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	Apax Partners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm which operates in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, and Israel.
		As part of the Velvet Acquisitions consortium (along with Barclays Capital and Robert Tchenguiz) Apax is involved in the purchase of Somerfield, the UK's fifth largest supermarket chain (with 1,300 stores).
		At the end of 2005, it was announced that Apax Partners had purchased the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation for $1.6 billion, or $16.80 a share, all in cash.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apax_Partners (306 words)

	Symbian: Venture Capital: Apax Partners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners manages and advises over €12 billion on behalf of leading institutional investors around the world, and invests at all stages of a company’s development, from pre-revenue early stage technology companies with high growth potential, to companies requiring expansion capital, to mature cash generative companies.
		Apax Partners is differentiated by its geographic reach, sector focus and breadth of investing.
		Apax Partners pursues a balanced equity portfolio strategy, investing in companies at all stages of development from early stage to development capital to buy-out in transactions ranging from €5 million to €5 billion.
	www.symbian.com /VC/apax.html (413 words)

	Apax Partners - News - Apax Partners
		Apax Partners was advised by Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch.
		Apax Partners is one of the world’s leading private equity investment groups, operating across the United States, Europe and Israel.
		Apax Partnersâ Funds invest in companies across its 6 chosen global sectors of telecommunications, IT, retail and consumer, media, healthcare and financial/business services.
	www.apax.com /en/news/story_1103.html (767 words)

	Apax
		Apax Partners is planning to sell a 25% stake in its corporate finance and securities operation to Gold-Zack of Germany for £35m, which will involve merging Apax's offices in London and Manchester into a new company.
		Apax Partners is planning to acquire Whitecross Group, the dentistry business, for £6.25m in order to set up a nationwide chain of dentists, although another potential bidder has emerged.
		Apax Partners, the venture capitalist, is said to be about to buy Signet's two jewellery chains - Ernest Jones and H Samuel - for £280m.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /apaxaaaa.htm (498 words)

	Apax Partners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investment groups, operating across Europe, Israel, the United States and Japan.
		Apax Partners' Funds invest in companies across its six chosen global sectors of information technology, telecommunications, healthcare, media, financial services, retail and consumer.
		Apax Partners manages and advises over $12 billion on behalf of leading institutional investors around the world.
	www.frontier-silicon.com /company/investors/apaxpartners.htm (114 words)

	Spyder 2005 :: About Us :: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners has a great track record and tremendous expertise and relationships in the retail and consumer sector.
		Apax Partners' Funds invests in companies across its six global sectors of: retail and consumer; media; information technology; telecommunications; healthcare; and financial services.
		Apax Partners' funds have been active investors in the retail and consumer sector on both sides of the Atlantic over the past three decades.
	www.spyder.com /about.news.072604.asp (472 words)

	Apax Partners - Home
		Apax Partners France leads the new investment, joining historic investors including Société Générale Asset Management, SPEF Venture, Thalès Ventures/ACE Management as well as Japanese fund, CSK Venture Capital and Hitachi Venture.
		Sofinnova Partners has announced a €7 million investment as lead investor in a €12.3 million round of financing in DBV Technologies, a French biopharmaceutical company that specialises in the development of allergy therapies and diagnostic tests.
		Apax Partners France also participated in the round as co-lead investor for €5M and the historical investors (Cap Décisif and Creagro) for €350, 000.
	www.apax.com (252 words)

	Apax Partners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners is to provide £20m of private equity to Silverscreen, to fund the development of a chain of up to 180 DVD stores over the next four years.
		Apax Partners is to acquire Azimut, the fund management business of Italian bank Bipop-Carire for £230m.
		Apax Partners and a number of banks are investing £34m in Pure Wafer, a start-up business that will develop a silicon wafer reclaim plant in Swansea with the creation of 120 jobs.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /aps34444.htm (85 words)

	Boycott Israel Campaign
		In 1998 Mr Cohen, Chairman of Apax Partners and Co. Ltd, received the Jubilee Award by the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
		This is the highest tribute ever awarded by the "State of Israel" in recognition of those individuals and organizations, that through their investments and trade relationships, have done the most to strengthen the Israeli economy.
		Apax is a substantial investor of institutional venture capital in "Israeli" growth companies.
	www.inminds.co.uk /boycott-apax.html (324 words)

	Private Equity Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners was founded in 1969 as Alan Patricof Associates Inc., and made early stage investments in such U.S.-based successes as Apple Computer and Office Depot.
		Apax Worldwide has had far more fund capital under management than Apax Partners Inc., which still was concentrating on venture capital, despite a handful of later-stage and buyout transactions.
		The merger was scrapped in 2004, however, when Apax Worldwide began circulating a PPM for a new European fund with a $5.9 billion target (it held a first close on more than $3.9 billion late last year).
	www.ventureeconomics.com /vec/1107338777382.html (693 words)

