About Permira
Permira is a private equity firm founded in 1985. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of Apr 2026, Permira is an active investor with a portfolio of 80 companies, comprising 80 funding rounds and 109 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 3 funding rounds and has made 2 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer. Its latest investment was a $***** PE round in SILA on Apr 08, 2026
Overall Permira portfolio has seen 12 unicorns, 11 IPOs and 34 acquisitions including key companies like Carta, Klarna and FlixBus. A lot of funds co-invest with Permira, with names like Bryant Stibel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Permira has a team of 423 people, including 90 partners.
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Permira's Portfolio
Permira has a portfolio of 80 companies. They have invested in a total of 80 companies. Their most recent investment was in SILA (PE round) on Apr 08, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Permira:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 08, 2026 | PE | 7723 | - | |
Sep 09, 2025 | PE | 2849 | and 1 others | |
Sep 04, 2025 | Series A | 7008 | - | |
Oct 28, 2024 | PE | 8340 | - |
Permira has acquired 109 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of The Key on Nov 12, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Permira:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Nov 12, 2025 | Provider of expert information and smart solutions for schools | - | 2007 | |
Nov 10, 2025 | Institutional and private wealth services provider | - | 1987 | |
Mar 13, 2025 | Provider of fire protection systems maintenance and installation services | - | 2009 | |
Jan 02, 2025 | Provider of energy management solution for facility managers | - | 2015 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Permira:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Permira
Permira has a team of 423 members including 90 Partners and 81 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 18 more locations. Permira's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Permira:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | London | - | - | |
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Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - |
Co-investors of Permira
Over the past 41 years, 60 investors have co-invested in Permira's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Permira: 60 investors entered a company along with Permira. These include investors like Bryant Stibel (4 companies).
Permira News
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Permira set for debut India deal, to snap up stake in Norwest-backed firmVCCircle•Apr 06, 2026•Permira, Norwest, SILA, Alpha Wave Global and 1 other
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Seismic Enters Merger Agreement With HighspotDemand Gen Report•Feb 12, 2026•Highspot, Seismic, Permira
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European University launches process to refinance 1,000 millionExpansion•Jan 13, 2026•Universidad Europea, EQT, Permira
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Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater AnalyticsFinancial Standard•Jan 06, 2026•Permira, CWAN, Warburg Pincus, Temasek and 1 other
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Halper Sadeh Encourages CWAN and JHG Shareholders to Discuss RightsBenzinga•Dec 24, 2025•CWAN, Warburg Pincus, Permira, Halper Sadeh and 7 others
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Clearwater Analytics to go private in $8.4B deal by Permira, Warburg PincusSiliconAngle•Dec 22, 2025•CWAN, Warburg Pincus, Permira, Temasek and 1 other
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Golden Goose, Chinese fund HSG takes over the majority. Temasek and Permira in minorityTeleborsa•Dec 19, 2025•HSG, Golden Goose, Temasek, Permira and 2 others
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General Atlantic, CPPIB set to acquire Permira’s Boats GroupFinancial Post•Dec 11, 2025•General Atlantic, Permira, CPP Investments, Boats Group and 1 other
