7 Oct 2025

Bain Dry Powder Podcast with Dipan Patel: Episode 1, Scaling Across the Pond

“We are tech-first but not tech-only…35-40% of our investing is in software, but the other 60-65% is in healthcare, consumer and services. Predominantly we will invest where technology is a core part of the value creation thesis.”
Dipan Patel
Co-Managing Partner, Co-CEO

On Episode 1 of a two-part series with Bain & Company’s Dry Powder podcast, Permira Co-CEO Dipan Patel shares why patience and a duration mindset matter in private equity, how Permira has scaled on both sides of the Atlantic, and why AI will be the single most important force shaping how the industry operates over the coming decade.

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