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
7 funds tracked, 74 portfolio companies (61 active · 13 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
72 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Permira has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Permira VIIIBuyout2023 · 3yr€16.7B15 active
Unrealized
15 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services |  UK | 2023 | |
| E-commerce |  Norway | 2024 | |
| Business Services |  Ireland | 2026 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2025 | |
| Fintech |  US | 2026 | |
| Business Services |  Germany | 2024 | |
| Pharma | UK | 2023 | |
| Consumer |  Italy | 2023 | |
| Business Services | Jersey | 2025 | |
| Construction |  Portugal | 2026 | |
| Business Services | US | 2022 | |
| SaaS | US | 2024 | |
| IT Services | UK | 2025 | |
| Business Services | Germany | 2024 | |
| SaaS | US | 2022 |
UK· Entry 2023Norway· Entry 2024Ireland· Entry 2026UK· Entry 2025US· Entry 2026Germany· Entry 2024UK· Entry 2023Italy· Entry 2023Portugal· Entry 2026US· Entry 2022US· Entry 2024UK· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2024US· Entry 2022Permira Credit Solutions Fund VPrivate Debt2023 · 3yr€4.2B0 active
No portfolio companies tracked yet.
Permira Growth Opportunities IIGrowth2021 · 5yr€3.7B15 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
15 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS | US | 2021 | |
| Cybersecurity | Israel | 2024 | |
| Fintech | US | 2021 | |
| E-commerce |  Netherlands | 2020 | |
| E-commerce | US | 2021 | |
| SaaS | US | 2021 | |
| SaaS | US | 2021 | |
| Data & Analytics | UK | 2022 | |
| SaaS | US | 2022 | |
| PropTech | United Arab Emirates | 2025 | |
| PropTech |  France | 2021 | |
| SaaS | US | 2022 | |
| DevTools |  Switzerland | 2022 | |
| Cybersecurity | US | 2021 | |
| SaaS | Canada | 2025 |
US· Entry 2021US· Entry 2021Netherlands· Entry 2020US· Entry 2021US· Entry 2021US· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2022US· Entry 2022France· Entry 2021US· Entry 2022Switzerland· Entry 2022US· Entry 2021Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financials |  Spain | 2024 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Fintech | UK | 2022 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
Permira VIIBuyoutRealized2019 · 7yr€11.0B11 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| LegalTech | US | 2019 | |
| E-commerce | US | 2021 | |
| Pharma | US | 2019 | |
| Hospitality | France | 2019 | |
| Pharma | Italy | 2022 | |
| AI/ML | US | 2020 | |
| Cybersecurity | US | 2022 | |
| Cybersecurity | UK | 2022 | |
| Pharma | Germany | 2020 | |
| Pharma | UK | 2019 | |
| Education | Spain | 2019 |
US· Entry 2019US· Entry 2021US· Entry 2019France· Entry 2019Italy· Entry 2022US· Entry 2020US· Entry 2022UK· Entry 2022Germany· Entry 2020UK· Entry 2019Spain· Entry 2019Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Italy | 2020 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | US | 2019 | 2026 | IPO | – | – |
Permira Growth Opportunities IGrowthFully Invested2019 · 7yr€1.5B4 active
Permira VIBuyout2016 · 10yr€7.3B11 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | Germany | 2016 | |
| Business Services | US | 2018 | |
| MedTech | UK | 2018 | |
| EdTech | US | 2017 | |
| TMT | France | 2018 | |
| Business Services | France | 2018 | |
| SaaS | US | 2016 | |
| Hospitality | Italy | 2017 | |
| Healthcare | Australia | 2018 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2017 | |
| Software | UK | 2018 |
Germany· Entry 2016US· Entry 2018UK· Entry 2018US· Entry 2017France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2018US· Entry 2016Italy· Entry 2017Germany· Entry 2017UK· Entry 2018Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | Poland | 2016 | 2020 | IPO | – | – | |
| Consumer | UK | 2014 | 2021 | IPO | – | – | |
| Business Services | US | 2017 | 2020 | Secondary | – | ||
| SaaS | US | 2015 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| SaaS | Germany | 2016 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | Hong Kong | 2016 | 2022 | Secondary | – |
Permira VBuyout2014 · 12yr€5.3B3 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services |  Luxembourg | 2017 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2014 | |
| Financials | UK | 2015 |
Luxembourg· Entry 2017Germany· Entry 2014UK· Entry 2015Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | UK | 2014 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Data & Analytics | US | 2015 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| SaaS | Germany | 2014 | 2019 | IPO | – |
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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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