Barbara Stolz

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.

Apax Partners (UK) Ltd (Apax Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Apax Partners Holdings Ltd founded in 1977. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Mumbai, Hong Kong, Munich, New York, Shanghai and Tel Aviv.

Capvis AG (Capvis), formerly known as Capvis Equity Partners AG, is an independent Swiss private equity firm headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, with additional offices in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Shanghai (China), Jersey (Channel Islands), Luxembourg and Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The firm was established in 1990.

OptiGroup AB engages in the business-to-business distribution of business essentials. The firm provides solutions for the facility management, safety and foodservice sectors, the industrial packaging sector, the printing and creative sector, and the retail and reseller sectors. Its products include gloves and safety shoes, workwear, catering and food service items, commercial cleaning chemicals, disposable cups, cutlery, plates, packaging equipment, and custom and standard corrugated boxes, The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Mölndal, Sweden.