Apax Partners £800 million acquisition of Matchesfashion.com

Overview:

• Apax Partners has acquired a majority stake in Matchesfashion.com for £800 million.
• The target company sells clothing from more than 450 designers in 176 countries. 
• The company is based in The Shard and employs over 600 people.
• Apax has already invested in clothing companies like Tommy Hilfiger and New Look, which was acquired by Brait. 
• Qatalyst Partners acted as financial adviser to the target.

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst