M&A Deal Summary

IK Partners Acquires A-Ulevaatus

On June 4, 2018, private equity firm IK Partners acquired consumer services company A-Ulevaatus from A-Katsastus Oy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IK Partners’ 6th transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is IK Partners’ 1st transaction in Estonia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-06-04
Target A-Ulevaatus
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) IK Partners
Sellers(s) A-Katsastus Oy
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

A-Ulevaatus

Tallinn, Estonia
A-Ulevaatus is a technical inspection company in Estonia. A-Ulevaatus was founded in 2008 and is based in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 123 of 185
Sector (Consumer Services) 6 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 17 of 18
Country (Estonia) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 7 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-04 Carspect

Bromma, Sweden

Carspect is a provider of vehicle surveys, driver examinations, vehicle registrations and automotive quality and testing services, vehicle damage inspections, and repair repair and maintenance services. Carspect was founded in 2010 and is based in Bromma, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Lieusaint, France

BioBank is a human origin bone bank who provide services from bone collection (femoral heads) to transformation, and then the distribution of virally inactivated and sterile bone grafts used in orthopaedic and dental surgery. BioBank was founded in 1999 and is based in Lieusaint, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

A-Katsastus Oy

Vantaai, Finland
Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Business Services
Employees973
Revenue 81M EUR (2004)
DESCRIPTION

A-Katsastus Oy is a provider of vehicle inspection, driver’s examinations, and registration and other license services. A-Katsastus was founded in 1966 and is based in Vantaai, Finland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Consumer Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
Country (Estonia) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-04 Carspect

Bromma, Sweden

Carspect is a provider of vehicle surveys, driver examinations, vehicle registrations and automotive quality and testing services, vehicle damage inspections, and repair repair and maintenance services. Carspect was founded in 2010 and is based in Bromma, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-22 K1 Katsastajat

Raisio, Finland

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