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Duff & Phelps

Financials·US·Exited 2020·Held 3yr
Entry
2017
Hold
3yr
Exit
2020

Who owns Duff & Phelps?

Duff & Phelps was owned by Permira through Permira VI (2016 vintage) from 2017 to 2020, exited via Secondary. Across its history, Duff & Phelps has been through 4 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

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Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Permira
Most recent investor
Permira
Permira VI · 2016 · Buyout
4 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUSA
SectorFinancials
Key takeaways
  • ·Fully exited in 2021.
  • ·Average hold across 4 realized cycles: 3 years.
  • ·4 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.

Ownership history

4 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Exited
Last exited in 2021 to .
Elyan Partners
Elyan PartnersExited 2015
2012 · 2015(3yr) · ERES II · 2011 · Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Co-invest · 3 holders · 2016 · 2021
Mircap Partners
Mircap PartnersExited 2021
2016 · 2021(5yr) · Mircap Pre-Founding Co-Investments · 2005 · Growth
Trade Sale · to
MOIC
–
Essling Capital
Essling CapitalExited 2018
2016 · 2018(2yr) · Essling Co-Invest 1 · 2017 · Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Permira
PermiraExited 2020
2017 · 2020(3yr) · Permira VI · 2016 · Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–

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