Permiras Brian Ruder talks AI, Squarespace acquisition, and the value of coleadership | TechCrunch

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News Summary
- Private equity firm Permira has made a number of big-money take-private deals this year
- In October, the company took Squarespace private in a deal eventually worth $7
- 2 billion
- In addition to closing a fresh €16
- 7 billion buyout fund last year, it has separate funds that take minority and majority stakes in earlier-stage, high-growth companies
It has been a busy year in the private equity realm, with countless bigmoney acquisitions unfolding. The takeprivate space specifically has seen some sizable transactions, with private equity firms [+10786 chars]