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Artefact

Business Services·UK·Active·1yr hold
Entry
2025
Hold
1yr
Status
Active

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
Websitewww.artefact.com
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(4yr) · Ardian Expansion Fund V · 2020 · Growth
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Cathay Capital
Cathay CapitalExited 2024
2021 · 2024(3yr) · Cathay Capital Midcap II · 2020 · Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Cinven
CinvenActive
2025 · present(1yr) · Cinven Fund VIII · 2024 · Buyout

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