Contacts Search Language Investor Centre Cookies and Privacy Policy Permira | Social Investment Permira Global Site Permira Investor Centre Permira Debt Managers Home About Sectors Investments People News Offices Social investment Permira works with a number of social initiatives to meet the desire of our professionals to engage with and give back to their communities. Permira’s social investment strategy operates in much the same way as our private equity business. We look for social enterprises that have unrealised potential and that could benefit from private equity support. In addition to providing funding, the Permira team draw on their expertise and experience to help charities and other organisations to address operational obstacles. The Social Business Trust In the UK, Permira is a founding partner of Social Business Trust (“SBT”), a fund which invests both financial resources and expertise into UK social enterprises to help them scale up and deliver greater social impact. SBT is a partnership of seven leading global companies dedicated to transforming social enterprises by providing £10 million of growth capital and skilled support. Since launching in December 2010, SBT has made seven investments - Timewise, The Challenge Network, Moneyline, Inspiring Futures Foundation, London Early Years Foundation, Bikeworks and the Shakespeare Schools Festival. They have invested a total of £4.2 million in these enterprises, divided into £1.2 million of capital and £3.0 million of professional support. This resulted in an average growth in revenues for the portfolio of 46% in the first financial year after investment and 95% in the second year. Click here for more on SBT and Permira’s involvement. Off Road Kids In Germany, our Frankfurt team is working with Off Road Kids (ORK), a leading relief organisation for run-away kids, to support a ground-breaking new education project set up by founder Markus Seidel. It has created the country’s first academy for youth workers, thereby addressing a gap in the education system and reinforcing the core of the organisation’s charity work. Click here for a review of ORK’s activities in 2011. Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation Permira also supports the Private Equity Foundation (“PEF”) in the UK. It focuses on empowering young people who are not fulfilling their potential to re-enter the worlds of education, employment and training. In January 2013, the Private Equity Foundation announced its intention to merge with Impetus Trust and create one venture philanthropy powerhouse called Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation. The new organisation will be better equipped to achieve a greater difference by focusing its resources on children and young people to have the highest impact on the sources of disadvantage in the UK. It will continue to back ambitious and innovative organisations with highly effective and strategic support that can really make a difference on today’s toughest social issues. Accessibility Disclosure and Disclaimer Twitter Disclosure Twitter LinkedIn