IK Investment Partners Invests in Mecenat Holding AB

Inflexion Invests in Mecenat Group AB

December 1, 2024

E-Commerce

Inflexion, a European mid-market private equity firm, has invested in Mecenat Group AB, a Swedish closed user‑group consumer loyalty and marketplace platform. The deal — the inaugural investment from Inflexion’s Enterprise Fund VI — will see Inflexion support Mecenat’s technology, data and product development and help accelerate its M&A-driven growth and geographic expansion beyond Sweden and Finland.

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 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 Partners Invests in Veldeman Group

March 16, 2023

Industrial Services

IK Partners’ Small Cap III Fund has signed an agreement to invest in Veldeman Group, a Belgian designer, manufacturer and rental provider of temporary modular infrastructures. IK is acquiring its stake from the existing management team and individual investors (with management reinvesting) to support international expansion, digitalisation, operational improvements and a buy-and-build M&A strategy.

IK Partners Invests in STEIN HGS

January 4, 2022

E-Commerce

IK Partners' Small Cap III Fund has signed an agreement to invest in STEIN HGS GmbH, a Germany-based B2B e-commerce specialist for barrier technology, construction site and facility management supplies. The stake is being acquired from Lennertz & Co. and founder Bodo Stein, both of whom will reinvest alongside IK to support growth, product range expansion and new customer acquisition.

Wendel Group to Acquire Controlling Interest in IK Partners

October 17, 2023

Financial Services

Wendel Group has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a controlling interest in European private equity firm IK Partners from the Partners at IK, who will remain significantly reinvested. The proposed transaction, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the first half of 2024 and aims to provide IK with permanent capital to accelerate growth and support its platform funds and new strategies.