Press releases

22 December 2012

Apax Funds reach agreement to sell LR Health & Beauty Systems

Funds advised by Apax Partners ('Apax Funds') have reached an agreement to sell LR Health & Beauty Systems ('LR') to a consortium. The consortium consists of private equity firms Bregal Capital and Quadriga Capital. LR is a strongly growing company, which markets cosmetics, personal hygiene products, dietary supplements, perfumes and jewellery through the direct sales channel.

16 November 2012

Apax agrees to acquire Cole Haan

Funds advised by Apax Partners today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cole Haan LLC, a leading designer and retailer of premium footwear and related accessories, from NIKE, Inc. for $570 million in cash.  The transaction is expected to close in early 2013.

11 June 2012

Apax-led Consortium Agrees to Acquire Paradigm Ltd.

Funds advised by Apax Partners and JMI Equity have today announced an agreement to acquire Paradigm Ltd., the largest independent software vendor focused on the growing oil and gas exploration & production space, for approximately $1 billion in an all-cash transaction.

6 June 2012

Apax Funds to Sell Plex Systems, Inc. to Francisco Partners

Funds advised by Apax Partners today announced a definitive agreement to sell Plex Systems, Inc. a pioneer in cloud-based ERP software for manufacturers, to Francisco Partners.

23 December 2011

Funds advised by Apax Partners to acquire Orange Switzerland

Funds advised by Apax Partners today announced that they have entered an agreement to purchase 100 per cent of mobile phone operator Orange Switzerland from France Telecom Orange for approximately CHF2 billion (€1.6 billion).

4 November 2011

Apax Partners, CPPIB and PSP Investments complete acquisition of Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

Apax Partners, together with controlled affiliates of CPPI and PSP Investments, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Kinetic Concepts, Inc.