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IK Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, IK Partners has acquired 18 companies. It has also invested in 14 others.

IK Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (13%) and food (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (39%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (36%). In total, IK Partners has invested in 1 US state and 17 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2012 when it acquired Actic Group AB for $902M.

In the last 3 years, IK Partners has exited 25 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (42%). IK Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Dyno Nobel for $1.7B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity310
    • M&A Buy Activity188
    • M&A Sell Activity122
  • Total Sectors Invested 41
  • Total Countries Invested 17
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 69
  • M&A Advisors 45

IK Partners

IK Partners Ltd.

80 Strand,
London, WC2R 0DT
United Kingdom
+44 207 304 4300
www.ikinvest.com
london@ikpartners.com

IK Partners is a private equity firm that targets control investments in lower middle-market to large-sized companies throughout Europe. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The Firm looks to commit €10 to €300 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with strong cash-flows. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in London, England.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Media, Medical Products, Packaging, Publishing, Retail, Safety/Security, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 300
Enterprise Value 25 1,000
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (9.0/yr) # 143 15 10 6 9 5 188
vol $1.9B $1.9B
Sell (6.4/yr) # 90 7 8 6 10 1 122
vol $8.7B $1.3B $9.9B
  310

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DATAPART Factoring GmbH 2025-05-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ludwigsburg, Germany · www.datapart-factoring.de
Lohoff Pension Services GmbH 2025-05-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Isernhagen, Germany · www.lohoff.com
Seventeen Group 2025-03-13 - Stake Purchase
London, United Kingdom · www.seventeengroup.co.uk
Tecomatic Entreprenad AB 2025-03-06 - Divestiture
Kalmar, Sweden · www.tecomatic.com
HSL Compliance Ltd. 2025-02-04 - Stake Purchase
Herefordshire, United Kingdom · www.hslcompliance.com
GeoDynamics NV 2025-01-07 - Trade Sale
Kortrijk, Belgium · www.geodynamics.be
Dains Accountants Ltd. 2024-12-16 - Secondary Buyout
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.dains.com
Acture Groep 2024-12-12 - Secondary Sale
Nijmegen, Netherlands · www.acturegroep.nl
Ascentiel Groupe 2024-11-06 - Secondary Sale
Rueil-Malmaison, France · www.ascentiel-groupe.com
Pinard Beauty Pack 2024-10-07 - Secondary Sale
Martignat, France · www.pinard-beauty-pack.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Kersia Group 2020-10-12 Neogen - Cleaners & Disinfectants Business 2025-04-21 1
Dinard, France · www.kersia-group.com Lansing, Michigan
CONET Technologies AG 2021-10-26 Conet Communications GmbH - Unified Communications Radio Suite 2025-04-17 1
Hennef, Germany · www.conet.de Vie, Austria
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Quality 360 2025-02-26 1
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com Stockholm, Sweden
NEVERHACK 2023-07-03 Innovery S.p.A. 2024-09-27 1
Guyancourt, France · www.neverhack.com Roma, Italy · www.innovery.net
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Cloudio A/S 2022-11-02 17
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com Vanløse, Denmark · www.cloudio.dk
Vivalto Sante SAS 2021-11-30 Centene - Spanish and Central European Businesses 2022-07-25 1
Paris, France · www.vivalto-sante.com , Spain
Advania AB 2018-08-04 3 Step IT Group Oy - Front End Services 2022-07-11 16
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com Helsinki, Finland
Renta Group Oy 2021-11-30 Uprent SIA 2022-06-01 1
Vantaa, Finland · www.renta.fi Riga, Latvia · www.uprent.eu
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Valtti Kumppanit Oy 2022-02-16 15
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com Espoo, Finland · www.valtti.com
Skill & You 2021-02-04 ICS Learn Ltd. 2022-01-06 1
Montrouge, France · www.skillandyou.com Glasgow, United Kingdom · www.icslearn.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 12 (18%) - 24 (13%) -
