Cinven Acquires One.com

Cinven and Ontario Teachers' to acquire and combine group.ONE and dogado group

December 5, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

International private equity firm Cinven, alongside Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, has agreed to acquire and combine Sweden-headquartered group.ONE and Germany-headquartered dogado group to create a pan‑European provider of online presence solutions for SMEs. The combined business will offer domains, web and cloud hosting, business software and digital marketing services to a large, recurring customer base across the Nordic, Benelux and DACH regions; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

Cinven to Acquire INSEEC U.

March 5, 2019

Education

Cinven has agreed to acquire INSEEC U., a leading European private higher education group that operates 16 schools and online programmes and serves roughly 25,000 students annually. Financial terms were not disclosed; Cinven plans to support INSEEC U.'s continued organic growth and international expansion, including development of online education and consolidation of the fragmented private higher education market.

One Equity Partners Acquires Liquid Web and Forms CloudOne Digital

April 20, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

One Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Liquid Web, a managed cloud and hosting provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and has formed a new holding company called CloudOne Digital. The transaction creates a platform for consolidation across the cloud hosting sector, bringing Liquid Web’s brands and data center assets into an expanded offering focused on managed hosting, managed applications and commerce cloud solutions for SMBs and mid-market customers.

Cinven Acquires Ufinet International

May 14, 2018

Telecommunications

Cinven’s Sixth Fund has agreed to acquire Ufinet International, the international operations of Spanish fibre network operator Ufinet Group, for an undisclosed sum. The investment establishes Ufinet International as a platform for buy-and-build consolidation and further international expansion across Latin America, supporting continued network investment and growth.

Cinven and Ontario Teachers' Acquire dogado Group to Combine with group.ONE

December 5, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

International private equity firm Cinven, together with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, agreed to acquire Germany-based dogado Group from funds advised by Triton (and related sellers) and combine it with Cinven’s group.ONE platform. dogado is a leading DACH-region cloud hosting and digital marketing provider serving ~380,000 customers and employing roughly 500+ people across offices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; the deal is positioned as an add-on to expand group.ONE’s hosting and digital services footprint in Europe.

Cinven Acquires Majority Stake in idealista

June 28, 2024

Real Estate

Cinven has agreed to acquire a 70% majority stake in idealista, the leading online real estate classifieds platform in southern Europe, in a transaction valuing the business at €2.9 billion. Funds advised by Oakley and Apax are selling their holdings, EQT will retain an 18% stake, and founder Jesús Encinar will remain invested and continue to lead the company; CVC Credit provided debt facilities to support the acquisition.