Derek Jackson
Partner
Bio
Derek is a Partner in the Credit team. He joined Apax in 2024 and is based in London.
Prior to joining Apax, Derek was a Managing Director and Head of European Credit at CPP Investments, where he led a multi-strategy direct credit platform. He was previously a Managing Director at Davidson Kempner, an event-driven hedge fund where he focused on corporate credit, and worked as an Executive Director at Alcentra. Derek has been active in the credit markets since 2001, and started his career in accounting and advisory firms in corporate finance.
Derek holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of British Columbia, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
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Derek's Story
Derek had always been fascinated by markets and investing, but fell in love with the credit market as it offers such a wide diversity of transactions and brings a new challenge every day. He has been fortunate to be a part of several growth success stories in the industry, and along the way to have worked alongside some incredibly talented investors.