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IK Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Ascora Group

December 18, 2025

Insurance

IK Partners’ Small Cap IV fund has acquired a majority stake in Ascora Group in a management buyout that supports founder Stéphane Henry’s succession. The deal strengthens Ascora’s buy-and-build strategy across France—particularly in Real Estate and Property & Casualty—while enabling CEO Bruno Deschamps and the management team to increase their ownership and accelerate investments in sales and digital tools.

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 Groupe NetCo

January 28, 2019

Industrial Services

IK Investment Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Groupe NetCo, a French specialist in preventive and curative maintenance of conveyor systems. NetCo, headquartered in Bordeaux with ~500 employees and 55 agencies, will be the fifth investment for IK's Small Cap II Fund as IK looks to support NetCo's pan‑European expansion; financial terms were not disclosed and closing is subject to French antitrust approval.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in ALBA Baving Group

November 6, 2020

Environmental Services

IK Investment Partners' IK Small Cap II Fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in ALBA Baving Group from the founding Baving family. ALBA is a German provider of municipal infrastructure cleaning and maintenance services (street sweeping, sink-box cleaning, highway maintenance, winter and greenspace services); IK will support management to accelerate organic growth and expand the company's service offering. Financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.

IK Partners Leads Investment in Sofia Développement

February 23, 2022

Software

IK Partners’ IK Small Cap III Fund has agreed to invest in French e‑health software provider Sofia Développement, joining existing shareholders Extens, Capital Croissance and Bpifrance. The capital will finance accelerated organic growth, product expansion toward a fully integrated digital practice management solution and future acquisitions; management will reinvest alongside the investors.

Wafra Inc. Acquires Aquila Air Capital from Warburg Pincus

December 16, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Wafra Inc. completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Aquila Air Capital, a specialty aviation asset finance and engine leasing platform, from Warburg Pincus. The deal — supported by a credit facility from ATLAS SP Partners — positions Aquila to accelerate expansion, introduce new offerings, and broaden its global customer base under Wafra's ownership.