Portfolio Support Group

Steve Hare  London 

Steve Hare is Head of the Portfolio Support Group.  He joined Apax in 2009 and is based in London.  He currently serves on the Operating Board of D+S Netrada.

Prior to joining Apax, Steve served as a public company CFO with Invensys, Spectris and Marconi.

Steve is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce from Liverpool University and has a wealth of global industrial experience, having worked and lived in Europe, America and Asia.

Seth Brody  New York 

Seth Brody is a Partner and Co-Head of the Portfolio Support Group. Seth joined Apax Partners in 2008. His prior experience includes time spent at Orbitz Worldwide, Priceline.com and several other leading ecommerce brands.

Seth has a BA in American Studies/History from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Gary Hughes  London 

Gary Hughes joined Apax Partners in October 2012. He is an experienced public company CFO who has extensive operating experience, particularly in the media and retail sectors with companies such as Gala Coral, United Business Media and Scottish Media. He is currently on the board of Sainburys plc and chairs their Audit Committee. He is also a Non Executive Director of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Ltd.

Nick Hartman  New York 

Nick Hartman is an Operating Executive in the Portfolio Support Group and joined Apax Partners in 2009.

Prior to joining Apax, Nick held senior management positions at Orbitz Worldwide and Accenture, which included profit/loss responsibilities, international expansion, and consulting for Fortune 500 retail and high technology clients.

Nick holds a BSc from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Jason Glaun  London 

Jason is an Operations Specialist in the PSG team having previously held the role of Interim Global Technology Director at Apax Partners. Prior to joining Apax in 2009, Jason founded a management consulting business in the Channel Islands. He has operated in retail, digital, technology, alternative investments, finance, law and consulting industries. Holding previous operating positions at board and executive level, his specialty areas revolve around supply chain, business operations and technology.

Jason holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Commerce & Industry and an MBA in Technology Management from the Open University.

Jodi Krakower  New York 

Jodi Krakower is an Analyst in the Portfolio Support Group and joined Apax Partners in 2010. Prior to joining Apax, Jodi worked at [x+1], a premier digital marketing agency, where she specialised in Web Analytics. Jodi holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University.

Jonathan Simmons  New York 

Jon Simmons is an Operations Specialist in the Portfolio Support Group. He joined Apax Partners in 2012 and is based in New York.

Prior to joining Apax, Jon was the Founder and Principal at Clearsearch Media, where he led digital strategy for a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from early stage ventures to global companies. Prior to founding Clearsearch in 2006, Jon was the Director of Marketing Operations at Walkaway Media, an online lead aggregator in the travel industry, and also held various positions at priceline.com.

Jon holds a BA in Economics and German from Middlebury College.

Mark Zubko  London 

Mark Zubko joined Apax Partners in 2010 and is a Principal leading the Capital Markets Team. His Apax deal experience includes iGATE, Epicor, autotrader.ca, KCI, Orange Switzerland, Paradigm and Cole Haan.

Prior to joining Apax, Mark was at Terra Firma Capital Partners and prior to that worked at Goldman, Sachs and Co. and MidOcean Capital Partners.

Mark holds an MBA from Stanford University and has a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University.

Nishant Nayyar  London 

Nishant Nayyar is a Principal in the Portfolio Support Group's Capital Markets Team. Nishant joined Apax Partners in 2009 as a member of the Media team based in the London office. He currently sits on the Board of Garda World Security Corporation and is an observer on the board of Top Right Group Limited.

Prior to joining Apax Partners, Nishant worked at Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, on a wide variety of transactions across industry groups. Before his time at Warburg, he worked with Bain & Co. in Boston and Singapore.

Nishant has a BA from Williams College in Politics and Economics as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Irene Liebler  London 

Irene Liebler is Head of Portfolio Recruiting and a member of the Portfolio Support Group. Based in Munich she serves Apax portfolio companies internationally.

Irene joined Apax Partners in 2002. She advises portfolio companies on recruiting and human resources topics. As an integral part of the investment team she also works closely with the deal team during the due diligence phase.

Prior to joining Apax Partners, Irene was a consultant with Heidrick & Struggles Int. Inc., a global executive search firm, where she specialised in recruiting senior management and directors for clients in the technology, telecommunication, ecommerce and media sector.

Irene holds a master´s degree in business administration from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich.