europe & the Americas; Asia; Strategic Opportunities; Growth; Secondaries; Infrastructure; and Credit.

Speaking Engagements

St Paul’s Virtual Finance Network 2022 – The Growth of Private Markets

Speaker

Mar 2022

London, UK

Ken Young was a contributor to a webinar discussing the growth in private markets, and the factors that have influenced this trend. The talk was part a Finance Networking Evening for pupils and recent old boys of St Paul's School in Barnes, London.