
Permira closes $17.6b global buyout fund

Permira has closed its latest flagship global buyout fund with EUR 16.7bn (USD 17.6bn) in commitments, a 50% increase on the previous vintage.
The firm opened its first office in Asia 20 years ago and has deployed more than EUR 4.4bn across 12 investments in the region to date. Current Asia-based portfolio companies include Australian diagnostic...
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