About Cinven
Cinven is a private equity firm founded in 1977. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of Apr 2026, Cinven is an active investor with a portfolio of 95 companies, comprising 95 funding rounds and 82 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round and has made 5 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 Healthcare. Its latest investment was a $***** PE round in Flint Global on Dec 09, 2025
Overall Cinven portfolio has seen 14 IPOs and 45 acquisitions, namely Compass, Visma and Allegro. 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 167 people, including 50 partners.
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Cinven's Portfolio
Cinven has a portfolio of 95 companies. They have invested in a total of 95 companies. Their most recent investment was in Flint Global (PE round) on Dec 09, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by Cinven:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 09, 2025 | PE | 7039 | - | |
Aug 06, 2024 | PE | 2093 | - | |
Jul 09, 2024 | PE | 5886 | - | |
Nov 18, 2021 | PE | 3199 | - |
Cinven has acquired 82 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of UAX on Oct 28, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Cinven:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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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 | |
Jul 30, 2025 | Digital marketing services provider | - | 1998 |
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 167 members including 50 Partners and 54 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 8 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 | Madrid | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - |
Co-investors of Cinven
Over the past 49 years, 3 investors have co-invested in Cinven's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Cinven: 3 investors entered a company along with Cinven. These include investors like ATP Private Equity Partners (1 company).
Cinven News
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Cinven requests a 740 million loan to finance the purchase of UAXExpansion•Jan 15, 2026•UAX, CVC, Cinven
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Orange announces the signing of a binding agreement with Lorca to acquire their 50% stake in MasOrangeGlobeNewswire•Dec 12, 2025•MASORANGE, Orange, KKR, Providence Health & Services and 2 others
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Meet Netley Capital: private equity’s new kid on the blockThe Wall Street Journal•Dec 04, 2025•Netley Capital, Rothschild & Co, Cinven
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The legal advisors involved in the acquisition of Objectway by Cinvenlegalcommunity.it•Nov 13, 2025•Objectway, Cinven, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
