London-based CVC did not disclose the deal's value. Executive Centre generates more than $100 million (59.35 million pounds) in revenues from operations in 10 Asian countries.

The investment will be CVC's first from its new $3.5 billion Asia fund, which closed this week.

Headland Capital, a former Asia private equity unit of HSBC that was spun out of the bank in 2010, specialises in deals where it buys majority stakes.

HSBC Holdings Plc and Babson Capital provided financing to back CVC's acquisition of the stake in Executive Centre.

(Reporting by Stephen Aldred; Editing by Matt Driskill)