

Scaling Across the Pond w/ Permira’s Dipan Patel
8 snips Sep 30, 2025
Dipan Patel, co-managing partner and co-CEO of Permira, shares insights on successfully scaling operations across Europe and the U.S. He emphasizes the importance of empowering local teams and building relationships. The conversation delves into slow, methodical growth as a strategy for institutional confidence. Dipan also highlights Permira's tech-focused yet diversified approach, integrating AI into core workflows and investment strategies. He outlines their value creation playbook, focusing on under-leveraged growth and product-led expansion.
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Staff The Frontier With Top Talent
- Hire your best people to run new geographies and give them real authority.
- Move deliberately and compound relationships, brand, and IP over time.
Slow Compounding Wins Markets
- Slow, boring, methodical expansion compounds into outsized outcomes.
- Early small wins build confidence, reputation, and a deal-sourcing flywheel.
Give New Bets Time To Mature
- Be patient and resist calling time too early on new initiatives.
- Ask whether a venture needs more time rather than abandoning it at the first sign of slowness.