Permira
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| Permira | |
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| Type | Private Ownership, LLC |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters |  London |
| Industry | Private Equity |
| Products | Leveraged Buyout |
| Employees | N/A |
| Website | www.permira.com |
Permira LLC is an international private equity firm based in the United Kingdom, headed by Damon Buffini. According to Permira, its name is Latin for "very surprising, very different" [1].
The firm acts as adviser to the nineteen Permira Funds, which in total are worth approximately 22 billion euros. These funds have invested in over 180 transactions in 15 different countries, and date as far back as 1985[2]. Permira's holdings include Jet Aviation, a Swiss-based business aviation company purchased in 2005.[3]
[edit] Investments
The firm has been associated with several notable establishments, including the Boots Group, HMV, and Intelsat:
- The Automobile Association
- Birds Eye - £1.15Bn, August 2006 [1]
- Gala Group - including the Coral betting chain
- Travelodge UK - sold to Dubai International Capital, 2006
- Yellow Pages
- SBS Broadcasting Group
- Valentino Fashion Group - €3.2Bn
- ProSiebenSat.1 Media - shared company with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
- DinoSol
- Provimi
[edit] References and footnotes
- ^ Permira. About Us. Permira corporate website. Permira. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
- ^ Permira (About Us) -- corporate website
- ^ Jet Aviation Sold to Permira Funds
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Jet Aviation -- subsidiary company.
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