Permira

Assets

According to 2016 data, the company has investment capital worth about 25 billion euros ($28 billion).

Performance indicators

By mid- 2016, Permira had made more than 200 private investments in five key sectors: consumer goods, financial services, health care, industry and technology. By this time, starting in 1997, more than 33% of Permira's investments were directed to the key technology sector.

History

2021

Purchase of Mimecast Cloud Email Security Developer

In early December 2021, Permira acquired Mimecast. The deal amounted to $5.8 billion. More details here.

Buying a stake in Adevinta from eBay

As it became known in July 2021, eBay sold a stake in the online ad service for $2.25 billion. The company agreed to sell part of its stake in Adevinta ASA to Permira. More details here.

2016: Failed attempt to purchase Toshiba Medical Systems

On March 9, 2016, Toshiba Corporation announced the sale of its medical business Toshiba Medical Systems to the Japanese manufacturer of photographic and printing equipment Canon. The value of the transaction was not officially disclosed, but the authoritative media know that we are talking about more than $6 billion.

Initially, dozens of investment firms and Toshiba competitors claimed this asset, but by the last stage of the auction only the British private investment fund Permira, as well as the Japanese Fujifilm, Konica Minolta and Canon, remained. The latter won. More details here.

1985: Foundation of the company

The company was founded in 1985.