John is a Principal at Permira and focuses on investment opportunities in Industrials and Business Services. He has worked on a number of transactions, including Cielo and DiversiTech. Prior to joining Permira, John worked for Irving Place Capital, a midmarket private equity firm based in New York. Before that, he was with Thoma Cressey in Chicago and both GSO Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley in New York. John holds a degree in Economics and History from the University of Notre Dame and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.