• Partners Group joins majority shareholder Kuehne+Nagel on the Apex Board • Apex stands to benefit from the rise of cross-border e-commerce, a key transformative trend / Kuehne+Nagel has agreed to sell to Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, a 24.9% equity stake in Apex International Corporation ("Apex" or "the Company"). Following the transaction, Partners Group will join majority shareholder Kuehne+Nagel Group, one of the world's leading logistics companies, with a seat on the Apex Board.