Portfolio Support Group

Steve Hare  London 

Steve Hare is the Chief Operating Officer of Apax and is also Head of the Portfolio Support Group.  He is Secretary to the Executive Committee and is on the Investment, Portfolio and Exit Committees.  Steve joined Apax in 2009 and is based in London.  He is 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 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.

Nick Hartman  New York 

Nick Hartman is an operations specialist 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.

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.

Mark Zubko  London 

Mark Zubko joined Apax Partners in 2010 and is a Principal leading the Financing Team. Apax deal experience includes iGATE and autotrader.ca.

Prior to joining Apax, Mark was a Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners, where he worked as a generalist. Prior to Terra Firma, Mark worked at Goldman, Sachs and Co. and MidOcean Capital Partners.

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

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.