International private equity firm, Cinven, together with global investment group, La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), announce that they have reached an agreement to acquire Optio Group (‘Optio’ or ’the Company’), a leading specialty insurance Managing General Agent (‘MGA’) platform headquartered in the UK. Cinven and La Caisse each have deep experience in the Specialty underwriting sub-sector and have both been tracking Optio for a long time. For La Caisse, the investment reflects a longstanding global focus on insurance and insurance-related platforms, with experience across Europe, North America and Australia. As a global investment group, La Caisse is active in major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private credit. La Caisse is a registered trademark of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec that is protected in Canada and other jurisdictions and licensed for use by its subsidiaries.