Press releases

4 August 2010

Apax Partners sells Voyager HospiceCare, Inc. to Harden Healthcare, LLC

Apax Partners today announced that it has completed the sale of Voyager HospiceCare, Inc., a provider of hospice and home health services in the United States, to Harden Healthcare, LLC.

21 July 2010

Funds advised by Apax Partners announce the IPO of SMART Technologies, Inc.

SMART Technologies, Inc., a global provider of interactive whiteboards and complementary solutions to the education, business and government sectors, has closed an Initial Public Offering. The shares began trading on 15 July 2010 on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "SMT", and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SMA".

10 May 2010

Apax Partners announces first investment in Brazil

Funds advised by Apax Partners today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in TIVIT, the leader in integrated IT and BPO services in Latin America.

4 May 2010

Apax Partners Funds to acquire majority interest in Sophos plc

Sophos plc and funds advised by Apax Partners today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement in which Apax Funds will purchase a majority stake in Sophos plc, a leading IT security and data protection provider, from the founders of Sophos and TA Associates, valuing the company at US$830million.

25 March 2010

Apax Foundation becomes shareholder in Finance in Motion

The Apax Foundation, the charity of global private equity firm Apax Partners, and Finance in Motion GmbH (Finance in Motion), Frankfurt/Main, Germany, today announced that they have signed an agreement whereby the Apax Foundation purchases a 20 per cent stake in the share capital of Finance in Motion.

17 March 2010

Promethean World makes London Stock Exchange debut

Apax Partners announces that its portfolio company, Promethean World, a leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, today begins trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘PRW’ following its successful initial public offering.