	Companies
		Apax Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investment groups dedicated to high performance, entrepreneurial businesses.
		HarbourVest Partners, LLC is a global private equity investment firm and registered investment advisor, providing vehicles for institutional investors to invest in the venture capital and buyout markets in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments.
		Sofinnova Partners is one of the leading French and European venture capital firms focusing on start-up and early stage companies in both information technologies and life sciences.
	www.sachsforum.com /vc_2004/vc04_companies.html (2046 words)

	Apax Partners merges US buy-out business with Saunders Karp and Megrue
		Apax Partners' funds invest in companies in the retail and consumer, IT, media, telecommunications, healthcare and financial/business services sectors.
		Both the US-focused Apax Excelsior VI Fund, a $1.1bn fund launched in 2000, and SKM III, a $735m fund launched in 2000, are approximately 75 per cent invested.
		Apax is in the process of raising a new European buy-out fund.
	www.altassets.com /news/arc/2005/nz6377.php (372 words)

	Schering Group - Schering AG spins off Biotech subsidiary metaGen for Euro42 million in partnership with Apax Partners ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners Funds will own 50% of the shares and 43.5% of the shares will remain in the ownership of Schering AG.
		Apax Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investment groups.
		Apax Partners invests in companies across its 6 chosen global growth sectors of: healthcare; telecommunications; information tech-nology; telecommunications; media; financial services and retail/consumer products.
	www.schering.de /scripts/en/50_media/2001/pi/Q1/010320_met.php (1025 words)

	RaySat™ - Company, Investors
		Apax Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investment groups, operating across the United States and Europe.
		Apax Partners’ Funds invest in companies across its 6 chosen global sectors of information technology, telecommunications, healthcare, media, financial/business services, retail and consumer.
		Seed Partners is a leading early-stage venture firm with approximately $300 million under management in its four funds, focused on promising companies in life sciences, software, semiconductors and communications.
	www.raysat.com /Company/investors.asp (258 words)

	Red-M - About - Investors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Red-M's investors are Apax Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners and Interregnum plc.
		Apax Partners' Funds invest in companies across its six chosen global sectors of telecommunications, IT, retail and consumer, media, healthcare and financial/business services.
		Some of Apax Partners Funds' investments in the IT and Telecoms sector include: Dialog Semiconductor, Fractus, Frontier Silicon, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Kabel Deutschland, Sonim Technologies and Wisair.
	www.red-m.com /about/investors.htm (277 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Conn. / Private equity firm Apax Partners buys U.S. firm Saunders Karp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Private equity group Apax Partners Worldwide LLP is expanding its presence in the United States, announcing Thursday that its American arm will take over another U.S. buyout firm.
		John F. Megrue, named new co-chief executive officer of Apax Partners Inc. along with Allan W. Karp, said that both firms were focused on similar sectors and were at the same point in their investment cycles.
		Apax has experience in the same fields, with the addition of information technology and media.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2005/02/24/private_equity_firm_apax_partners_buys_us_firm_saunders_karp?mode=PF (315 words)

	Wachovia Capital Partners - In the News
		Salem Shuchman, the head of Apax Partners' U.S. Leveraged Transaction Group, said, "Over the past several years, NEP's highly regarded management team has successfully expanded the company in the area of mobile television production services for major sporting events—a market where the company is set apart as the gold standard—and in other complementary businesses.
		Apax Partners' funds have been active investors in the media and technology sectors on both sides of the Atlantic over the past 30 years.
		Wachovia Capital Partners, with over $1.0 billion of equity capital under management, is the principal investing arm of Wachovia Corporation, the nation's fourth largest financial holding company.
	www.wachoviacapitalpartners.com /releases/new/news_04122004 (1045 words)

	Apax Partners Worldwide LLP Announces Merger of Apax Partners, Inc. and Saunders Karp & Megrue
		Apax Partners will now have 38 investment professionals in its New York and Menlo Park, CA offices, and about $20 billion under management or advice around the world.
		The Apax Partners and SKM teams have long known and respected each other, and we share common values." John F. Megrue said: "By combining our strengths, we believe we are setting Apax Partners apart as a clear leader in the private equity industry - - in the U.S. and globally.
		Apax Partners, Inc. said that Salem Shuchman, George Jenkins and Lori Rafield are taking early retirement, although Mr.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-24-2005/0003072345&EDATE= (1088 words)

	Apax Partners Invests in PlanView
		"Apax Partners offers us access to skills that would be difficult for us to acquire on our own," continued Durbin.
		With over 30 years of direct investing experience, Apax Partners provides long-term equity financing to entrepreneurs to build and strengthen world-class companies.
		Apax focuses on six industry sectors: information technology, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, media and financial services.
	www.planview.com /news_pressreleases_041115.asp (562 words)

	Plasmanet, Inc. v Apax Partners, Inc. (2004 NY Slip Op 51769(U))
		In Motion 002, defendant Apax Partners, Inc. moves, pursuant to CPLR 3013 and 3211 (a) (1) and (7), for dismissal.
		Defendant Apax is an international private equity investment group that provides long-term equity financing to entrepreneurs to help build and strengthen their companies.
		Apax argues that the court should dismiss the misappropriation claim, because there are no allegations of wrongdoing against it.
	www.courts.state.ny.us /reporter/3dseries/2004/2004_51769.htm (1631 words)

