Deal Talk: Interviews with Private Equity Leaders · 2024-11-20 · 52 min
Founded in 1985, Permira has invested around €75 billion in hundreds of businesses worldwide from a platform that spans large-cap private equity, growth equity and credit strategies. Brian and Dipan have played key roles in expanding the firm’s global presence and diversifying its investment strategies. In their conversation with Steffen, they shared insights into their transition to co-leadership, their outlook on the private equity market and Permira’s approach to take-private opportunities. Here’re some of the highlights: Benefits of a co-CEO model “The art of leading is about how to make high-quality decisions in a reasonable period of time. A co-CEO model allows us to share ideas, challenge each other and ultimately helps us make better decisions faster." The appeal of private equity “Private markets have been successful because they offer high alignment and control in how businesses operate. Their timeframes - typically a 7-year-plus horizon for creating value - is hard to achieve in public markets where shareholders want to see quarterly progress on pretty much every initiative.” Opportunities in take-privates “Public markets are great if you’re in private equity.
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