an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message permira type limited liability partnership industry private equity founded 1985 headquarters london united kingdom 1 products leveraged buyout aum 30 billion 2 number of employees 200 website www.permira.com permira is a european private equity firm founded in 1985 . the firm advises funds with a total committed capital of approximately 200 billion . since 1985 the permira funds raised from pension funds and other institutions have made nearly 200 private equity investments . permira specialises in five sectors consumer financial services healthcare industrials and tmt technology media telecommunications . there are currently 25 companies in the permira funds portfolio and the firm comprises approximately 120 professionals . contents 1 history 2 recent investments 3 recent realisations 4 current investments 5 references history edit permira was founded in 1985 by nicholas ferguson as a number of country specific separate businesses operating under the schroder ventures brand . in 1996 the uk french german and italian teams joined together to create schroder ventures europe and in 1997 it raised its first pan european fund . in 2001 the firm was renamed permira . permira opened an office in new york city in 2002 one in tokyo in 2005 and one in hong kong in 2008 . it also opened an office in menlo park in 2008 . 3 recent investments edit 2015 acquisition of medora snacks and ideal snacks . medora snacks manufacturers branded better for you snacks while ideal is the leading contract manufacturer of better for you diversified popped snacks 4 2015 acquisition of vacalians group a major european campsite and mobile home company operating under the tohapi brand 5 2015 acquisition of gfkl financial services a leading provider of receivables management services in germany 6 2015 acquisition of informatica the world s number one independent provider of enterprise data integration software and services 7 2014 acquisition of teraco data environments sub saharan africa s leading provider of carrier neutral datacenter services 8 2014 acquisition of metalogix leading provider of management tools for mission critical collaboration platforms 9 2014 acquisition of teamviewer developer and distributor of solutions for online communication collaboration and remote monitoring of it systems 10 2014 acquisition of tilney and bestinvest the uk wealth manager and online investment service . 11 2014 acquisition of 200 million of the outstanding equity of legalzoom . 10 2013 acquisition of r griggs group parent of the doc martens brand for 300 million pounds or usd 485.7 million . 12 recent realisations edit full realisations only ; does not include partial realisations 2015 new look retail group leading international value fashion brand 13 2015 iglo group europe s largest frozen food business 14 2015 hugo boss leading company in premium and luxury segment of the apparel market 15 2015 arysta lifescience limited one of the world s largest agrochemical businesses 16 2014 renaissance learning leading provider of technology based school improvement and student assessment programmes 17 2014 all3media leading creator of tv film and digital content 18 2014 prosiebensat .1 one of the largest independent media corporations in europe 19 current investments edit the permira funds are invested in the following companies atrium innovations leader in the manufacturing development and commercialisation of innovative science based health products 754m 20 cabb integrated supplier of fine and speciality chemicals and customer manufacturing solutions 819m 21 dr martens iconic british footwear brand 380m 22 legal zoom online legal services company 158m 23 pantheon healthcare group formerly mesa and astral 161m 24 metalogix leading provider of online management tools 25 teamviewer global provider of secure remote support software 870m 26 teraco data environment largest provider of carrier neutral datacenter services in sub saharan africa 27 tilney bestinvest formerly bestinvest a leading private client wealth management firm and tilney a wealth manager 243m 28 akindo sushiro sushi restaurant chain japan 800m 29 ancestry.com global leader in online family history 1.266 b 30 asia broadcast satellite premium fixed satellite services operator 184m 31 bakercorp temporary liquid and solid containment pump filtration and trench solutions 714m 32 creganna medical global provider of outsourced solutions to the medical device industry 223m 33 edreams odigeo a combination of a trio of travel companies edreams go voyages and opodo 1048m 34 genesys leading supplier of enterprise software and solutions 1 237m 35 intelligrated automated material handling solutions usa 443m 36 just retirement specialist financial services uk 298m 37 netafim smart drip and micro irrigation solutions israel 800m 38 pharmaq world leading aquatic health groups 250m 39 saga acromas financial services to people aged over 50 in the uk 9 685m 40 sisal italian gaming operator 1 348m 41 telepizza home delivery and take away pizza business 962m 42 cortefiel spanish clothing retailer 1 802m 43 references edit permira overview . linkedin . retrieved 31 march 2013 . permira permira today . retrieved 3 may 2016 . permira permira today . retrieved 3 may 2016 . 1 food business news 10 june 2015 2 unquote.com 3 reuters 18 may 2015 4 bloomberg 7 april 2015 5 reuters 4 december 2014 6 private equity wire 31 october 2014 a b the permira funds complete the acquisition of teamviewer . teamviewer . retrieved 18 july 2014 . cite error invalid ref tag ; name legalzoom defined multiple times with different content see the help page . 7 telegraph 6 november 2013 neel julia october 24 2013 . permira acquires dr. martens . wwd . retrieved 24 october 2013 . 8 financial times 15 may 2015 9 bloomberg 20 april 2015 10 wall street journal 16 march 2015 11 financial times 20 october 2014 12 forbes 13 march 2014 13 bloomberg 9 may 2014 14 bloomberg 17 january 2014 15 bloomberg 29 november 2013 16 bloomberg 22 april 2014 17 bbc news 24 october 2013 18 reuters 6 january 2014 19 health investor 8 august 2014 20 washington technology 3 november 2014 21 reuters 16 june 2014 22 4 december 2014 23 the telegraph 6 november 2013 stephen aldred and junko fujita 24 august 2012 . permira buying japan sushi restaurant chain in 1 billion deal . reuters india . retrieved 3 may 2016 . 24 forbes 22 october 2012 25 financial times 13 september 2010 26 wall street journal 13 april 2011 27 financial times 7 october 2010 28 bloomberg 6 march 2014 29 new york times 19 october 2011 jason kelly 8 june 2012 . permira to buy equipment maker intelligrated for 500 million . bloomberg.com . retrieved 3 may 2016 . just retirement valued at 1.8 bln in london share listing . reuters . 12 november 2013 . retrieved 8 march 2014 . permira to buy up to 61 % of israel s netafim reuters 22 september 2011 30 city am 2 april 2013 31 the guardian 26 june 2007 32 bloomberg 16 june 2014 33 the independent 23 july 2006 34 financial news 22 july 2005 v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth secondaries equity co investment history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s terms and concepts buyout financial sponsor management buyout divisional buyout buy sell agreement leveraged recapitalization dividend recapitalization venture angel investor business incubator post money valuation pre money valuation seed money startup company venture capital financing venture debt venture round structure private equity firms and funds limited partnership limited liability company carried 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