Permira Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Permira has acquired 16 companies. It has also invested in 8 others.

Permira’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (11%) and retail (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (35%) and secondary buyout (27%). In total, Permira has invested in 18 US states and 28 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired FreeScale Semiconductor for $17.6B.

In the last 3 years, Permira has exited 12 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (36%). Permira’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold Intelsat Global SA for $13.6B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity238
    • M&A Buy Activity154
    • M&A Sell Activity84
  • Total Sectors Invested 41
  • Total Countries Invested 28
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 78
  • M&A Advisors 44

Permira

Permira Holdings Limited

80 Pall Mall,
London, SW1Y 5ES
United Kingdom
+44 20 7632 1000
www.permira.com

Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Media, Medical Products, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (5.8/yr) # 125 6 8 7 6 2 154
vol $113.2B $2.4B $14.0B $16.0B $145.6B
Sell (3.2/yr) # 68 4 2 7 3 - 84
vol $62.5B $2.3B $4.2B $5.0B $73.9B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Gruppo Florence SpA 2023-05-25 - Secondary Buyout
Milano, Italy · www.gruppoflorence.it
Acuity Knowledge Partners 2023-01-27 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.acuitykp.com
Reorg Research, Inc. 2022-08-01 - Stake Purchase
New York, New York · www.reorg.com
Vacanceselect Group 2022-07-29 - Trade Sale
Paris, France · www.vacanceselect.group
Zendesk, Inc. 2022-06-24 10.2B USD Going Private
San Francisco, California · www.zendesk.com
Quant AB 2022-06-16 - Secondary Buyout
Stockholm, Sweden · www.quantservice.com
John Masters Organics, Inc. 2022-06-14 - Secondary Sale
New York, New York · www.johnmasters.com
Mimecast Ltd. 2022-05-17 5.8B USD Going Private
London, United Kingdom · www.mimecast.com
Althea Group 2022-05-11 - Secondary Sale
Milan, Italy · www.althea-group.com
GWI 2022-02-01 - Venture
London, United Kingdom · www.gwi.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Cambrex Corp. 2019-08-07 Cambrex Drug Product- Business Unit 2023-11-02 1
East Rutherford, New Jersey · www.cambrex.com Whippany, New Jersey
Axiom Global, Inc. 2019-09-05 Plexus Engage 2022-11-07 2
San Francisco, California · www.axiomlaw.com Neenah, Wisconsin
Kroll, Inc. 2020-01-22 Crisp Thinking Group Ltd. 2022-05-31 7
New York, New York · www.kroll.com Leeds, United Kingdom · www.crispthinking.com
Kroll, Inc. 2020-01-22 Resolver, Inc. 2022-03-30 6
New York, New York · www.kroll.com Toronto, Ontario · www.resolver.com
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. 2012-02-01 Pointillist, Inc. 2021-10-07 17
Daly City, California · www.genesys.com Boston, Massachusetts · www.pointillist.com
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. 2012-02-01 Bold360 2021-03-16 16
Daly City, California · www.genesys.com Boston, Massachusetts · www.bold360.com
Quotient Sciences Ltd. 2019-07-18 Arc Trinova Ltd. 2021-02-09 1
Nottingham, United Kingdom · www.quotientsciences.com Northumberland, United Kingdom · www.arcinova.com
Cielo, Inc. 2018-12-20 Talent Function 2020-12-03 3
Brookfield, Wisconsin · www.cielotalent.com San Diego, California · www.talentfunction.com
Corin Group 2018-05-09 Global Orthopaedic Technology Pty Ltd. 2018-10-04 2
Cirencester, United Kingdom · www.coringroup.com Baulkham Hills, Australia · www.globalortho.com.au
The Knot Worldwide Inc. 2018-09-25 WeddingWire, Inc. 2018-09-25 1
New York, New York · www.theknotww.com Bethesda, Maryland · www.weddingwire.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 13 (23%) 11.1B (23%) 17 (11%) 11.1B (7%)
Retail 1 (2%) - 10 (6%) 6.3B (4%)
Software 5 (9%) 1.4B (3%) 10 (6%) 5.1B (3%)
Business Services 4 (7%) - 10 (6%) 1.6B (1%)
Information Technology 6 (11%) 25.1B (52%) 9 (6%) 25.4B (17%)
Communications 1 (2%) 207M (< 1%) 7 (5%) 23.3B (16%)
Financial Services 2 (4%) 4.9B (10%) 6 (4%) 7.0B (5%)
Apparel/Textiles 3 (5%) - 6 (4%) 1.1B (1%)
Chemicals 1 (2%) - 5 (3%) 5.2B (3%)
Food 2 (4%) - 5 (3%) 4.0B (3%)
Consumer Products - - 5 (3%) 3.1B (2%)
Medical Products 2 (4%) - 5 (3%) 1.0B (1%)
Media - - 4 (3%) 6.0B (4%)
Restaurants 1 (2%) 282M (1%) 4 (3%) 3.2B (2%)
Life Science 3 (5%) 2.4B (5%) 4 (3%) 2.4B (2%)
Leisure - - 4 (3%) 1.5B (1%)
Education 3 (5%) - 4 (3%) 440M (< 1%)
Automotive - - 3 (2%) -
Manufacturing - - 3 (2%) -
Semiconductors - - 2 (1%) 17.6B (12%)
Gaming - - 2 (1%) 3.9B (3%)
E-Commerce 2 (4%) 3.3B (7%) 2 (1%) 3.3B (2%)
Agriculture - - 2 (1%) 2.2B (1%)
Aerospace 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 1.7B (1%)
Information Services 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 1.6B (1%)
Transportation 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 699M (< 1%)
Machinery - - 2 (1%) 500M (< 1%)
