The Changing World of Private Equity: With Permira's Operating Partner, Riccardo Basile

For the last 30 years, private equity has been an increasingly popular destination for both institutional and HNW capital. As its reach has extended across multiple industries and geographies, the questions over where value is actually created have been increasing. Riccardo Basile, a former engineer, then management consultant, and for the last decade with Permira, deconstructs what is mean by “value creation”. He explains the levers pulled and analysis used. Specifically, he addresses pricing, digital acceleration, organisational redesign, and commercial excellence in their portfolio companies, aimed at driving growth and performance.   He discusses why companies partner with Permira, when managements might need to change, which industries are most fertile for their approach and their thinking around exits and uplifts, why, when, and how. Subscribe to stay up to date with our range of fascinating interviews, featuring some of the biggest names in global finance and business! RECORDING DATE: 27th April 2026 TOPICS: 00:00 Why Value Creation Matters in Private Equity 03:40 The Evolution of Private Equity and Market Changes 06:00 About Permira: Focus, Sectors & Global Reach 08:10 Building & Structuring the Value Creation Team 10:40 The Shift to Operational Value Creation 13:10 Pattern Recognition in Investments & Custom Approaches 15:00 Assessing Companies Before and After Acquisition 17:00 Case Study: Transforming Westbridge 20:00 Integrating Value Creation Teams with Management 22:30 What Sellers Seek & Permira's Added Value 24:00 Europe vs. US: Opportunity Sets and Growth 26:00 Preparing for Exits & Ensuring Value Realization 28:00 Attribution, Challenges & Learning from Failure 31:00 Localization vs. Sector Expertise 32:40 Selling: Secondaries, Strategics, and IPOs 34:40 Identifying Investment Targets 36:10 Opportunity in Digitization and Carve-Outs 37:00 The Future of Private Equity & Closing Thoughts STAY UP TO DATE ✅ Newsletter: https://www.moneymazepodcast.com/subs... ✅ LinkedIn:   / the-money-maze-podcast   ✅ X/Twitter:   / podcast_maze   LISTEN: 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1p2xkOm... DISCLAIMER All content on the Money Maze Podcast is for your general information and use only and is not intended to address your particular requirements. In particular, the content does not constitute any form of advice, recommendation, representation, endorsement or arrangement and is not intended to be relied upon by users in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment or other decisions. Guests and presenters may have positions in any of the investments discussed. The Money Maze Podcast is funded by third party advertising, with all episodes editorial - and not commercial - in relation to all interview content discussed. Please note, Money Maze Curated Podcasts do not contain third party advertising, and are instead funded by the featured interviewee and/or their business (these episodes are commercial, as opposed to editorial features).