IK Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, IK Partners has acquired 25 companies. It has also invested in 17 others.

IK Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (12%) and food (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (40%) 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 27 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 Activity299
    • M&A Buy Activity182
    • M&A Sell Activity117
  • Total Sectors Invested 41
  • Total Countries Invested 17
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 65
  • M&A Advisors 43

IK Partners

80 Strand,
London, WC2R 0DT
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 (9.2/yr) # 136 7 15 10 6 8 182
vol $1.9B $1.9B
Sell (6.4/yr) # 85 5 7 8 5 7 117
vol $8.7B $1.3B $9.9B
  299

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Pinard Beauty Pack 2024-10-07 - Secondary Sale
Martignat, France · www.pinard-beauty-pack.com
Domia Group 2024-08-14 - Secondary Sale
Paris, France · www.acadomia.fr
Sansidor 2024-07-25 - Growth Capital
Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands · www.sansidor.com
Octime Group 2024-07-24 - Secondary Buyout
Biron, France · www.octime.com
Defibrion Services BV 2024-07-23 - Secondary Buyout
Groningen, Netherlands · www.defibrion.com
Kran og Industri Service 2024-07-15 - Growth Capital
Asker, Norway · www.kis.no
Mademoiselle Desserts France 2024-07-05 - Trade Sale
Montigny le Bretonneux, France · www.mademoiselledesserts.com
Eurofeu le Groupe 2024-05-01 - Secondary Buyout
Senonches, France · www.eurofeu.fr
OPENPOS AB 2024-05-01 - Unknown
Gothenburg, Sweden · www.openpos.tech
A-SAFE 2024-04-23 - Stake Purchase
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom · www.asafe.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
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 16
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 15
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 14
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 13
Stockholm, Sweden · www.advania.com London, United Kingdom · www.contentandcloud.com
Advania AB 2018-08-04 Visolit AS 2021-08-10 12
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

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 11 (17%) - 22 (12%) -
Food 2 (3%) - 13 (7%) -
Machinery 1 (2%) - 12 (6%) 16M (1%)
Information Technology 5 (8%) - 11 (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 4 (6%) - 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%) -
Software 3 (5%) - 4 (2%) -
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%) -
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 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 65 $23M 185 $1.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 20 (31%) 23M (100%) 46 (25%) 445M (24%)
Sweden 8 (12%) - 38 (21%) 1.1B (59%)
Germany 11 (17%) - 26 (14%) -
Netherlands 9 (14%) - 18 (10%) -
Belgium 4 (6%) - 10 (5%) -
Finland 1 (2%) - 10 (5%) 107M (6%)
Norway 2 (3%) - 9 (5%) -
United Kingdom 6 (9%) - 8 (4%) -
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 6 (9%) - 8 (4%) -
Cross-border 59 (91%) 23M (100%) 177 (96%) 1.9B (100%)
Total 65 $23M 185 $1.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 37 (57%) 23M (100%) 73 (39%) 1.1B (60%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 (9%) - 65 (35%) 478M (26%)
Divestiture 4 (6%) - 18 (10%) 265M (14%)
Growth Capital 12 (18%) - 17 (9%) -
Stake Purchase 5 (8%) - 7 (4%) -
Consolidation 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
Going Private - - 2 (1%) -
Total 65 $23M 185 $1.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 51 (44%) 3.2B (33%)
Trade Sale 35 (30%) 4.4B (44%)
IPO 12 (10%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 10 (9%) 2.3B (23%)
Stake Sale 3 (3%) -
Unknown 3 (3%) -
Merger 2 (2%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (1%) -
Total 117 $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
Clifford Chance
 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%
72 (39%)
Strategic(s)
10%
18 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
45%
53 (45%)
Strategic(s)
36%
42 (36%)

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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