M&A Deal Summary

IK Partners Acquires Ipsum

On March 13, 2023, private equity firm IK Partners acquired business services company Ipsum from Aliter Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IK Partners’ 19th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is IK Partners’ 6th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-03-13
Target Ipsum
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) IK Partners
Sellers(s) Aliter Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Ipsum

Chorley, United Kingdom
Ipsum is a provider of specialist utility and infrastructure support services. Ipsum works in partnership with its customers across both regulated and non-regulated environments to optimize asset performance, supporting the security, resiliency, and longevity of its critical networks. Ipsum is based in Preston, United Kingdom. ,

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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 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 172 of 191
Sector: Business Services M&A 19 of 24
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 65 of 74
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 11
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-27 Responda Group

Stockholm, Sweden

Responda Group is a provider of business process outsourcing (“BPO”)service, customer service and support outsourcing solutions for small to medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”). Responda Group offers solutions through various omni-channels such as call, email, chat, social media and client systems. Responda Group was founded in 1992 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-16 Veldeman

Bree, Belgium

Veldeman is a designer and producer of temporary structures which are own r&d department, metal department, fabric manufacturing shop, rental department, maintenance department and finishing department. The Company is well-known for its innovative capabilities and turn-key solutions offering, providing a broad range of additional services such as electricity, climate-control, ventilation, VIP spaces and decoration. Its ability to offer high levels of customisation, coupled with its broad product and service offering. Veldeman was founded in 1950 and is based in Bree, Belgium.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Aliter Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2017
PE ASSETS 100M GBP
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aliter Capital private equity firm focused on small to mid-sized investments in the support services sector. The Firm will consider businesses throughout the UK and can commit up to £20 million in companies valued between £10 and £50 million. Aliter Capital was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-07 FingerPrint Medical

Chipping Sodbury, United Kingdom

FingerPrint Medical is a provider of specialised audit and lifecycle tracking solutions for sterilisation and decontamination of surgical instruments in the UK and Ireland. FingerPrint Medical was founded in 1993 and is based in Chipping Sodbury, United Kingdom.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-27 Technology x People

Solihull, United Kingdom

Technology x People (TXP) is a provider of digital transformation and consultancy services, offering a range of services to ensure digital goals are achieved, from full project delivery, software development, legacy transformation, to provision of skilled professionals and teams. Technology x People (TXP) was founded in 2000 and is based in Solihull, United Kingdom.

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