33Cinven is a leading European buyout firm, founded in 1977, with offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Hong Kong. It acquires European-based companies that require an equity investment of ?100 million or more. Its European focus and expertise are complemented by an ability to capitalise on global growth opportunities through its Asian office. It focuses on six sectors: Healthcare, Business Services, Consumer, Financial Services, Industrials and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT). Cinven acquires successful, high-quality companies and works with them to help them grow and develop, using its proven value creation strategies. Typically, Cinven holds its investments for between four to six years. It takes a responsible approach towards its portfolio companies, their employees, suppliers and local communities, the environment and society as a whole.The Committee's duties include determining and agreeing with the Board the policy for the remuneration of the executive directors. The policy is to ensure that members of the Executive Group are offered appropriate incentives to encourage enhanced performance and are fairly rewarded for their contributions to the success of the company. The Committee also considers other elements of Executive Group remuneration, including performance-related bonuses and equity allocation schemes.

34Spire Healthcare Annual Review 2010Chief Financial Officer's statementSpire Healthcare produced another year of strong revenue and profit growth with total revenue of £643 million, an increase of 3.7% over 2009. ""