Apax Partners acquires techoraco and Institutional Investor

JULY 28, 2026

Apax Partners acquires techoraco and Institutional Investor

TARGET

techoraco and Institutional Investor are media and events businesses being sold by Delinian, a global events and media company.

Ownership	—
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Leadership	Ros Irving, CEO Noah Hammond, Co-CEO Alex Grose, Co-CEO
Sell-side advisor	BrightTower; BrightTower (exclusive financial advisor)
Advisor team	Christie Haselton, Director, Development (BrightTower (exclusive financial advisor)) Christie Haselton, Director, Development (BrightTower) Christie Haselton, Director, Development (BrightTower (exclusive financial advisor)

ACQUIRER

Apax Partners

Ownership	—
Deal leads	Mark Sykes, Principal at Apax Steve Kooyers, Partner at Apax
Buy-side advisor	—

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Apax Partners -> techoraco and Institutional Investor  (2026-09-11)
buyout | Media/Entertainment
Target: techoraco and Institutional Investor are media and events businesses being sold by Delinian, a global events and media company.
Website: techoraco.com | Buyer site: apax.com
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Advisors - Sell-side: BrightTower; BrightTower (exclusive financial advisor)
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/apax-partners-techoraco-and-institutional-investor.html

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