Full-Time
Associate Recruiter
Permira
201-500 employees
Global private equity investor
No salary listed
Madrid, Spain
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- Two to three years of previous experience as a researcher in a top-tier search firm and/or in-house experience in a private equity firm.
- A track record of managing multiple searches simultaneously and driving successful hires for an organization.
- Experience influencing and guiding stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
- Strong analytical ability and emotional intelligence.
- A collaborative, low-ego working style aligned with entrepreneurial, team-oriented, and growth-oriented values.
- Passion for human resources and recruiting and their long-term impact.
- Support end-to-end internal hiring efforts globally, with a focus on associate investment hires across the United Kingdom and Europe and broader business mandates as needed.
- Support recruiting across Private Equity, Federation, and Credit by conducting candidate research, sourcing, and data management.
- Learn and execute research activities to map markets, identify potential candidates, and build longlists and talent data.
- Help drive multiple search processes and maintain best-practice workflows.
- Manage candidate relationship management systems and other systems input, keeping candidate records, pipelines, and outreach activity accurate and current.
- Help deliver a positive and consistent candidate experience at every stage.
- Build and maintain a talent network across London, Madrid, and the United States.
- Support interactions with hiring managers by preparing updates and briefings and collecting feedback.
- Assist with event and campus activity, including preparation, logistics, and initial candidate engagement.
- Maintain market presence by flagging relevant profiles and industry movements through ongoing research.
- Collaborate with the wider human resources team across projects and initiatives.
- Participate in broader team projects, including data cleanup and recruitment process improvements.
- Help drive the recruiting team's artificial intelligence and technology strategy and explore technology-enabled ways to improve efficiency, accuracy, and speed.
Permira is a global private equity firm with European roots that raises funds to buy and grow companies worldwide. It acquires businesses, works closely with management to implement strategic and operational improvements, and exits investments through sales or public listings. The firm differentiates itself through long-term, hands-on value creation, sector expertise, and a European heritage with a global reach. Its goal is to deliver strong, risk-adjusted returns for investors by building durable, high-performing businesses.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$8.6B
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1985
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 2026 BioCatch sale to Visa delivered Permira's fifth strategic exit and $16.6 billion distributions.
- Permira's JTC acquisition advances, while regulatory conditions cleared on August 5, 2026.
- Third Space's waiting lists and 15-club London footprint support premium consumer expansion potential.
What critics are saying
- JTC's August 19, 2026 court sanction still blocks Permira's £2.7 billion takeover.
- Third Space's £700 million auction pits Permira against rival bidders and valuation inflation.
- Permira's exit machine depends on public markets; Reformation and BioCatch proved that reliance.
What makes Permira unique
- Permira combines buyouts, credit, and growth investing across Europe, America, Asia, and the Middle East.
- June 2026 hiring of Mike Hoffmann sharpens Permira's AI and software sourcing capabilities.
- Permira's 2026 CDP and Quadrante deals show conviction in energy-transition software and services.
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Company News
Permira plots £700m bid for upmarket gyms operator Third Space. Tuesday, 4 August 2026 14:30 By Mark Kleinman, City editor The buyout firm Permira is among a pack of bidders pursuing a possible £700m takeover of Third Space, the upmarket London-based health clubs operator. Sky News has learnt that Permira, which has backed premium consumer brands such as Dr Martens, Hugo Boss and Valentino, has begun working on an offer for Third Space ahead of a deadline for formal bids later this year. If it proceeds with a formal bid, the private equity group is likely to face stiff competition from rival bidders attracted to Third Space's rapid growth. The gyms and wellness company operates 15 clubs across the capital, with a plan to double that number by the end of 2031. The rapid expansion of its footprint and profitability has marked Third Space out in a sector often characterised by sluggish growth. Third Space is owned by KSL Capital Partners, an American private equity firm, which appointed Goldman Sachs to handle an auction earlier this year. Sources said its valuation ambitions ranged from between £700m to as high as £1bn. Third Space operates sites in the City and Soho, as well as more suburban locations such as Clapham Junction and Wimbledon. They are positioned at the luxury end of the gyms market, offering HYROX, hot yoga and dozens of other classes to members. KSL acquired a stake in the business in 2021, acquiring a majority stake from Encore Capital, another investment firm. Last October, Third Space secured £75m in debt finance from Oaknorth, alongside Searchlight Capital, another existing lender, to help fund its expansion. "We are seeing exceptionally strong demand for Third Space memberships, with most of our clubs operating with waiting lists," Colin Waggett, chief executive, said last autumn. "Our business sits at the heart of Londoners' desire for health and fitness, authentic experiences and luxury service, and Third Space is uniquely positioned to meet these demands." Permira declined to comment.
