Permira news and archive

Permira acquires 40 percent stake in outdoor lifestyle brand K-Way

Private equity firm Permira has acquired a significant minority stake in K-Way, the entire share capital of which is currently owned by BasicNet. The company said in a release that while BasicNet will hold approximately 60 percent interest in K-Way, Permira through Permira Growth Opportunities II will become a shareholder with 40 percent stake....

Business

CommentSold receives investment from Permira

CommentSold, a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables live and social selling across multiple shopping platforms and channels, including social media networks, merchants’ own websites and their CommentSold-powered branded mobiles app, has received an investment from Permira. Permira is a global private equity firm which scales tech-enabled...

People

Golden Goose appoints former Chanel CEO Maureen Chiquet as Chairman of Board of Directors

Italian luxury streetwear brand Golden Goose has appointed former Chanel global chief executive officer Maureen Chiquet as its new Chairman of Board of Directors. Chiquet will replace Patrizio Di Marco, the former CEO of Gucci, and work alongside Silvio Campara, the company’s CEO since 2018. Chiquet’s appointment demonstrates Golden Goose’s...

BusinessFeatured

Private equity firm Permira acquires Golden Goose from Carlyle Group

New York – Golden Goose, Permira and The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) announced Wednesday that the private equity firm will acquire Carlyle’s majority stake in the Italian luxury fashion brand. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected to close in the next months. “This is really about backing the sneaker trend, the...

BusinessFeatured

How financial investor Permira polished Dr. Martens to a shine

BACKGROUND The British may call them "Doc Martin's" and the Americans "Doc Marten's"; regardless of how you pronounce them, there is a good chance everyone will agree on this point: No boot in the world has ever managed to claim nonconformist and iconic adjectives over such a long period of time. There was no decade in the last almost sixty...