Global buyout major Permira has brought in healthcare veteran Andy Eckert as a senior adviser to its global technology team.
Eckert will focus on healthcare technology investments as well as working with the firm’s healthcare team on broader opportunities in the sector.
He was most recently CEO of Zelis, a payments technology and cost containment platform which aims to modernize the financial healthcare system.
His former roles include being CEO of Acelity, a global provider of wound care solutions and products which was sold to 3M for $6.7bn.
Permira has deployed more than €17.5bn in the technology sector and over €4.2bn in the healthcare sector to date.
Eckert said, “I’m thrilled to be joining Permira, one of the leading private equity firms operating on a global scale.
“The healthcare industry is increasingly attractive for investment and Permira is well-positioned to be an important player in its technological transformation.”
Permira was said to have hit €16bn for its new flagship buyout fund in July, beating its target at first close.
The firm picked up €11bn for the final close of its last flasghip fundraise in 2019, one of the biggest euro-denominated buyout funds ever raised at the time.
Recent big deals from Permira include agreed to take customer engagement software company Zendesk private in partnership with Hellman & Friedman at a valuation of $10.2bn.
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