European private equity firm Permira (the name is Latin for "very surprising, very different") manages 22 billion euro and has made over 180 transactions since its founding in 1985, then called Schroder Ventures Europe.In 2006, Permira raised its latest fund, with a total of 11 billion euro.
Some of Permira’s deals include Freescale Semiconductor, Calder Group and TDC.
HISTORY
Permira evolved from the November 2001 dissolution of Schroder Ventures Europe, a collection of provincial private equity firms across Europe which had partnered with British investment manager Schroders PLC in the 1980s; the funds Permira Europe I and II date from this early partnership.
In 2002, Permira branched outside Europe, opening an office in New York. It opened its Tokyo office in 2005.
PRINCIPALS
Managing partner Damon Buffini's joined Permira's predecessor, Schroder Ventures Europe, in 1988, following a career with LEK Partnership and the Imperial Group. Buffini made partner in 1992 and served as Schroder Ventures' UK managing partner briefly before taking the reins of Schroder Ventures Europe in 2000 and overseeing Permira's separation from Schroder the following November. Buffini holds a law degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard.
CONTACT INFORMATION
320 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-386-7480
Fax: 212-386-7481
20 Southampton Street
London WC2E 7QH
Phone: 44 (0) 207-632-1000
Fax: 44 (0) 207-497-2174
www.permira.com
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