Contacts Search Language Investor Centre Cookies and Privacy Policy Permira | Permira Today Permira Global Site Permira Investor Centre Permira Debt Managers Home About Sectors Investments People News Offices Permira today Permira is one of the largest and most experienced European private equity firms. Over the last decade the firm has built and continued to invest in its global network. The investment team is organised on the basis of a matrix which integrates the firm’s local office network, deep sector expertise and dedicated transactional and operating specialists. Global reach Today the firm has 12 offices across Europe, the US and Asia. This network of offices helps support the global ambitions of the businesses, owned by the Permira funds, as they look to enter new markets, find acquisition targets or develop new customer and supplier relationships. Sector expertise Permira specialises in five sectors: Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials and TMT. Proactive sector insight drives Permira’s investment origination activity. The matrix is underpinned by a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture and gives the firm competitive advantage where there is geographical, operational or transactional complexity. This integrated model is designed to allow the firm to deploy the strongest deal team for any situation and geography throughout the investment lifecycle. A fully integrated firm Accessibility Disclosure and Disclaimer Twitter Disclosure Twitter LinkedIn

Contacts Search Language Investor Centre Cookies and Privacy Policy Permira | History Permira Global Site Permira Investor Centre Permira Debt Managers Home About Sectors Investments People News Offices Our History Permira is a leading international private equity firm with a European heritage. European heritage – 1985 to 2001 Permira was founded in 1985 as a number of country-specific separate businesses operating under the Schroder Ventures brand. In 1996, the UK, French, German and Italian teams joined together to create Schroder Ventures Europe and in 1997 we raised our first pan-European fund. In 2001, the firm was renamed Permira. Global reach – 2002 to today In 2002, Permira began the process of expanding beyond its European roots with the opening of an office in New York, our first in North America. While continuing to expand its coverage in Northern and Southern Europe, the firm established its first Asian office in Tokyo in 2005 followed three years later by Hong Kong. The latest chapter in the firm’s expansion was the opening of an office on the west coast of the US in Menlo Park in 2008 to support the funds’ investments in the technology sector. Today the firm has a global infrastructure that matches the global reach of the funds’ investments. Accessibility Disclosure and Disclaimer Twitter Disclosure Twitter LinkedIn