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Apax Partners

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Apax Partners is a British private equity firm headquartered in London, investing globally across the technology, services, and internet/consumer sectors. Founded in 1969, the firm has raised and advised funds with aggregate commitments of approximately $77 billion as of March 2024. Apax focuses on long-term investment in growth companies and employs over 350 professionals across multiple offices in Europe, Asia, and North America. They partner with institutional investors, including pension funds and university endowments.

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The shareholder consortium that acquired Inmarsat in 2019 comprises CPP Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, funds advised by Warburg Pincus LLC, and funds advised by Apax Partners LLP.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jun 1, 2023Inmarsat’s CEO Rajeev Suri stands down with sale to Viasat to serve as a Board Director of Viasat

Inmarsat’s private equity owners, a consortium led by Apax and Warburg Pincus that bought the company in 2020, would take about 37.5% of the combined group.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Nov 8, 2021Viasat buying Inmarsat in $7.3 billion deal

Since Apax Partners first invested in 2021-03-15 years ago, Marlink’s revenues have tripled and its EBITDA has increased tenfold.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Sep 13, 2021Marlink’s sale values maritime connectivity specialist at $1.4 billion

Apax Partners bought Marlink from Airbus in 2016 for an undisclosed sum.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 13, 2021Marlink’s sale values maritime connectivity specialist at $1.4 billion

Apax Partners first invested in 2021-03-15 years ago.

FinancialGrowthValue 1.5Sep 12, 2021Apax Partners’ Sale of a Majority Shareholding in Marlink to Providence Equity Partners

Apax Partners bought Marlink from Airbus in 2016 for an undisclosed sum.

RelationshipsValue 3.8Aug 6, 2021Maritime connectivity specialist Marlink finds another private equity buyer

Marlink Group, backed by Apax Partners sas, obtained final regulatory approvals to acquire 100 percent of ITC Global from Panasonic.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.0Apr 12, 2021Marlink Group Obtains Regulatory Approval to Acquire ITC Global

Apax Partners bought Marlink from Airbus in 2016 for an undisclosed sum.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Mar 18, 2021Apax Partners seeks buyers for maritime connectivity provider Marlink

Marlink Group, backed by Apax Partners (France), signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of ITC Global from Panasonic.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jan 17, 2021Marlink Group To Acquire ITC Global

Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus International, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board made a cash offer on 2019-01-31 of $7.21 per share for all of Inmarsat’s outstanding shares.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.8Mar 19, 2019Inmarsat receives another acquisition offer — this time from a consortium of public and private investors
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