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This transaction represents the first investment made from the IK Small Cap III Fund which closed in April 2021, at the hard cap of €1.2 billion, having been raised on a fully virtual basis.

LINXIS Group, leader in specialised equipment for the food and health industries, together with its key financial partner IK Investment Partners, are pleased to announce the acquisition of Bakon, specialist in food processing and bakery equipment from managers and current investor Rabo Investments.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into exclusive discussions with Fremman Capital to sell its stake in VPS (“the Company”) from the IK VII Fund. Financial terms of the intended transaction are not disclosed.

Paris, June 17, 2021- Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, today announces that it has acquired a stake in NetCo Group, following investment from funds managed by IK Investment Partners (“IK”) and Andera Partners.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that funds advised by IK will be investing in Mecenat Holding AB (“Mecenat” or “the Company”). Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK VII Fund has sold its stake in Hansen Protection AS (“Hansen Protection” or “the Company”) to Survitec Group Ltd (“Survitec”). Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

IK Investment Partners (“IK” or “the Firm”), a leading Pan-European private equity firm, is pleased to announce that it has closed the IK Small Cap III Fund (“IK Small Cap III” or “the Fund”) at its hard cap with commitments of €1.2 billion. The IK Small Cap III Fund was significantly oversubscribed and allocated exclusively to existing IK platform investors in just three months, having been raised on a fully virtual basis.

Questel, one of the world’s largest end-to-end intellectual property solutions providers, has acquired Morningside, a leading IP and language services company. 

IK Investment Partners (“IK”), Five Arrows Principal Investments (“Five Arrows”) and Naxicap Partners are delighted to announce that they have signed an agreement for Insight Partners (“Insight”) to invest in iad International (“iad” or “The Company”).

Paris, Walnut Creek (CA), March 9, 2021, iM Global Partner today announced that it has  entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Litman Gregory, a nationally recognized  wealth and asset management boutique managing $4 billion in assets under management  and overseeing $2.2 billion of assets under advisory*. 

Questel, a global IP software and tech-enabled services leader offering an integrated end-to-end platform of software and services across the innovation lifecycle, has announced today the signing of the acquisition of NovumIP, a global intellectual property (IP) technology group comprised of PAVIS and Novagraaf, two European leaders, active in patents annuities and trademarks renewals.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) and Intermediate Capital Group (“ICG”) are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement for the IK Partnership Fund and funds managed by ICG to partner with Formuesforvaltning (“Formue” or “the Company”), a leading Nordic wealth manager serving high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) across Norway and Sweden.  

Eurazeo has sold part of its stake in iM Global Partner to IK Investment Partners and Luxempart, subject to the approval of the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to sell its stake in SCHOCK GmbH (“SCHOCK” or “the Company”) to the Triton Fund V advised by Triton (“Triton”). Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK IX Fund has entered exclusive discussions to acquire a majority stake in Innovad Group (“Innovad” or “the Company”) from CEO and founder Jamal Al-Saifi. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

The investment, conducted by IK Investment Partners alongside the management team led by Eric Petco and Sonia Levy-Odier, will open a new development cycle in line with the strong ambitions of the Group.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap I Fund has reached an agreement to sell its stake in Third Bridge (“Third Bridge” or “the Company”) to Astorg. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap II Fund has entered exclusive discussions to acquire a majority stake in LSA (“LSA” or “the Company”) from BlackFin Capital Partners (“Blackfin”). ISAI will be joining IK by acquiring a minority stake, alongside LSA’s CEO, Bertrand Liber and management. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.