
Apax fund reaches €4.3bn first close
Apax Partners has raised €4.3bn for its eighth buyout fund in just 10 months, according to media reports.
The firm is understood to be targeting an overall €9bn for this latest effort - some way off the €11.2bn it raised for Apax VII in 2008.
The Chinese, Singaporean and Australian sovereign wealth funds are believed to have committed a joint €900m. Meanwhile the GP contribution was reported to stand at around €470m.
Apax's PPM was leaked in May last year; the GP will reportedly charge 1.5% in management fee, while hurdle was said to be set at 8% and carry at 25%. The fund would aim for a minimum 20% IRR.
Apax was unavailable for comment.
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