Apax Foundation
The Apax Foundation was established in 2005 as a channel for Apax Partners’ charitable giving. The Trustees of the Foundation are Sir Ronald Cohen (Chairman), Peter Englander (Chief Executive), Martin Halusa, Khawar Mann, David Marks, John Megrue, Michael Phillips and Richard Wilson.
The Foundation’s core focus is the support of entrepreneurial, social investment and educational initiatives that work towards the alleviation of poverty in deprived communities worldwide.
Projects supported by the Apax Foundation
Bridges Community Ventures
Bridges Community Ventures is a venture capital company with a social mission: its funds are dedicated to investing in businesses that can deliver strong social benefits as well as generate financial returns for investors. Apax Partners was a founder of Bridges in 2002 and has maintained its support for the company since its inception, with Sir Ronald Cohen and Peter Englander continuing to serve as Chairman and Director respectively of Bridges.
We believe that the Bridges model can be successfully adapted to other countries and the Apax Foundation is building on Apax Partners’ tradition of commitment to social investment with the provision of a grant to Bridges to assist it in establishing a community development fund in Germany.
For further information on Bridges Community Ventures see www.bridgesventures.com
The Prince’s Trust
The Prince’s Trust is one of the UK’s leading youth charities, dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK. The Trust’s support for young entrepreneurs complements Apax Partners’ core business and the firm has been a Patron of The Prince’s Trust Business Programme for several years.
To continue our support of The Trust, this year the Apax Foundation has agreed to become the lead partner of The Prince’s Trust Business Programme 25th anniversary campaign.
For further information on The Prince’s Trust see www.princes-trust.org.uk
Support for the personal charitable activities of Apax employees and others in the Apax network
We are proud of the range and diversity of the personal charitable efforts of the Apax Partners team. The Apax Foundation supports their endeavours by making grants to all of the charitable organisations that benefit from the active involvement of an Apax executive.
The Apax Foundation has also made several donations in support of causes close to the hearts of people in Apax Partners’ network.
Private Equity Foundation
In addition to having its own charitable foundation, Apax Partners is also a member of the Private Equity Foundation, a group founded in 2006 as a charitable vehicle for the UK private equity industry as a whole. The Private Equity Foundation supports charities in the fields of education, family/community support and children, with the majority of funding going to causes in the UK and Europe.
For further information on the Private Equity Foundation see www.privateequityfoundation.org