Permira Holdings Ltd
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Permira is a European private equity firm, headquartered in London. The Permira funds’ investor base comprises corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors.[1] The firm specialises in 5 sectors:
- Consumer
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Industrials
- Technology
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- Permira Holdings Ltd, OC, reg. Guernsey
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Portfolio Companies
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Historic
~2016 | Towry Group,link |
Oct.2013 | Dr Martens acquired by Permira.ref todo, todo, Website.arch, Website |
2011 | Renaissance Learning, a Wisconsin-based learning analytics and assessment platform founded in 1984, was acquired.Website
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2007 | Acromas (holdco for the Automobile Association + Saga) acquired from ??. The AA was floated in Jun.2014; Saga was floated in Apr.2016.ref |
Nov.2006 | Iglo Group: the majority of Unilever's European Frozen Foods businesses were acquired by Permira and European Capital, along with the Birds Eye and Iglo brands. Unilever retained the Findus Italy brand, its Italian frozen food business. Following the buyout, Permira formed the "Birds Eye Iglo Group", refocused the business on its main product categories, initiated improvements in its supply chain and implemented cost savings. AR-Dec.2016, p.24,ref,ref,ref
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Jul.2006 | All3Media was bought from Bridgepoint Capital.ref>
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2004 | Ahold Iberia, the holding company of Ahold Supermercados, the 7th largest food retailer in Spain. link |
Dec.2003 | Inmarsat was acquired.[2] Inmarsat Investments Ltd,[3] acquired a 100% holding in Inmarsat Ventures Ltd.CH Inmarsat Investments was a consortium whose majority shareholders were Premira Advisers Ltd (26.1%),[4] Apax Partners (26.1%), Telenor Satellite Services AS (15.1%),ref COMSAT Investments Inc (14.1%),ref KDDI Corporation (7.6%).ref, ref
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Dec.2000 | Homebase was bought from J Sainsbury plc, with Permira taking a 70% stake; Sainsburys retaining 17.3%; and management holding the remainder.ref,ref |
Timelines
- Nov.2001: Permira: Damon Buffini led a buyout from Schroders. The firm was renamed; "Permira" is Latin for very surprising, very different.ref
- 1996: Schroder Ventures Europe Ltd: MBO: Operations in the UK, France, Germany and Italy were combined.ref OC
- Feb.1985: Schroder Ventures Ltd, Schroders plc's leveraged buyout team, was formed by Nicholas Ferguson as a number of country-specific separate businesses.CH,ref Website.us.arch
References
- ^ Discovery Communications and Liberty Global to Acquire All3Media. Liberty Global, May.08.2014.