Permira
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.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
5 funds tracked, 27 portfolio companies (22 active · 5 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Permira has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Permira VIIIBuyout2023 · 3yr€16.7B9 active
Unrealized
9 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adevinta | TMT | Norway | 2024 |
| CDP | Business Services | UK | 2025 |
| Clearwater Analytics | Fintech | United States | 2026 |
| Engel & Voelkers | Business Services | Germany | 2024 |
| Gruppo Florence | Consumer | Italy | 2023 |
| Reorg | Business Services | United States | 2022 |
| Squarespace | Software | United States | 2024 |
| The Key Group | Software | UK | 2025 |
| Zendesk | Software | United States | 2022 |
Permira Growth Opportunities IIGrowth2021 · 5yr€3.7B5 active · 1 realized
Permira VIIBuyout2019 · 7yr€11.0B4 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
4 heldPermira VIBuyout2016 · 10yr€7.3B2 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive Group | TMT | France | 2018 |
| Genesys | Software | United States | 2016 |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro Group | TMT | Poland | 2016 | 2020 | IPO | – | – |
| Dr. Martens | Consumer | UK | 2014 | 2021 | IPO | – | – |
| Magento | Software | United States | 2015 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – |
Permira VBuyout2014 · 12yr€5.3B2 active
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alter Domus | Business Services | Luxembourg | 2017 |
| Lowell Group | Financials | UK | 2015 |
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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. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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