CVC agrees sale of D-Marin, the leading premium marina operator in the EMEA region to InfraVia Capital Partners

CVC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell CVC Capital Partners VII’s stake in international premium marina operator, D-Marin, to InfraVia Capital Partners, a leading independent private equity firm in Europe. 

Since CVC’s investment in 2020, D-Marin has been transformed into the leading premium marina operator in the EMEA region. CVC recruited a new management team and significantly expanded the company’s footprint beyond its traditional markets in Turkey, Croatia, Greece, and the UAE into Spain, Italy, France, Malta and Albania. D-Marin now operates 28 premium marinas across nine countries, serving more than 50,000 customers annually with over 14,300 berths, including more than 1,000 dedicated superyacht berths. It also manages 12 professional boatyards servicing over 2,500 yachts each year. In addition, significant investment was made to upgrade the business’s digital capabilities to create one of the industry’s most technologically advanced operating and customer experience platforms.

István Szőke of CVC said: “When we invested in D-Marin, we saw a business with tremendous potential. Having put in place an outstanding management team, led by Oliver Dörschuck, we transformed the business from a hidden gem into the clear market leader in premium marinas across Europe and the wider EMEA region. We expanded significantly across the Mediterranean, built the sector’s most digitally advanced platform, and created a business with unmatched scale, customer experience and operational excellence. We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved together and believe D-Marin is uniquely positioned for continued success in its next chapter.” Özgür Önder, Senior Managing Director at CVC, added: “This has been a true partnership built on shared ambition and disciplined execution. We are delighted to see D-Marin begin its new phase of growth from such a position of strength and thank the management team for their exceptional leadership.”

Oliver Dörschuck, CEO of D-Marin said: “InfraVia has consistently demonstrated clear alignment with D-Marin’s customer-first philosophy and our purpose of enriching the yachting experience, and we are well positioned together to accelerate the next phase of our growth. Our partnership with CVC has been instrumental in shaping D-Marin into the business it is today — and the strong foundation they helped build is what powers our next chapter.”

Vincent Levita, CEO InfraVia said: “We are delighted to support D-Marin in this new chapter alongside its management team. The company has become a leading premium marina platform across the Mediterranean, with a strong brand, high-quality assets and a customer-first culture. This transaction is a strong fit with InfraVia’s infrastructure investment thesis and is fully aligned with InfraVia’s ambition to partner with outstanding management teams and back resilient European platforms where long-term capital can support continued growth, transformation and institutionalisation. We look forward to building on the strong foundations created under CVC’s ownership and accompanying D-Marin in the next phase of its development.”

Athanasios Zoulovits, Partner InfraVia added: “This is a compelling infrastructure opportunity in a sector where scale, quality of locations and customer experience are key differentiators. D-Marin operates in a resilient, growing and attractive market, supported by scarcity of marina locations and growing demand for high-quality yachting infrastructure and services. We look forward to partnering with Oliver Dörschuck and his outstanding team. We see significant opportunities to support the company’s next phase of development starting with a further expansion of the network in a fragmented market that requires long-term private capital to provide scale and know-how to modernise and expand critical transportation and leisure infrastructure and further enhance customer experience.”

CVC was advised by Goldman Sachs as exclusive financial advisor and Clifford Chance as legal advisor. InfraVia was advised by Morgan Stanley as exclusive financial advisor and White & Case as legal advisor.