Robert Motzek

Apax Partners Beteiligungsberatung GmbH (APB) is a private equity firm located in Munich, Germany. APB is a subsidiary of London-based Apax Partners Holdings Ltd. with the ultimate parent firm being UK-headquartered Apax Partners Worldwide LLP which can trace their history to 1972. In 1972, Ronald Cohen and Maurice Tchenio co-founded the Multinational Management Group (MMG). In 1976, the Alan Patricof Associates firm joined forces with MMG to form Apax Partners. In 2002, the European and the U.S. operating firms merged to become Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, headquartered in London. They also operate through offices in New York, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Mumbai, Tel Aviv and Hong Kong. In 2005, the Apax Foundation was established for the group's charitable donations. The foundation supports entrepreneurial endeavors, social investment and educational initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty worldwide.