IK Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, IK Partners has acquired 17 companies. It has also invested in 11 others.

IK Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (12%) and food (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (39%) and secondary buyout (38%). In total, IK Partners has invested in 1 US state and 15 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 19 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (41%). 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 Activity277
    • M&A Buy Activity168
    • M&A Sell Activity109
  • Total Sectors Invested 41
  • Total Countries Invested 15
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 64
  • M&A Advisors 42

IK Partners

1-11 John Adam Street,
London, WC2N 6HT
United Kingdom
+44 207 304 4300
www.ikinvest.com
london@ikpartners.com

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. 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 €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.


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 50 150
Enterprise Value - 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (6.6/yr) # 135 7 14 10 2 - 168
vol $1.9B $1.9B
Sell (4.8/yr) # 85 5 7 8 2 2 109
vol $8.7B $1.3B $9.9B
  277

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Messerschmitt Systems GmbH 2024-04-03 - Trade Sale
Nuremberg, Germany · www.messerschmitt.com
Mabtech AB 2024-01-09 - Secondary Sale
Nacka Strand, Sweden · www.mabtech.com
Aspia AB 2023-10-26 - Secondary Sale
Stockholm, Sweden · www.aspia.se
Valoria Capital 2023-09-01 - Stake Sale
Paris, France · www.valoriacapital.fr
Cinerius Financial Partners AG 2023-07-03 - Secondary Buyout
Zug, Switzerland · www.cinerius.com
Ipsum Group Ltd. 2023-03-13 - Secondary Buyout
Preston, United Kingdom · www.ipsum-group.co.uk
Quanos Solutions GmbH 2022-12-20 - Secondary Sale
Nuremberg, Germany · www.quanos.com
Studienkreis GmBH 2022-12-02 - Trade Sale
Bochum, Germany · www.studienkreis.de
Plus que PRO SAS 2022-10-27 - Growth Capital
Schiltigheim, France · www.plus-que-pro.fr
Unither Pharmaceuticals SAS 2022-10-26 - Secondary Buyout
Amiens Cedex 2, France · www.unither-pharma.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Cloudio A/S 2022-11-02 13
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com Vanløse, Denmark · www.cloudio.dk
Advania AB 2018-08-04 3 Step IT Group Oy - Front End Services 2022-07-11 12
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com Helsinki, Finland
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Valtti Kumppanit Oy 2022-02-16 11
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
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Content+Cloud Ltd. 2021-12-09 10
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com London, United Kingdom · www.contentandcloud.com
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Visolit AS 2021-08-10 9
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com Asker, Norway · www.visolit.net
Questel SAS 2018-04-05 Morningside Translations LLC 2021-03-25 5
Paris, France · www.questel.com New York, New York · www.morningtrans.com
Questel SAS 2018-04-05 Novum IP GmbH & Co. KG 2021-03-08 4
Paris, France · www.questel.com Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.novumip.com
Klingel medical metal GmbH 2018-05-30 Puracon GmbH 2020-12-02 3
Pforzheim, Germany · www.klingel-cnc.de Rosenheim, Germany · www.puracon.com
Holding Mademoiselle Desserts 2018-05-03 Les Délices des 7 Vallées 2018-12-20 1
Montigny le Bretonneux, France · www.mademoiselledesserts.com Tincques, France · www.d7v.fr

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 8 (14%) - 19 (11%) -
Food 3 (5%) - 12 (7%) -
Machinery - - 11 (6%) 16M (1%)
Information Technology 6 (10%) - 9 (5%) -
Financial Services 4 (7%) - 8 (5%) -
Chemicals 3 (5%) 23M (100%) 7 (4%) 23M (1%)
Medical Products 4 (7%) - 7 (4%) -
Consumer Services 3 (5%) - 6 (4%) 902M (48%)
Building Materials 2 (3%) - 6 (4%) 59M (3%)
Consumer Products - - 6 (4%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (2%) - 6 (4%) -
Retail - - 6 (4%) -
Safety/Security 1 (2%) - 6 (4%) -
Manufacturing - - 5 (3%) 189M (10%)
Education 3 (5%) - 5 (3%) -
Life Science 2 (3%) - 5 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) 197M (11%)
Distribution - - 3 (2%) 146M (8%)
Communications 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (5%) - 3 (2%) -
Packaging 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Software 2 (3%) - 3 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (1%) 225M (12%)
Aerospace - - 2 (1%) -
Automotive 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
E-Commerce 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Engineering - - 2 (1%) -
Environmental - - 2 (1%) -
Information Services 1 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Insurance 2 (3%) - 2 (1%) -
Plastics 2 (3%) - 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 58 $23M 170 $1.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 20 (34%) 23M (100%) 41 (24%) 445M (24%)
Sweden 8 (14%) - 37 (22%) 1.1B (59%)
Germany 11 (19%) - 27 (16%) 189M (10%)
Netherlands 6 (10%) - 14 (8%) -
Finland 1 (2%) - 10 (6%) 107M (6%)
Belgium 3 (5%) - 9 (5%) -
Norway 1 (2%) - 8 (5%) -
Denmark 1 (2%) - 7 (4%) 16M (1%)
United Kingdom 4 (7%) - 6 (4%) -
Switzerland 1 (2%) - 4 (2%) -
Poland 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Estonia 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
United States - - 1 (1%) -
  Utah - - 1 (1%) -
China - - 1 (1%) -
Italy - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 4 (7%) - 6 (4%) -
Cross-border 54 (93%) 23M (100%) 164 (96%) 1.9B (100%)
Total 58 $23M 170 $1.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (16%) - 65 (38%) 478M (26%)
Secondary Buyout 32 (55%) 23M (100%) 64 (38%) 1.1B (60%)
Divestiture 4 (7%) - 18 (11%) 265M (14%)
Growth Capital 8 (14%) - 12 (7%) -
Stake Purchase 4 (7%) - 6 (4%) -
Consolidation 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Going Private - - 2 (1%) -
Total 58 $23M 170 $1.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 46 (42%) 3.2B (33%)
Trade Sale 35 (32%) 4.4B (44%)
IPO 11 (10%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (8%) 2.3B (23%)
Merger 2 (2%) -
Stake Sale 2 (2%) -
Unknown 2 (2%) -
Sold to Management 1 (1%) 7M (< 1%)
Bankruptcy 1 (1%) -
Total 109 $9.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
 3
J.P. Morgan Securities
 3
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 3
Legal Deals
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 9
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 2 $34M
TOTAL $9.9B
Largest Dyno Nobel, Inc.
$1.7B (2005-11-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
37%
63 (37%)
Strategic(s)
11%
18 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
43%
47 (43%)
Strategic(s)
38%
41 (38%)

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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