What investment strategy does Permira focus on?

Permira focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Permira have?

Permira has 61 active portfolio companies and 14 completed exits and 7 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Permira headquartered?

Permira is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Permira's assets under management?

Permira manages approximately €80.0B in assets under management.

What are Permira's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Permira include: Nexthink (2026) to Vista Equity Partners; AltamarCAM (2026) to Mercer (Marsh McLennan); Evelyn Partners (2026) to NatWest; GoCardless (2025) to Mollie; Golden Goose (2025) to HSG (HongShan); P&I Personal & Informatik (2025) to Hg; Informatica (2025) to Salesforce; Tricor (2022) to Baring Private Equity Asia.

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Permira

London, United Kingdom·Founded 1985·

Buyout Growth Equity

·permira.com

Permira is a global private equity firm founded in 1985 that invests through flagship buyout funds and dedicated growth equity funds, focusing on technology, consumer, healthcare, services and industrials. Headquartered in London with its holding entity in Guernsey, it manages around EUR 80 billion of assets as of 2024. Its UK advisory entity Permira Advisers LLP is authorised by the FCA under Firm Reference Number 196595.

AUM

€80.0B

Funds

vintages 2014–2023

Portfolio

Exits

Permira is a London buyout firm with €80.0B AUM, 61 active companies and 14 exits.

SectorsTMT Software Consumer Healthcare Industrials Financials Business Services

Key takeaways

·10 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
·Average hold across 14 realized deals: 6 years.
·Best return: 6.0x MOIC on TeamViewer (2019).
·Fund cadence: ~2Y between vintages · last raise 2023.

Sector breakdown

73 companies

SaaS

16 · 22%

Business Services

12 · 16%

E-commerce

6 · 8%

Pharma

5 · 7%

Consumer

5 · 7%

Cybersecurity

4 · 5%

Fintech

3 · 4%

Financials

3 · 4%

Geography breakdown

19 geographies

26 · 36%

13 · 18%

Germany

9 · 12%

France

5 · 7%

Italy

4 · 5%

Switzerland

2 · 3%

Spain

2 · 3%

Norway

1 · 1%

Key facts

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Founded1985

Websitepermira.com

Recent exits

Permira sold Nexthink to Vista Equity Partners in 2026 after 5 years.

Permira sold AltamarCAM to Mercer (Marsh McLennan) in 2026 after 2 years.

Permira took Reformation public in 2026 after 7 years.

Permira sold Evelyn Partners to NatWest in 2026 after 12 years.

Partners

Dipan PatelCo-Managing Partner & Co-CEO

Coverage notes

7 funds tracked, 75 portfolio companies (61 active · 14 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Investment team

Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.

Dipan Patel

Co-Managing Partner & Co-CEO · Consumer

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Permira has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

7 funds

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

Permira Credit Solutions Fund V

Private Debt2023€4.2B0 assets1 exits

Private Debt

2023 · 3yr

€4.2B

Realized

1 exit

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Nexthink SaaS · Switzerland	2021	2026	Secondary	Vista Equity Partners	–

Permira VIII

Buyout2023€16.7B15 assets

Buyout

2023 · 3yr

€16.7B

–

Unrealized

15 held

Company	Entry
Acuity Knowledge Partners Business Services · UK	2023
Adevinta E-commerce · Norway	2024
Carne Business Services · Ireland	2026
CDP Business Services · UK	2025
Clearwater Analytics Fintech · US	2026
Engel & Voelkers Business Services · Germany	2024
Ergomed Pharma · UK	2023
Gruppo Florence Consumer · Italy	2023
JTC Business Services · Jersey	2025
Quadrante Construction · Portugal	2026
Reorg Business Services · US	2022
Squarespace SaaS · US	2024
The Key Group IT Services · UK	2025
Westbridge Advisory Business Services · Germany	2024
Zendesk SaaS · US	2022

Permira Growth Opportunities II

Growth2021€3.7B15 assets2 exits

Growth

2021 · 5yr

€3.7B

Unrealized

15 held

Company	Entry
AllTrails SaaS · US	2021
BioCatch Cybersecurity · Israel	2024
Carta Fintech · US	2021
Catawiki E-commerce · Netherlands	2020
CommentSold E-commerce · US	2021
FullStory SaaS · US	2021
G2 SaaS · US	2021
GWI Data & Analytics · UK	2022
Housecall Pro SaaS · US	2022
Property Finder PropTech · United Arab Emirates	2025
Safti PropTech · France	2021
Salsify SaaS · US	2022
SonarSource DevTools · Switzerland	2022
Sysdig Cybersecurity · US	2021
Versaterm SaaS · Canada	2025

