Speakers

Derek is a Managing Director with Permira.  He is a member of the firm’s Value Creation Team with a focus on growth strategy, go-to-market, sales and marketing effectiveness, pricing and other value creation activities across sectors. Derek has worked on several transactions and with a number of portfolio companies during his time with Permira including Alter Domus, Axiom, Cielo, Encore, Engine, Motus, Octus, Versaterm and Zendesk.

Prior to joining Permira, Derek was a Managing Director with Blue Ridge Partners, a growth-focused consultancy serving private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Earlier, Derek was an investment professional with Brahma Management, an emerging markets-focused private equity firm, after beginning his career with Goldman Sachs.

Permira:

Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds across two core asset classes, private equity and credit, with total committed capital of over €89bn+. The Permira private equity funds make both long-term Buyout and Growth Equity investments in four key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare and Services. The Permira credit funds support businesses with flexible financing solutions across Direct Lending, Strategic Opportunities, CLO Management and Structured Credit. Established in 2007, the firm advises investment funds and products which have provided over €24 billion of debt capital to over 300 businesses.