IK Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in MDT technologies GmbH

IK Partners (IK IX) Acquires Majority Stake in IG&H

July 12, 2022

IT Services

IK Partners’ IK IX Fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch digital transformation consultancy IG&H, with the founding management team reinvesting alongside the fund. IG&H, headquartered in Utrecht with ~350 employees and offices in Lisbon, Porto and Munich, provides consultancy, data analytics, low-code development and proprietary digital solutions for clients in pensions, banking, insurance, retail and healthcare; IK will support international expansion and M&A-driven consolidation.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Mabtech

December 5, 2019

Biotechnology

IK Investment Partners’ IK Small Cap II Fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Mabtech AB, a Stockholm-based specialist in immune monitoring and developer of monoclonal antibodies, ELISpot/FluoroSpot kits and the IRIS reader. Mérieux Equity Partners takes a minority stake alongside IK, founders and management remain invested, and EQT Credit provided senior secured (unitranche) financing to support the transaction.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in GeoDynamics

November 12, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

IK Investment Partners' IK Small Cap II Fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GeoDynamics from Sofindev and the company's management team. GeoDynamics, a Kortrijk-based SaaS provider of location-based fleet and mobile workforce management software, will continue to be led by founders Peter Vermeesch and Stijn Stragier who will reinvest alongside IK as the company pursues expansion beyond Belgium.

IK Partners Acquires DRIESCHER

November 22, 2024

Manufacturing

IK Partners' IK X Fund has signed an agreement to acquire DRIESCHER GmbH from the founding family shareholders, with the family reinvesting and co-founders of Czech subsidiary DRIBO selling and reinvesting into the Group. DRIESCHER, a German manufacturer of medium- and low-voltage switches and switchgear with ~500 employees across Germany and the Czech Republic, will partner with IK to pursue product innovation, expand aftersales services, grow in Germany and internationally, and consider bolt-on acquisitions.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Ondal Medical Systems

December 3, 2019

Medical Devices

IK Investment Partners' IK VIII Fund has agreed to acquire Ondal Holding GmbH, a global leader in medical pendant systems, from funds advised by Capvis. Ondal, headquartered in Hünfeld, Germany, operates manufacturing sites in Germany, the US and China and employs over 500 people; IK will partner with management to further grow the company's market position and technology leadership in medical pendants.

IK Partners Invests in Schwingshandl Automation Technology

February 28, 2024

Industrial Services

IK Partners' IK Small Cap III Fund has signed an agreement to invest in Schwingshandl automation technology GmbH, a Holzhausen (near Linz), Austria-based provider of customised intralogistics automation solutions. The founders, Thomas Schwingshandl and Enrico Larcher, will retain a significant minority stake and Schwingshandl will pursue continued investment in people, broadened service offerings and international expansion with IK's support.