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Investment Strategy

Cinven, La Caisse buy Optio, £460mn premium managing general agent

By IAN Editorial Desk
27 July 2026·Updated 19 August 2026·2 min read
Primary source: cinven.com

The Cinven Funds and La Caisse's investment platform are funding the majority stake, bought from Preservation Capital Partners.


Cinven and La Caisse today agreed to jointly acquire a majority stake in Optio from Preservation Capital Partners in a deal whose financial terms were not disclosed. The capital is coming from the Cinven Funds and from La Caisse’s investment platform, according to the buyers’ statements on the transaction.

The deal gives Cinven, the international private equity firm, and La…

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