Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Reorg from Warburg Pincus

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.

Reorg Acquires LoansIntel

January 9, 2024

Data & Analytics

Reorg, a global provider of credit data, analysis and intelligence, has acquired LoansIntel, a credit research and workflow solution for private loan and high-yield issuers. The deal brings LoansIntel's fundamental analysis and plug-and-play data into Reorg's product suite to expand its credit intelligence and technology capabilities.

Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Boats Group from Apax Partners

December 29, 2020

E-Commerce

A company backed by the Permira funds has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Boats Group from funds advised by Apax Partners. Boats Group, a Miami-based online classifieds marketplace and technology provider for the recreational marine industry (brands include YachtWorld, Boat Trader and boats.com), will partner with Permira to expand internationally and develop new products and services; financial terms were not disclosed.

Permira and Hg take co-controlling stakes in GGW Group

December 8, 2023

Insurance

Permira announced in December 2023 that a Permira-backed vehicle agreed to acquire GGW Group, the Hamburg-based insurance brokerage and MGA platform. In April 2024 Hg completed a new investment from its Hg Saturn fund and will own a co-controlling stake alongside Permira; GGW operates more than 60 brokerages and MGAs and employs over 1,700 people as it scales across Germany and Europe.

Reorg Acquires FinDox

November 9, 2022

Data & Analytics

Reorg, a Permira‑backed provider of financial and legal intelligence, agreed to acquire FinDox, a document, compliance and data management platform for private credit and leveraged finance. The deal—expected to close in December 2022—adds FinDox's document aggregation, compliance (including ESMA Article 7 reporting) and analytics capabilities to Reorg's data and workflow offerings.

NEXT plc and Reiss Family Acquire Warburg Pincus' Stake in Reiss

September 1, 2023

Retail

NEXT plc and the Reiss family have agreed to acquire Warburg Pincus' entire 34% interest in the Reiss Group for total consideration of £128m. Following completion (expected mid-October 2023), NEXT's holding will increase from 51% to 72%, the Reiss family will hold 22% and Reiss management will retain 6%, with Reiss consolidated into NEXT's accounts.