(Alliance News) - Apax Global Alpha Ltd said its net asset value fell in 2024, impacted by healthcare and retail investments. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - closed-ended investment company providing access to the private equity funds of investment adviser Apax Partners LLP - Notes that Apax IX Fund, in which it is a limited partner, announces the full sale of its minority co-control stake in AssuredPartners. AssuredPartners is a mid-market property, casualty & employee benefits insurance brokerage to Arthur J Gallagher & Co. Apax Global expects the transaction to deliver a gross multiple on invested capital of 2.5 times and gross internal rate of return of 16% for Apax IX. The transaction values Apax Global's look-through investment in AsduredPartners at about EUR51 million, a 10% discount to the last unaffected valuation as at September 30. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - closed-ended investment company providing access to the private equity funds of investment adviser Apax Partners LLP - Expects to invest about EUR28 million in the accountancy and advisory practice of Evelyn Partners on a look-through basis. The company says Apax Funds will buy Evelyn Partners's accountancy business which will rebrand as S&W, building on the heritage of the Smith & Williamson brand dating back to 1881. The practice is based in London and serves clients across the UK, offering accountancy services such as audit and business outsourcing, and business tax and private client tax and advisory. Read More
(Alliance News) - Apax Global Alpha Ltd on Thursday said net asset value fell during the third quarter of its current financial year, as its total return was hurt by currency movements. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - provides investors with access to Apax private equity funds - Net asset value declines by 3.9% to EUR1.24 billion as of June 30 from EUR1.29 billion on December 31, 2023. Per share, this is EUR2.52, down from EUR2.64. The fall in NAV is due to the reduced value of its private equity portfolio and the payment of the recent dividend, Apax says. NAV total return in the recent half-year is negative 1.4%, or negative 3.3% at constant currency. In private equity alone, these are negative 2.5% and negative 4.4%, while debt investments bring a 2.1% positive return or negative 0.1% at constant currency. Apax Global Alpha declares an interim dividend of 5.50p, down 3.5% from 5.70p a year before. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - closed-ended investment company providing access to the private equity funds of investment adviser Apax Partners LLP - Will invest EUR12 million on a look-through basis in the New York-based provider of safety services Altus Fire & Life Safety. The investment will be via the Apax XI fund. "The investment in Altus draws on the Apax funds' experience in the services density-based business models vertical from previous investments such as [Safety-Kleen Systems Inc] and SavATree [LLC]. The investment thesis is to support Altus' growth by investing in sales and marketing, increasing recurring service revenue and expanding geographically," Apax Global Alpha says. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - closed-ended investment company providing access to Apax private equity funds - Invests EUR29 million in Veriforce LLC on a look-through basis via Apax XI Fund, which has agreed to buy a controlling stake in the Woodlands, Texas-based supply chain risk management solutions provider. Apax notes that Veriforce serves 1,300 clients in more than 140 countries from hubs in the US, Canada and the UK. Apax Global Alpha committed about USD700 million to Apax XI back in June 2022. Read More
(Alliance News) - Witan Investment Trust PLC on Tuesday reported net asset value growth and a higher payout, noting that investors "largely shrugged off disappointments in the timing of interest rate cuts." Read More
(Alliance News) - Capital Gearing Trust PLC on Monday announced the appointment of Karl Sternberg to its board as a non-executive director. Read More
(Alliance News) - Apax Global Alpha Ltd on Monday said the take-private deal for portfolio company Thoughtworks Inc values AGA's stake at around EUR54 million. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - closed-ended investment company providing access to the private equity funds of investment adviser Apax Partners LLP - Adjusted and unadjusted net asset value on June 30 is EUR1.24 billion, down from adjusted NAV of EUR1.29 billion a year before. This translates to 2.52 euro cents or 2.13 pence per share. NAV total return in the first half of 2024 is negative 1.4%, or negative 3.3% at constant currency. In the second quarter alone, NAV total return is negative 1.0%, or 1.5% at constant currency. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - London-based investment trust - Notes Apax X Fund, in which it is a limited partner, will sell its minority stake in AffiniPay, a provider of professional services software and payments serving legal, accounting, architectural, engineering and construction firms. The stake sale is to Genstar Capital and TA Associates. It will result in a full exit of Apax X's residual stake in AffiniPay. Apax Global says it will receive totalproceeds of around EUR28 million from Apax X's investment in MyCase and subsequently in AffiniPay. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - London-based investment trust - Apax IX Fund, in which AGA is a limited partner, sells remaining shares in Vilnius-based classifieds company Baltic Classifieds Group PLC. The transaction including prior distributions, will deliver Apax IX a 59% internal rate of return. AGA's look through investment will have returned EUR31 million after completion. Apax IX acquired BCG in 2019. A filing on Monday said Antler EquityCo Sarl, which is controlled by funds advised by Apax Partners LLP, completed its exit from Baltic Classifieds, selling all its remaining 63 million shares, a 13% stake, in a placing at 247 pence each. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - London-based investment trust - Says Apax IX Fund has agreed to sell remaining shares in Nasdaq-listed Genius Sports Ltd, a provider of sports data, content, and technology. Apax Global Alpha says its look-through investment in Genius will have returned a total of EUR26 million. AGA provides investors access to Apax Private Equity Funds. It made a commitment of USD350 million to Apax IX in 2016. Read More
Apax Global Alpha Ltd - London-based investment trust - Says Apax X Fund has agreed to sell its minority stake in idealista, an online real estate classifieds platform in Southern Europe, to Cinven. Apax X invested in idealista for a minority stake in February 2021. The transaction values AGA's look-through investment in idealista at approximately EUR14.8 million, an uplift of around 9.6% to the last unaffected valuation, Apax Global says. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Read More