Cinven closes €2.3bn Strategic Fund 2
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · first reported by Private Equity Wire and 4 others
Cinven closed Strategic Fund 2 at €2.3bn (~$2.7bn final close), exceeding target by ~50% and ~75% larger than predecessor Strategic Financials Fund. Four founder/employee-owned businesses signed: Objectway, Flint Global, Ongoing Warehouse, Optio Group.
- Firm
- Cinven
- Fund
- Cinven Strategic Fund 2
- Size
- $2.5B
- Stage
- Final close
- People
- Luigi Sbrozzi, Michael Weber
- Asset class
- Private equity
- Geography
- Europe
Advisers Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (fund counsel)
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Coverage
5 sources- Private Equity WireCinven closes €2.3bn Strategic Fund 2
- AltAssetsCinven beats target by 50% with €2.3bn Strategic Fund 2 close, expands strategy beyond financial services
- HedgeCoCinven Raised About €2.3 Billion for Strategic Fund 2
- Law360Simpson Thacher-Led Cinven Wraps €2.3B Strategic Fund
- cinven.comCinven raises €2.3 billion for second Strategic Fund | Cinven - Focused European Integrated World-class
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