When Apax Partners invested in SK FireSafety in 2014, the company was already positioned in a growing market. But the support and restructuring provided for the Group’s activities, carried out in concert with its management, has enabled the company not only to develop new services but also to double its turnover. Repositioned as the leader for early intervention – describing itself as The First Fifteen Minutes Company – the SK FireSafety Group plans to continue its expansion in the Benelux countries and Scandinavia. Bertrand Pivin, Partner at Apax Partners, provides the analysis.
Gregory Salinger, Chief Digital Officer of Apax Partners, talks about the importance of working on a company's mission as part of its digital transformation.
In a video, Bertrand Pivin talks about why Apax Partners invested in AEB, and the next stages of development for the Italian leader.
A year after the launch of Apax Partners Development, intended for unlisted small-cap companies, Apax Partners is entering the listed market with a new investment product, through Comitium. Eddie Misrahi, Chairman of Apax Partners and member of Comitium's Board, explains.
Since 2011, Apax Partners has made a point of supporting portfolio companies in the development and monitoring of a clear ESG roadmap. The objective is to make corporate social responsibility a powerful driver of financial and non-financial performance. Sophie Uzan, Head of HR and ESG, and Bertrand Pivin, Partner, discuss this ambitious objective.
For Apax Partners and its portfolio companies, 2018 was synonymous with investment and growth. Eddie Misrahi reviews the highlights of the year, including the launch of a new investment brand Comitium, the new international offices, build-ups and performance.
Eddie Misrahi, Chairman of Apax Partners, and Dominique Pageaud, Partner at EY, discuss the results and major trends revealed in the third edition of the digital barometer of mid-sized French companies.
Get a full and quick brief on the third digital barometer!
Technological revolutions and changes in the way people and companies operate are regularly shaking up the telecommunications sector. Thomas de Villeneuve, a partner at Apax Partners, talks about the fund’s current focus on the services part of the sector and explains how he intends to help Expereo’s management develop their company.
What are the best ways to create value in a market that has become considerably more competitive? Who are the most advantageous partners, and which skills are most important to have for the future? Caroline Rémus, President of Apax Partners Development, offers answers to these questions.
The private equity industry is experiencing particularly favourable conditions, with a buoyant economic environment, low interest rates, record-high fundraising and high-quality performance, attracting a growing number of investors to the sector. Too good to last, the situation is influenced and exacerbated by three complex cycles, and we must position ourselves against them.
When Apax Partners first invested in Altran in 2008, it aimed to propel this French company, world leader in innovation and high-tech engineering consulting, into the future. Gilles Rigal, Partner, takes a look back at this mutually-beneficial relationship.
Apax Partners is a specialist in private equity and also knows its way around listed companies, where it has been active for more than 10 years. It intends to continue investing in high-potential, listed SMEs to make them leaders in their sectors. Eddie Misrahi, CEO of Apax Partners, explains.
How is the Italian market attractive to Apax Partners? What added value does the French investment fund bring to the table for Italian SMEs? Francesco Revel-Sillamoni, Head of Italy, and Francesco Panfilo, Senior Advisor Italy, provide some insight.
In 2017, Apax Partners once again demonstrated its ability to create value from its portfolio. Eddie Misrahi, CEO, offers his assessment of this “hyperactive and positive” year.
For Grégory Salinger, CDO of Apax Partners, the digital transformation of a company takes many forms. Success requires the right leaders. Here’s what he had to say.
Eddie Misrahi, CEO of Apax Partners, and Pierre Jouanne, Partner at EY, reveal the results and major trends visible in the second edition of the digital barometer of mid-sized French companies.
Apax Partners aims to step up the growth of mid-sized Dutch companies by deploying the same strategy that has been so successful for the group in France. Listen to Thomas de Villeneuve, Partner and Onno Sloterdijk, Senior Advisor.
The education sector is moving up a gear. What must schools do to transform themselves? Which strategic choices will make the difference? Read the analysis of Bertrand Pivin, Partner at Apax Partners.
Bankers and insurers are experiencing a revolution, with new regulatory requirements, the advent of fintechs, and more fickle customers. Monique Cohen, Partner at Apax Partners and financial services specialist, offers her view on staying at the cutting edge.
