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Co-founder says the culture the firm has created 'strongly resonates with investors.'

Private equity generated €19.5bn in exit value in 2025, a 77% increase on the prior year, according to the firm's FY 2025 earnings report.

The firm has not levered its private credit evergreen funds in the same way some of its peers have, according to chief executive David Layton.

Noisten is joining the firm at an important time to ‘help us build appropriate infrastructure before OceanSound reaches another major milestone in size and complexity,’ CEO Joe Benavides told Buyouts.

The Oslo-based firm is expanding its North American LP base as investors there increasingly look to Europe for outsized returns.

Gene Yoon tells Buyouts that the firm assesses deployment rates and aims to avoid risk-return dilution when setting its fund size targets – though Fund V represents a 32% increase over its predecessor.

GPs and LPs are bringing larger trophy assets and portfolios to market. As deals and volumes get bigger, alignment and investment discipline are becoming ever more important, says Thomas Roche Toussaint at UBS.

In the next cycle, simplicity of mission and focus will be paramount. You need to know who you are and then deliver on that, says Permira co-CEO Dipan Patel.

The private equity firm began applying machine learning to value creation processes a decade ago; its dedicated team now helps select acquisition targets and aids due diligence.