Food 2 (3%) - 13 (7%) -
Machinery 1 (2%) - 12 (6%) 16M (1%)
Information Technology 6 (9%) - 12 (6%) -
Safety/Security 4 (6%) - 9 (5%) -
Financial Services 3 (5%) - 8 (4%) -
Consumer Services 3 (5%) - 7 (4%) 902M (48%)
Manufacturing 2 (3%) - 7 (4%) 189M (10%)
Chemicals 3 (5%) 23M (100%) 7 (4%) 23M (1%)
Healthcare Services 3 (5%) - 7 (4%) -
Medical Products 3 (5%) - 7 (4%) -
Building Materials 2 (3%) - 6 (3%) 59M (3%)
Consumer Products - - 6 (3%) -
Retail - - 6 (3%) -
Education 2 (3%) - 5 (3%) -
Life Science 2 (3%) - 5 (3%) -
Environmental 2 (3%) - 4 (2%) -
Software 2 (3%) - 4 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) 197M (11%)
Distribution - - 3 (2%) 146M (8%)
Communications 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Insurance 2 (3%) - 3 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (5%) - 3 (2%) -
Packaging 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (1%) 225M (12%)
Aerospace - - 2 (1%) -
Automotive - - 2 (1%) -
E-Commerce 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Engineering - - 2 (1%) -
Information Services 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Plastics 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Marine - - 1 (1%) 107M (6%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (1%) -
Construction - - 1 (1%) -
Digital Media 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Furniture - - 1 (1%) -
Leisure - - 1 (1%) -
Marketing 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (1%) -
Total 66 $23M 191 $1.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 19 (29%) 23M (100%) 46 (24%) 445M (24%)
Sweden 8 (12%) - 39 (20%) 1.1B (59%)
Germany 12 (18%) - 28 (15%) -
Netherlands 8 (12%) - 18 (9%) -
United Kingdom 9 (14%) - 11 (6%) -
Belgium 3 (5%) - 10 (5%) -
Finland 1 (2%) - 10 (5%) 107M (6%)
Norway 2 (3%) - 9 (5%) -
Denmark - - 7 (4%) 16M (1%)
Switzerland 1 (2%) - 4 (2%) -
Poland 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Austria 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Estonia 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (1%) 189M (10%)
United States - - 1 (1%) -
  Utah - - 1 (1%) -
China - - 1 (1%) -
Italy - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 9 (14%) - 11 (6%) -
Cross-border 57 (86%) 23M (100%) 180 (94%) 1.9B (100%)
Total 66 $23M 191 $1.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 35 (53%) 23M (100%) 74 (39%) 1.1B (60%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (11%) - 67 (35%) 478M (26%)
Divestiture 4 (6%) - 19 (10%) 265M (14%)
Growth Capital 12 (18%) - 17 (9%) -
Stake Purchase 7 (11%) - 9 (5%) -
Consolidation 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Going Private - - 2 (1%) -
Total 66 $23M 191 $1.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 53 (43%) 3.2B (33%)
Trade Sale 37 (30%) 4.4B (44%)
IPO 12 (10%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 11 (9%) 2.3B (23%)
Stake Sale 3 (2%) -
Unknown 3 (2%) -
Merger 2 (2%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (1%) -
Total 122 $9.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
 3
PwC Corporate Finance
 3
Eight Advisory
 3
Legal Deals
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 10
White & Case
 4
Renzenbrink Raschke von Knobelsdorff Heiser
 3

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $1.8B
< $100M 3 $98M
TOTAL $1.9B
Largest Actic Group AB
$902M (2012-07-25)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $3.9B
$100M to $1B 18 $6.0B
< $100M 1 $26M
TOTAL $9.9B
Largest Dyno Nobel, Inc.
$1.7B (2005-11-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
39%
74 (39%)
Strategic(s)
10%
19 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
45%
55 (45%)
Strategic(s)
37%
45 (37%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

14.0B EUR

Established

1989

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Christopher Masek

CEO

Johan Van de Steen

Managing Partner

Rémi Buttiaux

Managing Partner & Business Services Sector Lead

James Yates

Managing Partner & CFO

Pierre Gallix

Managing Partner & Head of Development Capital

FAQ

When was IK Partners founded?

IK Partners was founded in 1989.

What type of investor is IK Partners?

IK Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is IK Partners headquartered?

IK Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does IK Partners have under management?

IK Partners has 14.0B EUR under management.

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