Global private equity firm Permira and venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures have agreed to invest in Mutant, a Brazil-based provider of software and services to call centers, in a deal reportedly valued at BRL500 million (approximately US$153 million). The deal comes as Mutant is spinning out from its parent company, Genesys Prime, the Brazil-based arm of U.S.-based call center company Genesys. As an independent company, Mutant plans to expand its product lines into data analysis and sales services.