M&A Deal Summary

IK Partners Acquires Defibrion

On July 23, 2024, private equity firm IK Partners acquired information technology company Defibrion from Holland Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IK Partners’ 11th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is IK Partners’ 17th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-07-23
Target Defibrion
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) IK Partners
Sellers(s) Holland Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Defibrion

Groningen, Netherlands
Defibrion is specialized in the field of AEDs and company emergency response. Customers can contact the company for safety products, services, and advice. The company is mainly active in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France and has already delivered more than 25,000 AEDs. Defibrion was founded in 2008 and is based in Groningen, Netherlands.

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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 183 of 185
Sector (Information Technology) 11 of 11
Type (Secondary Buyout) 72 of 73
Country (Netherlands) 17 of 18
Year (2024) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-15 KIS

Asker, Norway

KIS is a player in the crane inspection and service industry. The Company is equipment-agnostic, servicing all electromechanical cranes and lifting devices, with a primary focus on land-based industrial cranes and harbour / marine cranes. KIS was founded in 1987 and is based in Asker, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-24 Octime Group

Biron, France

Octime Group creates innovative packaged HR software solutions for time management and staff scheduling. Octime Group supports its clients abroad and it offers in several countries through its own agencies and local partners. Octime Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Biron, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Holland Capital

Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 270M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Holland Capital is a private investment firm that invests exclusively in Dutch companies across all stages of development. The Firm looks to commit €500K to €10 million per opportunity and principally targets growth oriented businesses in the healthcare and technology sectors. Holland Capital was formed in 1981 and is headquartered in Amsterdam.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
Country (Netherlands) 4 of 4
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-02 Cuccibu

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Cuccibu is specialised in information security, cyber security, and privacy consulting industries. The company mostly operates in the public sector – government, healthcare and education. Cuccibu was founded in 2014 and is based in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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