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IK Partners Acquires Perstorp

On June 1, 2001, private equity firm IK Partners acquired chemicals company Perstorp

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IK Partners’ 4th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is IK Partners’ 18th transaction in Sweden.
Investment Fate
  • Perstorp was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2005 for 9.2B SEK.
  • Perstorp was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.
  • Perstorp was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022 for 2.3B EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-06-01
Target Perstorp
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) IK Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Perstorp

Malmo, Sweden
Perstorp is a provider in the production of specialty chemical additives notably for the coatings and resin industries. Perstorp was founded in 1881 and is based in Malmo, Sweden.

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Buyer

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 192
Sector: Chemicals M&A 4 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 30 of 67
Country: Sweden M&A 18 of 38
Year: 2001 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-06-01 Eltel

Bromma, Sweden

Eltel is a provider of technical services for the critical infrastructure networks – Infranets – of our society when it comes to power, communication, and transportation. Eltel provides a broad and integrated range of services, spanning from maintenance and upgrade services to project deliveries. Eltel was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Bromma, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-06-05 Noviant

Aanekoski, Finland

Noviant is a developer and producer of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). CMC is marketed for a large variety of applications including paper coating, food, pharmaceuticals, oil drilling and detergents. Noviant is based in Aanekoski, Finland.

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