Apax Partners
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| Private, LLP | |
| Industry |
Private equity Venture capital |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
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Key people
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Andrew Sillitoe (co-CEO) Mitch Truwit (co-CEO) Martin Halusa (Chairman) |
| Products |
Investments Private equity funds Leveraged buyouts Growth capital |
| Total assets | $20 billion |
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Number of employees
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100+ |
| Website | www |
Apax Partners LLP is a British private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London, England. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel Aviv, Madrid, , Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised approximately $35 billion (USD) dating back to 1969. Apax Partners is one of the oldest and largest private equity firms operating on an international basis, ranked the seventh largest private equity firm globally.
Apax invests exclusively in certain business sectors including: telecommunications, information technology, retail and consumer products, media, healthcare and financial and business services. As of the end of 2007, Apax had invested in approximately 340 companies in all stages of development.
Apax raises capital for its investment funds through institutional investors including corporate and public pension funds, university and college endowments, foundations and fund of funds. One of the firm's co-founders, Alan Patricof, was an early investor in Apple Computer and America Online (AOL).
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