Experience and qualifications
Robin Muerer is a Principal in the Consumer team. He joined Apax in 2007 in our Munich office, out of which he worked for 6 years. Since 2013 he has been based in London. Robin worked on a number of transactions including the acquisition and subsequent refinancing of Takko Fashion, the take-private of rue21 and the acquisition of Wehkamp. He serves on the boards of directors of Takko and Wehkamp.
Robin joined from the Boston Consulting Group, where he worked in the Retail and Healthcare groups, serving industry and private equity clients. Previously he was founder and managing director of Tempobrain - a human resources services provider.
Robin holds an MSc in Physics from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and an MBA from the London Business School.
Investments
Investments include:
Takko
Value fashion retailer operating approximately 1,800 branches in 16 European countries
rue21, Inc.
rue21 is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced apparel for ages ranging from pre-teens to mid-thirties
Wehkamp Holding B.V.
The core businesses of Wehkamp Holding are wehkamp.nl, the leading Dutch online retailer in fashion, electronics and home & garden; a...
Current directorships
Takko
Value fashion retailer operating approximately 1,800 branches in 16 European countries
Wehkamp Holding B.V.
The core businesses of Wehkamp Holding are wehkamp.nl, the leading Dutch online retailer in fashion, electronics and home & garden; a...