Английская Википедия:IK Partners

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IK Partners (“IK”) is a European private equity firm focused on small and mid cap investments in the Benelux, DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), France, the Nordics countries and United Kingdom. The firm is led by Christopher Masek who has been the CEO since 2015.

History

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Logo used by the firm prior to its rebranding as IK Investment Partners

IK Partners was established in 1989. Founded under the name Industri Kapital by Björn Savén and Kim Wahl, the partnership's origins lie in Enskilda Ventures, which in 1989 sponsored Björn Savén in raising the Scandinavian Acquisition Capital Fund (SAC) and established the London office. SAC closed with approximately €108 million in commitments, mainly from Scandinavian investors.Шаблон:Citation needed

In 1993 Industri Kapital became independent through the management buyout of SAC's assets and activities from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, the parent of Enskilda Ventures. SAC's was renamed the Industri Kapital 1989 fund. In the same year, the company established offices in Stockholm and Oslo.

In June 2008, Industri Kapital changed its name to IK Investment Partners. In September 2021, IK Investment Partners rebranded to IK Partners.

Funds

Industri Kapital's second fund, IK 1994, held its final closing with commitments totaling €250 million.Шаблон:Citation needed

In 1997 Industri Kapital inaugurated its Hamburg office and closed its third fund, IK 1997, with commitments of €750 million. The year after, the firm completed its first investment in Germany.Шаблон:Citation needed

The fourth fund, IK 2000, closed with €2.1 billion in commitments in the year 2000. IK 2000 made its first investment in France. Three years later, in 2003 Industri Kapital began raising its fifth fund, IK 2004. The firm struggled in the fundraising markets, requiring over two years to hold a final closing on the fund. IK completed fundraising in 2005 with €825 million in commitments. The firm's Paris office was opened the year after.

In the year 2007 Industri Kapital closed its sixth fund, IK 2007, with commitments of €1.7 billion.

In October 2013, IK closed its seventh fund with investor commitments of approximately €1.4 billion.

In March 2016, IK closed its first small cap fund, IK Small Cap I, at its hard cap of €277 million. Later the same year, IK also closed its 8th mid-cap fund, the IK VIII Fund, at its hard cap of €1.85 billion.

IK continued to grow its small cap team through the IK Small Cap II Fund, which closed in February 2018 with total commitments of €550 million (almost twice the size of its predecessor).

The firm's latest mid-cap fund, IK IX Fund, was closed in May 2020, at its hard cap of €2.85 billion, making it the largest fund in the firm's history.

IK closed its IK Small Cap III in April 2021, after raising and reaching its €1.2bn hard cap in three months (more than twice the size of its predecessor).

Acquisitions

In March 2023, IK Partners acquired UK-based Ipsum Group, specialist infrastructure service provider, from Aliter for an undisclosed amount. In April 2023, IK Partners acquired teleradiology provider Medica Group for a sum of £269m. In June 2023, IK Partners acquired Dutch snack food producer GoodLife Foods for an un-disclosed amount. In July 2023, IK Partners, together with Summit Partners, acquired a majority stake in the Swiss independent wealth management service provider Cinerius Financial Partners for an undisclosed amount.

Divestment

In December 2023, IK Partners disposed of CDMO Klingel Holding to Swedish medical devices developer and manufacturer Elos Medtech for a sum of €370m.

See also

• Elfa AB, founded 1945 in Sweden, acquired in 2006

External links

• Website
• LinkedIn