A Blue Chip Investor Base

Permira has raised and advised funds with a combined total of more than €21bn over the last 20 years. The most recent fund, Permira IV, received commitments from more than 180 investors. They were comprised of investment managers (45% of committed capital) public and corporate pension funds (31%), governmental development agencies (10%), insurance companies (6%), charities, endowments and foundations (4%) and banks (4%). By geography, some 55% of the capital committed to the most recent fund came from European institutions (41% from the UK), 35% from North American, 8% from the Far East and 2% from the Middle East.

A global business

Our team of over 100 professionals comprises individuals from more than 20 nationalities based in our 10 offices around the world. Each has deep local or sector expertise. On every deal, we involve professionals from multiple offices in order to bring the right blend of local experience, industry knowledge and transaction expertise to the Permira funds.

Permira is managed by a Board of Directors, which is chaired by Damon Buffini. The day to day operations of the private equity business are led by an Executive Committee of seven Partners from across the firm. The Committee is headed by Co-Managing Partners Kurt Bjorklund and Tom Lister, who also sit on the Board.

Each of the Permira Funds has an investment committee which makes recommendations on all investments and divestments and which is chaired by Damon Buffini.

Permira commits to comply with Sir David Walker’s Guidelines for Disclosure and Transparency in Private Equity (November 2007).