Peter Englander

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Peter David Englander

chief executive of the Apax Foundation.[1]

Early life

Englander won a Kennedy Scholarship to the MIT Sloan School of Management, from which he graduated with an M.S. in management. He received a B.S., with first class honors, in chemical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He subsequently obtained a Ph.D. from the London Business School in the area of economics of innovation.

Career

Englander joined Apax Partners in 1981 and is based in its office in London, United Kingdom. Englander specializes in investments in technology and telecommunications sectors. His deals on behalf of the firm include: Demon Internet, Dr Solomon's, Eyretel, QXL, and Waterstone. Overall, he has been associated with ten IPOs and 19 trade sales for the firm’s portfolio companies.

Previously, Englander worked for Air Products and then for the Boston Consulting Group for three years before joining the firm, when the first U.K. fund was raised. He is chairman of Bridges Ventures.

He currently serves as a trustee of the

Kennedy Memorial Trust
.

Englander was appointed

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to charity and philanthropy.[2]

Personal life

Peter is married and has three sons.

References

  1. ^ "Peter David Englander". Bloomberg. August 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N11.

External links

  • [1][
    Business Week
  • [2], Profile in Apax Partners