How We Partner
Supporting management
We collaborate with vendors and management teams to create long-term value for all concerned.
We participate actively on the boards of all the portfolio companies. Our role is to provide expert resources, either from within our international firm or from its network of advisors.
All of our portfolio companies are independently managed. We are focused purely on private equity and we do not trade in and out of companies for short-term gain. At Apax, we take a long-term view, and are prepared to work with management through the inevitable ups and downs of business life to achieve our shared objectives.
We know that a strong management team with powerful equity incentives will create a dynamic, challenging and enterprising spirit within established companies, enabling them to achieve even greater success.
We have grown because we operate professionally within a framework of uncompromising ethical integrity.
We offer corporate and family sellers:
A quick and efficient means of realising non-core assets, while also giving vendors the chance to remain invested alongside Apax. We are highly sector focused; therefore we understand the businesses that the funds are buying and we appreciate their position in their industry sector. We have a proven track record of structuring and executing international buyouts, which require an understanding of different cultures, legal systems and local market conditions.
We offer management teams:
The chance to run their own company. A successful management buyout delivers freedom to management that generally results in increased operational speed, reduced levels of bureaucracy and enhanced performance.
A clear and focused shareholder base that enables management to get on with the job of building the company without the distractions associated with other forms of corporate ownership. We give management the chance to manage within a supportive and focused strategic framework.