Tech & Telecom
Sector Expertise
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 Andrew Sillitoe, has advised Apax Funds on more than €3.8bn of investment in the last 15 years.
News
Funds advised by Apax Partners announce the IPO of SMART Technologies, Inc.
SMART Technologies, Inc., a global provider of interactive whiteboards and complementary solutions to the education, business and government sectors, has closed an Initial Public Offering. The shares began trading on 15 July 2010 on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "SMT", and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SMA".
Apax Partners announces first investment in Brazil
Funds advised by Apax Partners today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in TIVIT, the leader in integrated IT and BPO services in Latin America.
Apax Partners Funds to acquire majority interest in Sophos plc
Sophos plc and funds advised by Apax Partners today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement in which Apax Funds will purchase a majority stake in Sophos plc, a leading IT security and data protection provider, from the founders of Sophos and TA Associates, valuing the company at US$830million.
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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