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"Sustainability really sits at the core of engagement with portfolio companies and helping them implement sustainable practices within their businesses." Ellen de Kreij, Lead advisor, Impact and Sustainability, Apax Partners: what impact means to Apax Partners Our third episode of Sustainability Insights … in conversation focuses on impact investing, and what impact means to Apax. In a conversation with Simon Witney, Ellen De Kreij, lead advisor to Apax’s Operational Excellence Practice on Impact and Sustainability, explains how Apax selects impact investments, how they work with management to promote impact, and how they report on impact to their investors. Apax were early adopters of sustainability, having started to focus on their portfolio companies' ESG footprints in 2012, and have exemplified the power of the private markets to effect real world change.  Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eFHpds8q #impactinvesting #sustainaibilty #esg

The Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2024 Growth Investing continues to be one of the most promising segments of the private capital markets. Its focus on proven business models and operational strategies to accelerate company scaling is relevant and applicable across all stages of the economic cycle. Notably, it has also become an area where many exceptional women choose to focus their careers and as a result, the growth investing field benefits tremendously. We at GrowthCap are privileged to be able to recognize and shine a light on the women leaders playing a pivotal role in shaping the asset class while driving it forward. Daphne Tong (WestCap), Shanna O’Reilly (Wellington Management), René Stewart (Vista Equity Partners), Rachel Arnold (Vista Equity Partners), Sonya Brown (Norwest Venture Partners), Laura Veroneau (Optum Ventures), Elizabeth Betten (Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC), Nishita Cummings (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors), Aliya Khaydarova (Inverness Graham), Veronica “Vee” Li (Primavera Capital Group), Maggie Schmitt (JMI Equity), Alex Stuart (Alpine Investors), Lucy Stamell Dobrin (Providence Equity Partners), Sophia Popova (Summit Partners), Sharlyn (“Shar”) Musslewhite (Berkshire Partners), Sarah Hinkfuss (Bain Capital Ventures), Anika Agarwal (Insight Partners), Hilary Gosher (Insight Partners), Jaime Hildreth (WestCap), Stephanie Schneider (Five Elms Capital), Hilary Fleischer (Strattam Capital), Emila Damjanovic (Lead Edge Capital), Julia Frenette (Silversmith Capital Partners), Monica Romano (Brighton Park Capital), Tracy Streckenbach (Gridiron Capital LLC), Jessica Gilligan (TA Associates), Sabrina Chiasson McLaughry (Polaris Growth Fund), Danielle Waldman (Silversmith Capital Partners), Xiuli Dong (PSG), Caitlin Vorlicek (Sageview Capital), Whitney Kelly (Berkshire Partners), Mia Hegazy (Apax Digital), Sarah Ensslen (Yellow Wood Partners, LLC), Amara Suebsaeng (TA Associates), Emily Calkins (Spectrum Equity), Annaliesa Routh (Spectrum Equity), Priya Diwakar (Turn/River Capital), Danielle Cosentino (Charlesbank Capital Partners, Flagship Private Equity), Flannery Zhou (Charlesbank Capital Partners, Technology Opportunities), Dina Berdichevsky (JMI Equity), Jacqueline Berris (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors), Tollie (Bell) Brown (Mainsail Partners), Melanie Jordan (Volition Capital), Joan Fleischman (Guidepost Growth Equity), Amy Wang (NewSpring), and Brittany Martin (Graham Partners) Nominate Top Private Equity Firms of 2024 at https://lnkd.in/g9hfKiY https://lnkd.in/gQm6QmXB #leadership #growthinvesting #womenleaders

The Apax Digital Funds recently announced an investment in IANS, the leading provider of independent, tech-enabled research and advisory services for the information security industry (InfoSec).      Patrick Kane, Principal in the Apax Digital team, discusses the reasoning behind the investment, and how the Funds plan to work with IANS to drive growth and scale in the coming years. Scroll below or click here to read more: https://bit.ly/45v2RaI

The Apax team will be heading to Berlin in June for SuperReturn International 2024 and would love to connect if you’re also joining. Please do reach out to the team to set up a meeting or a coffee!   Arthur Brothag, Mike Lynch, Olaf Wentrup and Caroline Ruzici-Mulder   #privateequity #privatecapital