Cinven is a
private equity firm based in London. Some of the recent acquisitions include: •
Avio – In August 2006, Cinven purchased Avio from Carlyle and Finmeccanica for an
enterprise value of $2.6 billion. •
Spire Healthcare (previously
BUPA Hospitals) – In June 2007, BUPA announced that it had agreed to sell its hospitals business, comprising 25 hospitals, to Cinven for $1.44 billion ($2.8 billion/$2.13 billion). Spire has since acquired the Classics Hospital Group for GBP 145 million, as well as a single site hospital in Gerrards Cross, England. •
Gondola Holdings – acquired in June 2007 for $1.36 billion, Gondola is the market leader in the casual dining sector in the United Kingdom, with brands such as
PizzaExpress, ASK,
Zizzi and BYRON. • SLV – acquired in April 2011, SLV is a provider of residential and technical lighting products •
Partnership Assurance – acquired in 2008 • Sebia – acquired in June 2010 • CPA Global – acquired in March 2012 • AMCo – Created from Amdipharm and Mercury Pharma bought in 2012, merged, built up and sold to Canada's
Concordia Healthcare in September 2015 for $3.4 billion in cash and shares. •
CeramTec Group – acquired in June 2013 •
Host Europe Group – acquired in July 2013, Cinven agreed to purchase this web hosting firm for around $666 million. •
Medpace – In February 2014, Cinven agreed to acquire the pharmaceutical contract research organisation from
CCMP Capital for around $900 million. • Northgate Public Services – In December 2014, Cinven agreed to acquire the public services division of
Northgate Information Solutions for an undisclosed amount. •
UFINET – In 2014, Cinven bought the telecommunications business of Gas Natural Fenosa for more than 500 million US dollars. •
Premium Credit – In January 2015, Cinven acquired Premium Credit, the United Kingdom's biggest premium financing company. • Labco – In May 2015, Cinven agreed to acquire this operator of medical diagnostics laboratories for €1.2 billion. •
Synlab Group acquired in June 2015 for €1.7 to 1.8 billion. •
Kurt Geiger – In December 2015, Cinven acquired United Kingdom based fashion retailer Kurt Geiger from Sycamore Partners for £245 million. •
Hotelbeds - In September 2016, Cinven and
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) acquired the business-to-business accommodation wholesaler for a purchase price of around 1.3 billion euros. •
Stada Arzneimittel – In August 2017, Cinven acquired German company Stada Arzneimittel. • One.Com – In December 2018, Cinven acquired, from Accel-KKR, one of the Europe's biggest hosting providers with 1,5M customers. • RTB House – In January 2019, Cinven invested in Polish company RTB House. •
Drake Software – In February 2021, Cinven announced its investment in this provider of professional tax preparation software. •
True Potential -- In September 2021, it was announced that Cinven were acquiring a majority stake in the UK based wealth management company True Potential. The deal valued True Potential at a figure between £1.6 billion and £2 billion. Cinven completed the acquisition of the company in February 2022. •
TaxAct – In November 2022, Cinven agreed to acquire American online DIY tax software provider from
Blucora, Inc. for about $720 million. It announced that it would combine TaxAct's business with Drake Software under a single holding company. == References ==