EPF Partners and Apax Partners have joined forces on the small-cap segment. Eddie Misrahi and Caroline Rémus, Managing Partner at EPF Partners, present their goals for Apax Partners Development.
From digitalisation to acquisitions to international expansion, transforming a company is far from smooth sailing. Gilles Rigal, Partner at Apax Partners and TMT sector specialist, delivers the keys to a successful transformation.
La convergence a bouleversé le secteur des télécommunications et ses acteurs. Thomas de Villeneuve, Directeur Associé chez Apax Partners en charge des TMT, réagit à ce nouveau paradigme.
Vocalcom just won, for the second time, the Labs Innovation Award from the American magazine Internet Telephony.
There are many ways to initiate international development. Bruno Candelier and Franck Hagège, partners at Apax Partners in charge of the retail sector, talk about the strategies that work.
The art of persuasion is in itself an engaging exercise. But convincing others to invest in France is currently a real challenge. Yet it is not for lack of arguments.
20% growth portfolio return, 369 million euros invested and 601 million euros of proceeds
Sandaya has just announced a €200 million acquisition plan that dovetails with the strategy we developed with co-founders François Georges and Xavier Guilbert eight months ago when we made our investment.
Over the last 10 years, we have supported Unilabs in the rapidly changing medical laboratory market, as it endeavoured to reduce healthcare costs.
It’s official: Gfi Informatique and Altran have just reported sales in excess of €1 billion and €2 billion, respectively. Gfi’s sales grew 13.6% and Altran’s 9%, breaking all previous records and setting up favourable prospects for 2017.
This week, Amplitude Surgical obtained FDA approval to sell in the United States its flagship product, the Anatomic knee prosthesis.
Sensors in production facilities, new technologies to improve process productivity and remote facility activation are just part of the industrial asset digitalisation design project ENGIE has recently assigned to Altran.
Eddie Misrahi, Chairman of Apax Partners, and Pierre Jouanne, a partner at consulting firm EY, discuss in a video the results of the first barometer of the digital maturity of mid-sized French companies.
Over the last 20 years, Apax partners has invested in many small and mid-sized companies in the healthcare sector. Bertrand Pivin intends to continue building on this strong momentum in the years to come.
Monique Cohen, Partner at Apax Partners, tells us why all BtoB companies should invest in digital.
Bertrand Pivin, Partner at Apax Partners, shares the three keys to making a success of BtoB.
Coralie Cornet, Apax Partners’ communications director has made digital a priority.
Message from Eddie Misrahi.
Franck Hagège is back from Retail’s BIG Show in New York. His views on tomorrow's store.
Bruno Candelier is back from Singularity University: a centre for innovation in Silicon Valley, whose sponsors include, among others, Google. He describes three technologies which will transform retailing.
Monique Cohen, Bertrand Pivin and Thomas de Villeneuve share their observations regarding the key success factors for digital transformation and explain why, as investors, they see digital technology as a growth opportunity for French SMEs.
Apax Partners' point of view about strategic relationships that go beyond business
Apax Partners has accompanied more than a hundred build-ups in healthcare, TMT, education and business services.
Immersion in Silicon Valley, digital action plans and strategic planning: How does Apax Partners actually help the digital transformation of SMEs? Eddie Misrahi responds via video.
Bertrand Pivin, Partner at Apax Partners, responsible for investments in the Business & Financial Services and Healthcare sectors.
Gilles Rigal, Partner at Apax Partners, responsible for investments in the TMT sector.
Bertrand Pivin, Partner at Apax Partners, responsible for investments in the Business & Financial Services and Healthcare sectors.
Bruno Candelier, Partner at Apax Partners, responsible for investments in the Retail & Consumer sector.
After hearing the heads of four companies - Anthony Dinis (Vocalcom), Christophe Fenart (Europe Snacks), Olivier Jallabert (Amplitude) and Catherine Lespine (INSEEC Group) - describe their experience of international growth, we brought together three partners from Apax Partners to share their views on what ensures successful international growth today.
Eddie Misrahi, CEO of Apax Partners, tells us how his company helps managers turn their businesses into worldwide SMEs.
Apax Talks is a digital magazine aimed at company managers. It presents growth levers for SMEs, with a focus on TMT, consumer, healthcare and services sectors.
