Permira Growth Opportunities Acquires Majority Stake in BioCatch at $1.3bn Valuation

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Leads $145M Series C Investment in BioCatch

April 15, 2020

Cybersecurity

BioCatch, a leader in behavioral biometrics for fraud detection, closed a $145 million Series C round led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities with participation from Industry Ventures, American Express Ventures, CreditEase, Maverick Ventures, OurCrowd and others. The growth capital will accelerate BioCatch’s expansion, broaden product offerings and support entry into new verticals and geographies.

BioCatch Acquires AimBrain

February 11, 2020

Cybersecurity

BioCatch has acquired AimBrain, integrating AimBrain’s multimodal biometric authentication technology into BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics platform to strengthen digital identity and fraud-detection capabilities. The AimBrain team will join BioCatch as the companies combine technologies to better serve banks and financial institutions.

Permira Acquires Squarespace

October 17, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Permira has completed an all-cash acquisition of Squarespace, valuing the website-building and SMB-focused SaaS platform at approximately $7.2 billion and taking the company private. Squarespace founder and CEO Anthony Casalena rolled over a substantial majority of his equity and will remain CEO and chairman, while existing investors Accel and General Atlantic remain meaningful shareholders.

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Invests $150M Growth Capital in Ataccama

June 22, 2022

Data & Analytics

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities has made a $150 million minority growth investment in Ataccama to accelerate go-to-market efforts, product innovation and global expansion. Ataccama, a Toronto-based unified data management platform provider, has been growing rapidly—doubling ARR in 2021 and employing more than 450 people across 10 offices.

Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Acuity Knowledge Partners from Equistone

January 27, 2023

Professional Services

Funds advised by Permira have acquired a majority stake in Acuity Knowledge Partners from Equistone Partners Europe; Equistone will reinvest as a minority shareholder and Acuity's management remains significantly invested. Headquartered in London, Acuity is a provider of research, analytics and business intelligence to financial services firms worldwide; Permira plans to support further investment in teams, services and technology to drive growth and geographic expansion. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and was expected to close in Q2 2023; financial terms were not disclosed.

Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Reorg from Warburg Pincus

August 1, 2022

Data & Analytics

Funds advised by Permira agreed to acquire the majority shareholding in Reorg from Warburg Pincus, with Reorg management retaining a significant ownership stake. The investment will support product innovation and accelerated growth for Reorg, a provider of data, analytics and intelligence for the global credit markets; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in Q3 2022.