Permira Advisers

Value creation efforts that capture the benefits of AI are particularly effective in services and healthcare businesses, say Permira’s Riccardo Basile and Ben Rogers.

Chris Davison, a partner who serves on the firm’s operations committee, will leave the European giant at the end of the year, PEI understands.

PEI spoke to managers from across the private equity landscape to learn what changes are in store over the next 12 months.

Megafunds raised between Q1-Q3 this year include vehicles by CVC Capital Partners, Apollo, Permira and Warburg Pincus.

José Luis Molina, chief executive of the Madrid-headquartered asset manager, talks to Private Equity International off the back of its stake sale to Permira.

Permira worked closely with LSNE’s management team to scale the healthcare contract manufacturing business and grow its international footprint.

The high cost of operations, capital constraints and an attraction to specialists are all factors driving M&A activity among PE firms.

Mega-funds, market bifurcation and a resurgent investor base are reshaping the continent’s private equity landscape.

A higher-governance form of growth capital investing is gaining popularity as young companies are forced to navigate an intensely volatile world, says head of Permira growth opportunities Stefan Dziarski.

For most GPs, tapping into the growing pool of private wealth capital requires a different set of in-house capabilities, prompting some aggressive recruitment drives.

Private equity firms of all sizes are ramping up their digital transformation expertise – and reshaping their operating partner teams to suit.

For a value creation plan to leverage technology effectively, it takes detailed, early engagement and the careful use of KPIs.

There are still some significant issues to address if artificial intelligence is to fulfil its potential as a powerful – and reliable – value creation tool.

If you build A-grade businesses through a growth-focused, product-first value creation strategy, it is still possible to pull off great exits, says Permira’s co-CEO Brian Ruder.

Portfolio companies are increasingly embracing AI, but few have imposed formal governance and security frameworks.