	Newron Pharmaceuticals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Apax Partners believes that Newron has all the attributes of being a world-class CNS company,” said Dr. Laurent Ganem, Director, Apax Partners in Paris, France, who has also been appointed to the board of Newron.
		Apax Partners invests in companies across its 6 chosen global growth sectors of: healthcare; telecommunications; information technology; telecommunications; media; financial services, retail and consumer.
		Apax Partners manages and advises over 12 billion on behalf of leading institutional investors around the world.
	www.newron.com /press.asp?Action=news&intNewsID=3 (405 words)

	Power Paper \| Micro-powered devices \| Thin and flexible batteries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The round was led by Funds advised by Apax Partners, which invested $16 million, and Clal Industries and Investments and the Infinity Venture Capital Fund, which together invested $12 million.
		Apax Partners' Funds invest in companies across its global sectors of Tech & Telecoms, Retail and Consumer, Media, Healthcare and Financial & Business services.
		Apax Partners' Funds investments include Bezeq, TIM Hellas, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Audible, Dialog Semiconductor, Frontier Silicon, Jamdat, Kabel Deutschland, Wisair, Raysat and Yell.
	www.powerpaper.com /5_news_pr/pr051108.htm (726 words)

	Thoma Cressey Equity Partners and Apax Partners Invest in Web Clients, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thoma Cressey Equity Partners is a leading private equity firm, with a 25-year track record backing management teams to grow and build successful companies.
		Apax Partners is a leading private equity investment group, operating across Europe, Israel, the United States and Japan.
		Apax Partners' Funds invest in companies across 6 sectors: information technology; telecommunications; healthcare; media; financial services; retail and consumer.
	www.tmcnet.com /scripts/print-page.aspx?PagePrint=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/may/1042186.htm (837 words)

	Apria - resources - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The $24 million Series B was led by Paris-based Apax Partners.
		Apax Partners Funds invest in companies across its six chosen global sectors of healthcare, retail and consumer, information technology, telecommunications, media, business and financial services.
		These "forward-looking" statements, which may include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the projections, financial condition, results of operations and businesses of CoreValve, are based on management's current expectations and estimates and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
	www.apria.com /resources/1,2725,494-349832,00.html (912 words)

	SJ Berwin Advises Apax Partners on MBO of TDS Promethean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		SJ Berwin advised Apax Partners on the recent MBO of TDS Promethean (Holdings) Limited ("Promethean") in which funds advised by Apax Partners made a substantial minority investment.
		SJ Berwin corporate partners, Joanna Hamilton and Rob Day led the SJ Berwin team, assisted by corporate assistants, Angela Newton and Ylan Steiner, tax partner Dominic Adams, competition partner Elaine Gibson-Bolton, banking partner Jeremy Cross and banking assistants Katherine Baker and Simon Reid.
		Apax is one of our longest standing clients and one of many that we advise on fund formation and transactions - both venture investments and larger buy outs."
	www.sjberwin.com /news/news/2004/nov/261104_apaxpartners.html (594 words)

	Apax Partners, L.P. Invests In The Learning Annex, LLC
		William I. Zanker, founder and president of The Learning Annex, said, "We are very excited to partner with Apax Partners and look forward to benefiting from their perspective as experienced media investors.
		Zanker also noted that the company is profitable and the partnership with Apax Partners will allow the company to accelerate its strategic initiatives and growth.
		Apax Partners' media team today ranks as one of the largest and longest-established in the industry, and is known for its current and past investments in HIT Entertainment, NEP Broadcasting, Audible, Inc., Yell Holdings, Deutsche Kabel, JAMDAT Mobile, The NewsMarket, PCM Uitgivers, and Intelsat.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-06-2006/0004313896&EDATE= (851 words)

	RealPage Secures $20 Million in Financing from Apax Partners
		"Apax Partners’ investment signals its belief in RealPage’s strong market position and potential for continued growth," commented Steve Winn, CEO and president of RealPage.
		Roger Hurwitz, Partner, and Jason Wright, Principal, of Apax Partners, and Jim Malernee, Managing Director of Cornerstone Research, will also join the board.
		Apax Partners is one of the world's leading private equity investment groups, operating across Europe, the United States and Asia.
	www.realpage.com /company/news/press/2004_01_08.asp (588 words)

	Apax Partners' Funds and Texas Pacific Group to Acquire Control of Tim Hellas Telecommunications S.A. in a EUR1.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is a great opportunity for Apax Partners to use its expertise gained from years of investing successfully in the telecoms industry to work with TIM Hellas' management to create value and help the company realise its growth potential.
		JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank are acting as financial advisors to Apax Partners and Texas Pacific Group.
		Apax Partners has raised or advised approximately US$20 billion around the world.
	www.forrelease.com /D20050404/1196260.html (760 words)

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