Healthcare Services 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 154M (< 1%)
Distribution - - 2 (1%) 82M (< 1%)
Marketing 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 2 (1%) -
Insurance - - 1 (1%) 9.5B (6%)
Safety/Security - - 1 (1%) 767M (1%)
Beverages - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (1%) -
Marine - - 1 (1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (1%) -
Real Estate 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Staffing 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (1%) -
Total 56 $48.6B 155 $149.8B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 24 (43%) 38.4B (79%) 42 (27%) 62.5B (42%)
  California 12 (21%) 30.9B (64%) 15 (10%) 31.9B (22%)
  New York 4 (7%) 5.1B (11%) 8 (5%) 7.4B (5%)
  Massachusetts 2 (4%) - 2 (1%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 440M (< 1%)
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (1%) -
  New Jersey 1 (2%) 2.4B (5%) 1 (1%) 2.4B (2%)
  Illinois 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Idaho 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Florida 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Alabama 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  Texas - - 1 (1%) 17.6B (12%)
  Utah - - 1 (1%) 1.6B (1%)
  Indiana - - 1 (1%) 767M (1%)
  Ohio - - 1 (1%) 500M (< 1%)
  New Hampshire - - 1 (1%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (1%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (1%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom 7 (13%) 6.5B (13%) 34 (22%) 31.7B (21%)
Germany 5 (9%) - 20 (13%) 9.9B (7%)
Italy 4 (7%) 282M (1%) 14 (9%) 2.1B (1%)
France 2 (4%) - 5 (3%) 949M (1%)
Spain 1 (2%) - 5 (3%) 2.2B (1%)
China 2 (4%) - 4 (3%) 1.7B (1%)
Sweden 2 (4%) - 3 (2%) -
Netherlands 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) 4.6B (3%)
Luxembourg 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 4.5B (3%)
Switzerland 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 1.7B (1%)
Norway 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) 282M (< 1%)
Japan - - 2 (1%) 3.2B (2%)
Austria - - 2 (1%) -
Belgium - - 2 (1%) -
Poland 1 (2%) 3.3B (7%) 1 (1%) 3.3B (2%)
Bermuda 1 (2%) 207M (< 1%) 1 (1%) 207M (< 1%)
Australia 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
South Korea 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Taiwan 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Denmark - - 1 (1%) 15.8B (11%)
Hungary - - 1 (1%) 1.8B (1%)
Canada - - 1 (1%) 1.2B (1%)
  Quebec - - 1 (1%) 1.2B (1%)
Ireland - - 1 (1%) 251M (< 1%)
Israel - - 1 (1%) -
Malta - - 1 (1%) -
Singapore - - 1 (1%) -
South Africa - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 7 (13%) 6.5B (13%) 34 (22%) 31.7B (21%)
Cross-border 49 (88%) 42.2B (87%) 121 (78%) 116.1B (79%)
Total 56 $48.6B 155 $147.8B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (11%) 207M (< 1%) 53 (34%) 25.3B (17%)
Secondary Buyout 21 (38%) 5.2B (11%) 41 (26%) 20.2B (14%)
Divestiture 6 (11%) 4.6B (10%) 18 (12%) 11.0B (7%)
Going Private 6 (11%) 38.6B (79%) 13 (8%) 62.2B (42%)
Stake Purchase 4 (7%) - 10 (6%) 1.5B (1%)
Growth Capital 5 (9%) - 8 (5%) 2.9B (2%)
Venture 7 (13%) - 7 (5%) -
PIPE - - 2 (1%) 15.8B (11%)
Consolidation - - 2 (1%) 9.5B (6%)
Recapitalization 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 56 $48.6B 155 $148.3B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 25 (30%) 32.8B (45%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 21 (25%) 32.4B (45%)
IPO 18 (21%) -
Trade Sale 12 (14%) 6.4B (9%)
Merger 3 (4%) -
Stake Sale 2 (2%) -
Unknown 2 (2%) -
Sold to Management 1 (1%) 875M (1%)
Total 84 $72.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 6
Morgan Stanley
 6
J.P. Morgan Securities
 6
Legal Deals
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
 15
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
 14
Clifford Chance
 10

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 33 $134.9B
$100M to $1B 25 $14.8B
< $100M 1 $82M
TOTAL $149.8B
Largest FreeScale Semiconductor Ltd.
$17.6B (2006-09-14)
sell # Total
> $1B 24 $66.6B
$100M to $1B 12 $7.4B
TOTAL $73.9B
Largest Intelsat Global SA
$13.6B (2008-02-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
45 (29%)
Strategic(s)
12%
19 (12%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
29%
24 (29%)
Strategic(s)
37%
31 (37%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

75.0B EUR

Established

1985

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Kurt Bjorklund

Managing Partner

Duncan Smith

Finance Director & Managing Director

Irene Lamsaki

Firm Finance - Senior Director

Kerry Dettmar

Firm Finance - Senior Director

Greg Shirley

Fund Finance - Senior Director

FAQ

When was Permira founded?

Permira was founded in 1985.

What type of investor is Permira?

Permira is a private equity firm.

Where is Permira headquartered?

Permira is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Permira have under management?

Permira has 75.0B EUR under management.

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