Apax Acquires Majority Stake in Opteven from Ardian

Abenex Takes Minority Stake in Phenomen

September 6, 2023

Insurance

Abenex, a European private equity firm, has acquired a minority stake in Phenomen, a Paris-based insurtech specializing in contingency, embedded and event cancellation insurance. The investment will support Phenomen's operational and financial strengthening, accelerate its rollout across Europe, and enable transformative M&A to scale its Meetch (embedded insurance) and Leeloo (event cancellation) businesses.

Apax Acquires Majority Stake in CEME Group

March 17, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Apax (with Société Générale Capital Partenaires and BNP Paribas Développement) has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in CEME Group, a French leader in electrical and HVAC engineering and maintenance. The transaction (subject to competition approval) reorganises shareholding to exit Azulis Capital and the Desbruères family and aims to accelerate organic growth and M&A to expand regional presence and capabilities in energy efficiency and related services.

Apax Acquires Significant Stake in Efficy Group

September 7, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Apax has acquired a significant stake in Efficy Group, a Brussels-based SaaS CRM vendor, investing alongside Efficy founders and existing investor Fortino Capital to support the company's organic growth and buy-and-build strategy across Europe. The investment will help Efficy accelerate acquisitions and expand its footprint as it pursues its strategic plan to scale market share in the independent European CRM market.

Apheon Acquires Majority Stake in Hittech Group

November 12, 2024

Manufacturing

Apheon, a pan‑European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Hittech Group from the company's founders and a consortium of private shareholders. The investment will support Hittech's growth plans — expanding its operational footprint, capabilities and entry into new geographies and end markets — while management and existing investors retain significant stakes.

Abenex Continuation Fund Acquires Majority Stake in Europa Group; Europa Acquires APM International

April 29, 2024

Healthcare Services

Abenex closed an oversubscribed continuation fund (~€300m) to acquire a majority stake in Europa Group from its Abenex V portfolio, making Abenex the group's majority shareholder while founders remain significant owners and management continues. As part of its buy-and-build strategy supported by the recapitalization, Europa Group also acquired APM International (a France-based healthcare press agency) to strengthen its medical information and publishing capabilities.

Apax Acquires Majority Stake in Odin Groep from Fortino Capital

February 9, 2022

IT Services

Apax has acquired a majority stake in Odin Groep from Fortino Capital to create a leading cloud Managed Service Provider in the Netherlands. Apax will partner with Odin's founder and management to accelerate growth through organic initiatives and a buy-and-build strategy, expanding geographically and deepening vertical capabilities across education, healthcare and housing associations.