Realized

2 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
AltamarCAM Financials · Spain	2024	2026	Trade Sale	Mercer (Marsh McLennan)	–
GoCardless Fintech · UK	2022	2025	Trade Sale	Mollie	–

Permira Growth Opportunities IFully Invested

Growth2019€1.5B4 assets

Growth

2019 · 7yr

€1.5B

–

Unrealized

4 held

Company	Entry
Flix Mobility · Germany	2019
Mirakl SaaS · France	2020
Seismic SaaS · US	2020
Zwift SaaS · US	2020

Permira VIIRealized

Buyout2019€11.0B11 assets2 exits

Buyout

2019 · 7yr

€11.0B

Unrealized

11 held

Company	Entry
Axiom LegalTech · US	2019
Boats Group E-commerce · US	2021
Cambrex Pharma · US	2019
Hana Group Hospitality · France	2019
Kedrion Pharma · Italy	2022
Lytx AI/ML · US	2020
McAfee Cybersecurity · US	2022
Mimecast Cybersecurity · UK	2022
Neuraxpharm Pharma · Germany	2020
Quotient Sciences Pharma · UK	2019
Universidad Europea Education · Spain	2019

Realized

2 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Golden Goose Consumer · Italy	2020	2025	Trade Sale	HSG (HongShan)	–
Reformation Consumer · US	2019	2026	IPO	–	–

Permira VI

Buyout2016€7.3B11 assets6 exits

Buyout

2016 · 10yr

€7.3B

Unrealized

11 held

Company	Entry
Bestsecret E-commerce · Germany	2016
Cielo Business Services · US	2018
Corin MedTech · UK	2018
Curriculum Associates EdTech · US	2017
Exclusive Group TMT · France	2018
Exclusive Networks Business Services · France	2018
Genesys SaaS · US	2016
Gruppo La Piadineria Hospitality · Italy	2017
I-MED Radiology Network Healthcare · Australia	2018
Schustermann Borenstein Consumer · Germany	2017
Synamedia Software · UK	2018

Realized

6 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Allegro Group E-commerce · Poland	2016	2020	IPO	–	–
Dr. Martens Consumer · UK	2014	2021	IPO	–	–
Duff & Phelps Business Services · US	2017	2020	Secondary	Stone Point Capital and Further Global	–
Magento SaaS · US	2015	2018	Trade Sale	Adobe	–
P&I Personal & Informatik SaaS · Germany	2016	2025	Secondary	Hg	–
Tricor Business Services · Hong Kong	2016	2022	Secondary	Baring Private Equity Asia	–

Permira V

Buyout2014€5.3B3 assets3 exits

Buyout

2014 · 12yr

€5.3B

Unrealized

3 held

Company	Entry
Alter Domus Business Services · Luxembourg	2017
CABB Industrials · Germany	2014
Lowell Group Financials · UK	2015

Realized

3 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Evelyn Partners Financials · UK	2014	2026	Trade Sale	NatWest	–
Informatica Data & Analytics · US	2015	2025	Trade Sale	Salesforce	–
TeamViewer SaaS · Germany	2014	2019	IPO	–	6.0x

Other portfolio companies

2 more Permira investments not tied to a tracked fund.

All3Media · TMT · UK · 2006
Provimi · Consumer · Netherlands · 2007

About Permira

Permira is a British private equity and investment platform with capital deployed across 4 active fund vehicles, headquartered in London. The firm operates across multiple alternative strategies, with capital deployed into European businesses across consumer, software, TMT, business services, healthcare and industrials.

Investment thesis

Permira operates across complementary alternative investment strategies, deploying capital into European businesses across consumer, software, TMT, business services, healthcare and industrials. The multi-strategy platform enables diversified capital deployment across the business lifecycle from venture and growth equity to mid-cap buyouts, with capital sourced from institutional limited partners and selective family-office capital across the United Kingdom and broader European market.

Recent activity

Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 4 fund vehicles, 32 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Permira focus on?: Permira focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does Permira have?: Permira has 61 active portfolio companies and 14 completed exits and 7 funds tracked on GP Intel.
Where is Permira headquartered?: Permira is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
What is Permira's assets under management?: Permira manages approximately €80.0B in assets under management.
When was Permira founded?: Permira was founded in 1985.
What sectors does Permira invest in?: Permira invests across TMT, Software, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrials, Financials, Business Services.
What are Permira's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by Permira include: Nexthink (2026) to Vista Equity Partners; AltamarCAM (2026) to Mercer (Marsh McLennan); Evelyn Partners (2026) to NatWest; GoCardless (2025) to Mollie; Golden Goose (2025) to HSG (HongShan); P&I Personal & Informatik (2025) to Hg; Informatica (2025) to Salesforce; Tricor (2022) to Baring Private Equity Asia.