Apax Takes GFI Informatique Stake

Apax Partners has agreed to acquire a 27% stake in listed French computer services group GFI Informatique, by backing a Euro 56 million rights issue. Apax said that it will not seek to acquire a control position. www.apax.com www.gfi.fr< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />