Tech & Telecom
Sector Expertise
Apax Funds are pioneers in Technology and Telecommunications investing. The Funds have backed companies on both sides of the Atlantic from the very first days of the venture capital industry and was one of the first private equity firms to apply the skills forged in these venture capital deals to the buyout arena.
Nowadays Apax Partners focuses purely on buyouts and larger growth investments, but still offers a unique sector-focused capability, with the growth DNA and industry expertise remaining a core feature of one of the largest sector teams in the business. This capability has led to a number of buyout investments having been made ‘ahead of the curve’, or in non-obvious areas.
The 25-strong team come from a variety of backgrounds in industry, consultancy and banking and each specialise in different niche sub-sectors. This pool of industry knowledge can be rapidly deployed across Apax Partners’ global platform according to the needs of the specific investment.
The team, which is led by Richard Wilson, has advised Apax Funds on more than €3.8bn of investment in the last 15 years.
News
Richard Wilson becomes 26th EVCA Chairman
Richard Wilson, Partner at Apax Partners, has become the 26th Chairman of the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA), following Jonathan Russell of 3i.
Apax Partners completes acquisition of TriZetto Group
The TriZetto Group, Inc. and Apax Partners announced today the closing of the merger pursuant to which funds advised by Apax Partners, together with minority investors BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and The Regence Group, acquired all of TriZetto’s common stock for $22 cash per share.
Weather Investments announces sale of part of its shares to Apax Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners and TA Associates
Weather Investments S.p.A. (“Weather Investments”) today announces the sale of part of its shares for an amount equal to 1.1 billion euro to funds managed by private equity firms Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and TA Associates, Inc.
Sector Insight
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TIM Hellas
Bucking the trend by investing in an under-managed Greek mobile phone company
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Satellites: The high fliers of the Telecoms sector
The desire to communicate while on the move or at play has increased our reliance on mobile communication devices. Satellites play an important role in the technological developments that allow that freedom because they can reach places traditional communications services can't and, in the case of satellite TV, better reach multiple users. They are more reliable than terrestrial communications and can provide services cost-effectively to urban or rural locations anywhere in the world.
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The rise of the internet buy-out
With the internet bubble long over and the detritus cleared away, many of the companies that survived the rise and fall of the technology markets are profitable.
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