Tracked deals
45
45 tracked deals across 2018-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Other
Cinven
London, United Kingdom
Leading pure-play, international private equity firm investing in high-performing businesses across Europe and North America. Works with portfolio company management teams using a partnership approach to achieve strategic growth goals.
- Focus Areas
- Private equity investment, Alternative asset management, Buyouts and growth capital
- Website
- www.cinven.com
Recent pace
3
3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
34 buyout · 4 addon · 3 divestiture
Cinven Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 9 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 45 tracked deals for Cinven.
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- Buyer
- KONE Corporation, Consortium led by Advent, Cinven
- Target
- TKE
- Seller
- Advent, Cinven
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Finland
- Type
- Buyout
KONE has announced an agreement to combine with TKE in a cash-and-share transaction implying a total enterprise value for TKE of €29.4 billion. The deal brings together two global elevator and escalator companies and is expected to complete no earlier than the second quarter of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and KONE shareholder approval.
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February 12, 2026
- Buyer
- Cinven
- Target
- Regenity Biosciences
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Cinven has agreed to make a strategic investment in Regenity Biosciences, a Linden Capital Partners portfolio company. The investment creates a partnership between Cinven and Regenity’s management to support growth and expand Regenity’s innovation and commercialization efforts across its regenerative bioresorbable technologies.
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- Buyer
- Cinven, Jesús Núñez, Mubadala Investment Company
- Target
- Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX)
- Seller
- CVC Funds
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Buyout
Cinven will acquire a majority stake in Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX), Spain’s private higher education platform, from CVC Funds. The deal is in partnership with founder Jesús Núñez and Mubadala Investment Company, with Núñez and management reinvesting alongside Cinven and the transaction subject to regulatory approvals.
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September 3, 2024
- Buyer
- Cinven
- Target
- Finaxy
- Seller
- Ardian
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Île-de-France, France
- Type
- Buyout
Private equity firm Cinven has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the Finaxy group from Ardian, with Finaxy management (led by Founder & CEO Erick Berville) set to significantly reinvest alongside Cinven. Headquartered in Paris, Finaxy is a multi-specialist French insurance broker with over 330 employees and more than €700 million in premiums; Cinven will invest from its Strategic Financials Fund and aims to accelerate Finaxy's buy-and-build growth across France and internationally.
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July 4, 2024
- Buyer
- Fressnapf Group, Cinven
- Target
- Arcaplanet Group
- Seller
- Cinven funds
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Italy
- Type
- Buyout
Fressnapf Group has agreed to acquire full control of the Arcaplanet Group from Cinven funds. Concurrently, Cinven funds will make a strategic minority investment in Fressnapf, continuing the two parties' partnership to build a leading omnichannel European pet care platform.
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- Buyer
- CVC Capital Partners (funds managed by CVC; CVC Capital Partners IX), Cinven (retaining minority stake)
- Target
- Partner in Pet Food (PPF)
- Seller
- Cinven
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Hungary
- Type
- Buyout
CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Partner in Pet Food (PPF), a pan‑European pet food manufacturer, with existing investor Cinven retaining a minority stake and continuing as a partner. PPF operates 12 production facilities across Europe, produced ~700k tonnes and generated approximately €800 million in 2023; the transaction is expected to close in 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.
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June 28, 2024
- Buyer
- Cinven
- Target
- idealista
- Seller
- Oakley Capital, Apax Partners, EQT
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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March 4, 2024
- Buyer
- Cinven
- Target
- Alter Domus
- Seller
- Permira Funds, Founders of Alter Domus
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Luxembourg
- Type
- Recapitalization
International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to make a significant majority/strategic investment in Alter Domus, valuing the company at an enterprise value of €4.9 billion. Permira and the company's founders will sell approximately half of their shares to Cinven but will remain significant shareholders as Cinven supports further international growth, tech investment and buy-and-build expansion; the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
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July 10, 2023
- Buyer
- Cinven
- Target
- Archer
- Seller
- Clearlake Capital Group, Symphony Technology Group
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Kansas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to acquire Archer, a leading provider of integrated risk management (IRM) cloud software, from Clearlake Capital Group and Symphony Technology Group. The deal — expected to close subject to regulatory approvals — will support Archer's international expansion and product-led growth as a standalone SaaS platform.
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- Buyer
- Cinven
- Target
- Amara NZero
- Seller
- ProA Capital
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
- Type
- Buyout
Cinven has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Amara NZero, the Madrid-headquartered energy-transition distributor, from ProA Capital. Spanish press reports indicate the deal values Amara NZero at around €800 million with Cinven taking approximately 67% and ProA reinvesting alongside management.
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March 22, 2023
- Buyer
- Cinven
- Target
- MBCC Admixtures
- Seller
- Sika AG
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Type
- Divestiture
International private equity firm Cinven has signed an agreement to acquire MBCC Group’s Admixtures business from Sika AG. MBCC Admixtures, headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, is a global manufacturer of concrete admixtures with more than 1,600 employees and 35 production sites; the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in the first half of the year.
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March 9, 2023
- Buyer
- ETC Group, Funds advised by Cinven, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP), Cédric Varasteh
- Target
- Amadys
- Seller
- Equistone Partners Europe
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Type
- Buyout
ETC Group, a global provider to the telecom network and technology infrastructure industry, has acquired Amadys, a Belgium-based system integrator of end-to-end connectivity solutions, from Equistone Partners Europe. The deal — in which Amadys' management will reinvest — expands ETC's geographic footprint and capabilities across the Benelux, UK and DACH regions; financial terms were not disclosed.
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