IK Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Kooi
December 4, 2023
IK Partners' IK X Fund has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kooi European Mobile Security Solutions B.V., a pan-European provider of temporary camera surveillance (TVS) and rising early-detection (RED) solutions. The seller is Bencis Capital Partners together with founder Pieter Kooi and the management team, who will reinvest; Kooi — headquartered in Drachten, the Netherlands — has more than 200 employees and serves customers across 23 countries.
- Buyers
- IK Partners (IK X Fund)
- Targets
- Kooi European Mobile Security Solutions B.V. (Kooi)
- Sellers
- Bencis Capital Partners, Pieter Kooi and Kooi management team
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Friesland, Netherlands
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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