About Cinven
Cinven is a private equity firm founded in 1977. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of Sep 2026, Cinven is an active investor with a portfolio of 117 companies, comprising 117 funding rounds and 83 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 2 funding rounds and has made 2 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United Kingdom and United States. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences. Most recently it acquired stakes in Salsify on Jul 22, 2026.
A lot of funds co-invest with Cinven, with names like ATP Private Equity Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Cinven has a team of 174 people, including 49 partners.
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Cinven's Portfolio
Cinven has a portfolio of 117 companies. They have invested in a total of 117 companies. Their most recent investment was in Ongoing Warehouse AB (Seed round) on Jul 01, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Cinven:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 01, 2026 | Seed | 6343 | - | |
Feb 12, 2026 | PE | 7772 | ||
Aug 06, 2024 | PE | 4068 | - | |
Jul 09, 2024 | PE | 8263 | - |
Cinven has acquired 83 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Salsify on Jul 22, 2026. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Cinven:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jul 22, 2026 | Product content management and syndication platform for businesses | $453M | 2012 | |
Oct 28, 2025 | University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams | - | 1994 | |
Aug 07, 2025 | Provider of software solutions for wealth managers | - | 1990 | |
Aug 01, 2025 | Provider of cloud platform for personalized, omnichannel customer communication management | - | 2001 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Cinven:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2022
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United Kingdom and United States
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Cinven
Cinven has a team of 174 members including 49 Partners and 51 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 5 more locations. Cinven's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Cinven:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Spain | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - |
Co-investors of Cinven
Over the past 49 years, 4 investors have co-invested in Cinven's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Cinven: 4 investors entered a company along with Cinven. These include investors like ATP Private Equity Partners (1 company).
Cinven News
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Grant Thornton UK Partners Receive £35.2m Payout from Private Equity Deal with CinvenCity A.M.•Jul 28, 2026•Cinven
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Cinven and La Caisse to jointly acquire Optio GroupPR Newswire•Jul 27, 2026•La Caisse (Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec), Cinven, Optio solutions, Optio Group and 3 others
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Goodwin Advises Salsify on Acquisition by Cinven | News & EventsGoodwin•Jul 23, 2026•Salsify, Cinven, Goodwin
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Mubadala Capital Makes Firm Offer to Acquire Entirety of Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs GroupLA TRIBUNE DE L'HOTELLERIE•Jun 22, 2026•Mubadala, Pierre & Vacances, Cinven, Rbeurope
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Kone Shareholders Approve $34 Billion Acquisition of TK ElevatorPrivate Equity Wire•Jun 04, 2026•TK Elevator, Advent International, KONE, Cinven
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