Investment Summary

Apax Invests In Guesty

On April 27, 2021, private equity firm Apax invested in information technology company Guesty

Investment Highlights
  • This is Apax’s 26th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Apax’s 91st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Apax’s 20th transaction in California.

Investment Summary
Date 2021-04-27
Target Guesty
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Apax
Deal Type Venture

Target

Guesty

Covina, California, United States
Guesty provides professional hosts and property management companies with an end-to-end solution to automate and streamline the complex operational needs of managing flexible inventory. With Guesty, users can manage listings from multiple online travel agencies including Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, Vrbo, and TripAdvisor, and use the company's guest-centric communication, billing, and task management tools. Guesty was formed in 2013 and is based in Covina, California.

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Investor

Apax

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 77.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 233 of 263
Sector (Information Technology) 26 of 30
Type (Venture) 33 of 34
State (California) 20 of 22
Country (United States) 91 of 105
Year (2021) 7 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-07 Zap Group

Petah Tikva, Israel

Zap Group is a consumer internet group that operates yellow pages and price comparison websites in the country, and several other niche websites in various areas including restaurants, wedding planning, doctors, and many others. The company has over 20 websites in total. Zap Group was formed in 1968 and is based in Petah Tikva, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-11 Global-e

Petah Tikva, Israel

Global-e is a platform to enable and accelerate global, direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce. The chosen partner of more than 440 global brands and retailers across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Global-e makes selling internationally as simple as selling domestically. Global-e was formed in 2013 and is based in Petah Tikva, Israel.

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