IK Partners

We were thrilled to celebrate the opening of our Munich office at Hotel Bayerischer Hof München yesterday. It was great to have so many of our investors, portfolio company management teams, advisors and industry peers join us to commemorate the occasion. The launch of IK's newest office demonstrates our ongoing commitment to investing in the dynamic and highly attractive DACH market. Since inception, the team has completed 33 deals in the region and looks forward to working on many more! #PrivateEquity #NewOffice #IKMunich Mads Ryum Larsen | Dr. Joachim Dettmar | Anders Petersson | Adrian Tanski | Alice Langley | Florian Simmerer

Following our Real Deals ESG Award win for 'PE House of the Year: Mid-Cap (Average deal size >€250m)' last year, Jovana Stopic, ESG Director, gave an exclusive Q&A, sharing how IK integrates responsible investing principles throughout the investment process, from leveraging sustainability trends to actively supporting portfolio companies. Click here to read the full article: https://ow.ly/guyB50UYvaY If you'd like to dig a little deeper into our recent progress and achievements, check out our latest Sustainability Report: https://lnkd.in/ekvwDcTF #Sustainability #ResponsibleInvestment #CreatingValueWithResponsibility

We are delighted to be joining a community of like-minded investors, senior managers and advisors, committed to advancing and growing successful healthcare businesses.

We are pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap III (“IK SC III”) Fund has signed an agreement to invest in HSL Compliance (“HSL” or “the Company”), a leading UK environmental testing, inspection, certification and compliance company. IK will invest alongside the management team and LDC, who will both be reinvesting. The transaction was led by our Small Cap Investment team in London, who looks forward to supporting the Company in the next phase of its journey. Congratulations to all involved! Read more here: https://ow.ly/zU3g50USxMa #PrivateEquity #Investment #Industrials

Over the last 12 months, IK has been particularly active in the Industrials sector, leveraging more than 35 years of expertise. From fire protection to advanced warehouse solutions, our recent investments span all four subsectors IK focuses on in the broader Industrials space. This reflects our commitment to driving growth and unlocking value in fast-growing European businesses. To find out more and explore all our Industrials sector investments, please visit the link below: https://ow.ly/RY7t50UKjaN #PrivateEquity #Sectors #Industrials

We are delighted to have made the shortlist for the Real Deals Private Equity Awards 2025 in the following categories: - Private Equity House of the Year: Upper Mid-Cap (EV on entry €100m-€500m). - France & Benelux Upper Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry >€100m): For our exit of Eres Group. - France & Benelux Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry <€100m): For our exit of Yellow Hive to our first continuation vehicle, IK Strategic Opportunities I. - Nordic Deal of the Year: For our exit of Mabtech. This recognition is testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone at IK, following an extraordinary year in 2024. Best of luck to all the other companies shortlisted! Read the full shortlist here: https://ow.ly/nMn350UIkyG #PEA25 #PrivateEquity #Awards

We are delighted to announce the opening of our newest office in Munich, as part of our ongoing commitment to investing in the DACH region. Our Munich office will be headed up by Dr. Joachim Dettmar, Partner in our Operations team and Adrian Tanski, who has recently been promoted to Partner and sits within our Partnership Fund team. Alongside Adrian, Ingmar Bär and Alexandra Kazi have also been promoted to the partnership in recognition of their achievements and longstanding commitment to IK. This news follows another record-breaking year for IK, which saw us invest in 15 new companies and exit 10. Throughout 2024, we also completed over 100 add-ons and welcomed 41 new joiners to the team. Congratulations to Adrian, Ingmar, Alexandra and the other individuals across the company who were also awarded promotions! Read more here: https://ow.ly/TcTE50UCnys #NewOffice #Promotions #PrivateEquity

We are pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap II ("IK SC II") Fund has signed an agreement to sell its stake in GeoDynamics (“the Company”) to Blinqx. The Company automates, digitises and innovates complex time and activity registration and payroll processing for over 3,500 customers in, amongst others, the Construction, Service & Installation and Cleaning sectors. During our ownership, the Company demonstrated strong organic growth and added several new product features to its product and service portfolio. Furthermore, we expanded its leadership, middle management and commercial teams to support customer growth. Congratulations to all involved! Read more here: https://ow.ly/8bZX50UATlN #PrivateEquity #Exit #BusinessServices

We are pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap II (“IK SC II”) Fund has signed an agreement to sell its stake in Mecenat Group AB (“Mecenat” or “the Group”), a leading marketing technology and brand awareness platform, to Inflexion. During our ownership, we worked alongside management to grow its product offering, deliver significant technological improvements and execute strategic acquisitions, enabling international expansion into Finland. Congratulations to all involved! Read more here: https://ow.ly/ozMJ50UuLIW #PrivateEquity #Exit #Consumer

We are pleased to announce that the IK X Fund has signed an agreement to invest in Dains Accountants & Advisors ("Dains" or "the Company"), a leading provider of accountancy and business advisory services in the UK, alongside the management team who are significantly re-investing. IK will acquire its majority stake from Horizon Capital. The transaction was led by our Mid Cap Investment team in London, who looks forward to supporting the Company in the next phase of its journey. This agreement represents IK's third investment in the UK market this year. Congratulations to all involved! Read more here: https://ow.ly/1m6150Urzf8 #PrivateEquity #Investment #BusinessServices