Experience and qualifications
Gabriele Cipparrone is a Partner in the Tech & Telecom
team.
Gabriele joined Apax Partners in 2003 and is based in London
after having worked in the Milan office for four years. He has
participated in a number of key deals including Orange Switzerland,
Weather Investments, TDC, Sisal and Farmafactoring. He serves
as a board member of Orange Switzerland, Sisal and
Farmafactoring.
Prior to joining Apax Partners, Gabriele was a consultant with
McKinsey & Company where he specialised in advising clients in
the telecom and utility sectors, and he also spent a brief period
at Soros.
Gabriele holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in
Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and an MS in
Industrial Engineering from École Centrale de Paris.
Investments
Investments include:
Farmafactoring S.p.A.
Factoring services
Orange Switzerland
Orange
Switzerland is one of the leading mobile operators in Switzerland
with 1.6 million customers.
Sisal SpA
Lotteries and gaming
TDC
Pan-European telecoms business
Weather Investments S.p.A.
Leading international telecommunications company offering
mobile, fixed, internet and international communication
services
Current directorships
Farmafactoring S.p.A.
Factoring services
Orange Switzerland
Orange
Switzerland is one of the leading mobile operators in Switzerland
with 1.6 million customers.
Sisal SpA
Lotteries and gaming