Apax Partners

Apax Partners

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Investment Firm

Overview

Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies. Funds advised by Apax Partners typically invest in large companies with an enterprise value between €1bn and €5bn. The Funds invest in four sectors: Tech & Telco, Services, Healthcare, and Consumer.

Releasing potential is at the heart of everything they do. Whether it's identifying potential investments, growing their portfolio companies or realising their value at the right time, their strategy is geared to releasing potential.

Throughout over 30 years since the raising of the first fund, the company has successfully invested across all investment stages, and through several complete economic cycles.

The firm's current success is rooted in a culture that has always been outward looking, pioneering and committed to growing businesses. The deep understanding of the four sectors in which it invests has been at the core of Apax Partners' strategy, giving it early access to investment opportunities and an ability to quickly add value to portfolio companies.

Highlights

Founded

1981

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

251-500

Investment

232

Lead Investment

88

Exits

117

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Location

Europe

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Apax Partners, established in 1981 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity investments across Mobile, Digital Entertainment, Android, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Angel Investment, Information Technology, Software, Enterprise. The organization boasts a portfolio of 233 investments, with an average round size of $63.9M and 117 successful exits. Their recent investments include King.com, Index Ventures, Tideway, Scottish Equity Partners, Mobixell Networks. The highest investment round they participated in was $329.4B. Among their most notable exits are King.com and Index Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Niccolo Ferragamo

Principal

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Zehavit Cohen

Managing Partner

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Mitch Truwit

Co-Chief Executive Officer

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Steven Dyson

Partner

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Tom Hall

Partner

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Andrew Sillitoe

Partner and Co-CEO

Investment portfolio

Apax Partners has made 232 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 14, 2023, when Controlant raised $39.8M.

Apax Partners has made 9 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jun 01, 2023, when Swing Education raised $38.0M.

investments

232

Diversity investments

9

Lead investments

88

Number of exits

117

Investments

232

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jun 01, 2023
Swing Education Swing Education
Education38.0M
Sep 14, 2023
Controlant Controlant
Software39.8M
Oct 26, 2023
GAN Integrity GAN Integrity
Softwarenull
Apr 10, 2024--130.0M

Exits

117

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

232

Investors

2

Funds

17

Funding Rounds

232

Apax Partners has raised 232 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 10, 2024 from a Series F - Guesty round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jun 01, 2023
Series C - Swing Education Series C - Swing Education
-38.0M-
Sep 14, 2023
Private Equity Round - Controlant Private Equity Round - Controlant
-39.8M-
Oct 26, 2023
Series C - GAN Integrity Series C - GAN Integrity
-0-
Apr 10, 2024
Series F - Guesty Series F - Guesty
-130.0M-

Investors

2

Apax Partners is funded by 2 investor(s). Audax Private Debt and Tikehau Capital Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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