Nilay Patel

Nilay Patel is a Vice President at Permira based in New York, NY, where he focuses on identifying and executing investments within the global services sector. Before joining the global private equity firm in 2020, he spent two years as an Associate at the middle-market investment firm Solamere Capital. Earlier in his financial career, Patel worked for two years in the Financial Sponsors Group at Citigroup after earning degrees in Accounting and Finance from the University of Georgia. At Permira, which has deployed over €13 billion in equity across the services industry, he has contributed to major transactions involving prominent technology companies, including a 2021 investment in FullStory at a $1.8 billion valuation. His current investment focus centers on business and professional services companies navigating digital disruption, outsourcing, sustainability, and compliance trends across the broader market.