Who are Cinven?
Cinven, the owner of Spire Healthcare, is a leading European buyout firm that acquires companies which require an equity investment of €100 million or more. Cinven was founded in 1977 and has been responsible for many buyout industry ‘firsts’, including the first €1 billion-plus buyouts in France, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.
Cinven focuses on six sectors across Europe: business services; consumer; financial services; healthcare; industrials; and TMT (technology, media and telecoms) and has offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Hong Kong.
Cinven acquires successful, high-quality companies, working closely with them to help them grow and develop, using its proven value creation strategies. Typically, Cinven holds its investments for between three and five years and it takes a responsible approach towards its portfolio companies, their employees, suppliers and local communities, the environment and society as a whole.
For more information visit the Cinven website at www.cinven.co.uk