Investment Summary

Apax Invests In Odigo

On November 1, 2006, private equity firm Apax invested in internet software and services company Odigo

Investment Highlights
  • This is Apax’s 4th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Apax’s 10th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Odigo was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2011 for 382M EUR.
  • Odigo was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2020.

Investment Summary

Date 2006-11-01
Target Odigo
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Apax
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Odigo

Boulogne Billancourt, France
Odigo is an omnichannel cloud platform that supports companies in the management of their customer interactions. Odigo offers cutting-edge technologies that improve both customer satisfaction and employee experience. Odigo was founded in 1986 and is based in Boulogne Billancourt, France.

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Investor(S) 1

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 102 of 266
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 4 of 27
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 3 of 8
Country: France M&A 10 of 18
Year: 2006 M&A 12 of 15
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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