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Artefact

Business Services·UK·Active·1yr hold

Artefact is a business services company, headquartered in France.

Entry
2025
Hold
1yr
Status
Active
Est. EV
–

Who owns Artefact?

Artefact is currently owned by Cinven through Cinven Fund VIII (2024 vintage), since 2025. Across its history, Artefact has been through 3 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Cinven
Most recent investor
Cinven
Cinven Fund VIII · 2024 · Buyout
3 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQFrance
SectorBusiness Services
Key takeaways
  • ·Held by Cinven since 2025 (1Y hold).
  • ·Average hold across 2 realized cycles: 4 years.

Ownership history

3 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Active
Currently held by Cinven since 2025.
Co-invest · 2 holders · 2021 · 2025
Ardian
ArdianExited 2025
2021 · 2025 · Ardian Expansion Fund V · 2020 · Growth
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Cathay Capital
Cathay CapitalExited 2024
2021 · 2024 · Cathay Capital Midcap II · 2020 · Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Cinven
CinvenActive
2025 · present · Cinven Fund VIII · 2024 · Buyout
MOIC
–

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