Peter Englander
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Dr. Peter Englander is a Director of Apax Partners
, Chairman of its Approval Committee, Member of the Investment and Exit Committee, and the Chief Executive of the Apax Foundation.
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.
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 a Director at Bridges Community Ventures Ltd. and a Member of the Combined London Colleges University General Partner Board.
He currently serves as a Trustee of the Kennedy Memorial Trust.
Apax Partners
Apax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised...
, Chairman of its Approval Committee, Member of the Investment and Exit Committee, and the Chief Executive of the Apax Foundation.
Early life
Englander won a Kennedy ScholarshipKennedy Scholarship
Kennedy Scholarships provide full funding for six to eight British post-graduate students to study at either Harvard University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
to the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
, 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
London Business School
London Business School is an international business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located in central London, beside Regent's Park...
in the area of Economics of Innovation.
Career
Englander joined Apax PartnersApax Partners
Apax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised...
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
Demon Internet
Demon Internet is a British Internet Service Provider. It was one of the UK's earliest ISPs, especially targeting the "dialup" audience. It started on 1 June 1992 from an idea posted on CIX by Cliff Stanford of Demon Systems Ltd. The branch in the Netherlands started in 1996, and was sold to KPN...
, 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
Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm with offices in 42 countries. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world. It is one of only three companies to appear in the top 15 of Fortunes "Best Companies to Work For" report for...
for three years before joining the firm, when the first U.K. fund was raised. He is a Director at Bridges Community Ventures Ltd. and a Member of the Combined London Colleges University General Partner Board.
He currently serves as a Trustee of the Kennedy Memorial Trust.
External links
- http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=85571&privcapId=18829&previousCapId=972190&previousTitle=Accenture%20Ltd, Profile in Business Week
- http://www.apax.com/en/1717.html, Profile in Apax Partners