What does Permira invest in?
Permira invests most often at Secondary and Series E (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Consumer and Healthcare.

United Kingdom · Investor
Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2026, closing $71M. Last cheque observed Feb 2022.
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5 rounds on record
Mostly Secondary and Series E: 67% of its rounds
Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $208M
We are a specialist Private Equity and Credit platform with a transatlantic focus.From their own website
Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances
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2 rounds
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From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
Funds on its Form ADV
1 private fund, $183M in gross assets · filed Nov 2024
Who backs their funds
The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.
| Fund | Vintage | Committed |
|---|---|---|
| Permira VIII 1 | 2023 | $364M |
| Permira Growth Opps II | 2022 | $150M |
| Permira VII L.P.1 | 2020 | $528M |
| Permira Growth Opportunities I L.P.1 | 2019 | $100M |
| Permira VI, L.P.1 | 2016 | $352M |
| Permira V | 2014 | $264M |
| Permira IV | 2006 | $822M |
| Permira Europe III | 2004 | $352M |
and 1 more
| Fund | Vintage | Committed |
|---|---|---|
| Permira VIII-2 | 2023 | $723M |
| Permira Growth Opportunities II | 2022 | $155M |
| Permira VII L.P.1 | 2020 | $414M |
| Permira Growth Opportunities I L.P. 1 | 2019 | $200M |
| Permira VI L.P. 1 | 2017 | $499M |
| Permira V | 2014 | $269M |
| Permira IV L.P.2 | 2006 | $283M |
| Permira Europe III | 2004 | $127M |
| Fund | Vintage | Committed |
|---|---|---|
| Permira VIII | 2023 | $386M |
| Permira Growth Opportunities II | 2022 | $200M |
| Permira VII | 2020 | $399M |
| Permira VI | 2017 | $365M |
| Permira V | 2014 | $378M |
| Permira IV | 2006 | $125M |
| Fund | Vintage | Committed |
|---|---|---|
| Permira IX | 2025 | $250M |
| Permira Strategic Opportunities I | 2024 | $68M |
| Permira VIII | 2022 | $171M |
| Permira VII L.P.1 | 2019 | $154M |
| Permira VI | 2016 | $137M |
| Permira V | 2013 | $171M |
| Fund | Vintage | Committed |
|---|---|---|
| Permira VIII | 2022 | $257M |
| Permira VII | 2019 | $252M |
| Permira VI | 2016 | $251M |
Acquisitions by the firm itself
The latest companies Permira put money into.
Permira invests most often at Secondary and Series E (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Consumer and Healthcare.
5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Feb 2022.
Its most recent investments on record: GoCardless (Series G, Feb 2022), FlixMobility (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019) and Minted (Series E, Dec 2018).
The median round it joins is $331M.
Yes: it led 2 of its 5 investments on record (40%).
Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), the United Kingdom (20%) and Germany (20%).
No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2022.
Permira is a private equity firm based in London, United Kingdom.
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