Visa to buy cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion amid surge in AI-powered scams. Advertisements Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Visa on Monday said it is acquiring fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, expanding the payment giant's push into cybersecurity as banks confront a surge in artificial intelligence-powered scams and account takeovers. Under the deal, Visa will get BioCatch's behavioral biometrics platform, which analyzes data including keystroke timing, touch screen pressure and other signals to distinguish real users from scammers and bots. Visa said it is acquiring the firm from London-based private equity firm Permira and other investors. The acquisition underscores how payments companies are racing to strengthen fraud defenses as generative AI makes attacks cheaper, faster and more convincing. Visa estimates that scams and account takeovers cost the global economy more than $1 trillion annually. It is also the latest move by Visa to expand its value-added services business, which sells fraud prevention, cybersecurity and analytics software to financial institutions and has become one of the company's fastest-growing divisions. "BioCatch will help our clients stop fraud before it reaches the point of payment," Andrew Torre, Visa's president of value-added services, said in a statement. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of Visa's fiscal second quarter in 2027, subject to regulatory approvals. Other financial terms weren't disclosed. While the Israeli startup said it currently protects 760 million users across roughly 350 banks, Visa's global rails connect nearly 14,500 financial institutions, processing over 329 billion transactions annually worth more than $17 trillion. In a blog post accompanying the announcement, BioCatch said joining Visa will allow it to scale its impact amid a rising tide of global fraud. "The reality is, as a society and industry, we are not winning this fight," the firm said. "The value of fraud and scam losses and the number of fraud and scam attempts, mule accounts, and victims of these financial crimes all continue to grow (in some cases, exponentially) every year, all around the world." Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
Permira has made a significant investment in CDP, transforming the environmental disclosure platform into a commercial entity. This marks Permira's first investment under its Energy Transition strategy and will support CDP's growth through capital investments in people, technology, and data services. Under the deal, CDP will operate as a commercial enterprise backed by Permira, whilst a separate charitable wing, CDP Foundation, will focus on advancing science-led environmental disclosure. The transaction signals a broader structural shift in the ESG data market, where mission-led organisations are being reshaped as commercially run platforms. The top five ESG data providers now control nearly 75% of the market. This commercialisation trend has prompted regulatory attention, with the UK's FCA launching an oversight regime for ESG ratings providers in December 2025 to address concerns about conflicts, opacity, and market concentration.
Permira enters Quadrante's capital to accelerate expansion in the US. The entry of the British private equity firm into the capital of the Portuguese company is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year. The Portuguese company Quadrante will have as its new shareholder the private equity firm Permira - headquartered in London and managing funds in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia - to "support the growth and internationalization strategy." "The significant investment will accelerate Quadrante's international expansion, particularly in the US, and position the company as a global engineering partner for the development of energy transition assets and critical infrastructure," announced this Monday in a statement the consultancy specialized in engineering, architecture, environment and sustainability, without disclosing the percentage of capital sold nor transaction values. Under this sale, the founders and management of Quadrante, as well as Henko Partners, "will maintain relevant positions as investors," it is further stated. Quadrante was founded in 1998 and provides specialized engineering services in three main segments: energy, including the development of renewables, transmission and distribution; sustainable cities, covering data centers, water supply services and waste infrastructure; and mobility, covering railways, subways, airports and ports. The company operates in more than 20 countries, with presence in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Mexico, and has over 1,500 professionals globally. "With Permira's investment, Quadrante will pursue an accelerated growth strategy focused on greater support for its reference clients, broad international expansion (including the US), and enhanced use of Artificial Intelligence," says the released note, adding that "Permira's investment in Quadrante follows the recently announced investment in CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, and represents the company's second investment under its energy transition strategy." Quoted in the statement, Nuno Costa, global CEO and co-founder of Quadrante, highlights that the new partnership with Permira "marks a new and exciting chapter. Its investment strategy in energy transition, its global networks, digital capabilities and track record in high-growth professional services make it an ideal partner at this scaling stage." The transaction is now subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Quadrante, a leading Iberian based consulting firm specialising in engineering, architecture, environment and sustainability, today announced a majority strategic investment from Permira, the global investment firm.