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Cinven

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Global private equity firm

Cinven Limited is a global private equity firm founded in 1977, with offices in nine international locations in Guernsey, London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Luxembourg, Madrid, and Hong Kong that acquires Europe and United States–based corporations, and emerging market firms that fit with their core businesses, and necessitate a minimum equity investment of €100 million or more. As of 2024, it has €44 billion in assets under management.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1977Founded1
  • Industryprivate equity1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Websitewww.cinven.com
  • Legal formlimited liability partnership1
  • LEI2138009M3J56JQ9UH3073
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address21 ST JAMES'S SQUARE, SW1Y 4JZ London, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 021929373

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Cinven Limited is a global private equity firm founded in 1977, with offices in nine international locations in Guernsey, London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Luxembourg, Madrid, and Hong Kong that acquires Europe and United States–based corporations, and emerging market firms that fit with their core businesses, and necessitate a minimum equity investment of €100 million or more. As of 2024, it has €44 billion in assets under management.2

Corporate structure

Cinven sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Cinven London, United Kingdom
    • Allegro Subsidiary · Poznań
    • CeramTec Subsidiary · Plochingen, Germany
    • Gondola Group Subsidiary
    • Kurt Geiger Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Owned · Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Cinven reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • private equity

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Oct 2025Acquired Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2025Acquisition Acquired Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio1
  2. 1977Founded Founded1

Sources

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