IK Partners Invests in STEIN HGS

IK Partners Makes Development Capital Investment in Kestrel Capital

May 29, 2025

Financial Services

IK Partners' IK Small Cap III fund has signed an agreement to invest in Dublin-headquartered wealth manager Kestrel Capital alongside the company's existing owners. The minority development-capital investment will support Kestrel's growth — expanding services, investing in operations and pursuing selective add-on acquisitions as the firm builds on its more than €1bn in assets under management.

IK Partners Takes Minority Stake in Seventeen Group

March 13, 2025

Insurance

IK Partners' Partnership Fund III has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Seventeen Group, a London-headquartered independent insurance and risk management group that includes James Hallam and Touchstone. The investment will support Seventeen's growth strategy — including technology investment and consolidation opportunities across the UK and internationally — subject to regulatory approvals; financial terms were not disclosed.

IK Partners Acquires Majority Stake in HSL Compliance

February 4, 2025

Environmental Services

IK Partners’ IK Small Cap III fund has agreed to acquire a majority stake in HSL Compliance, a UK environmental testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) business, with the HSL management team reinvesting and LDC taking a minority reinvestment. The deal positions HSL to continue an aggressive buy-and-build strategy to expand services and coverage across the UK and Ireland; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

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.

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 Acquires Majority Stake in FCG Group AB from Bridgepoint

January 19, 2022

Consulting

IK Partners' Small Cap III Fund has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Stockholm-headquartered GRC services provider FCG Group AB from Bridgepoint Group plc. Management and key employees are reinvesting and will remain significant shareholders; IK plans to support FCG's international growth and expand its service offering in areas such as ESG and GRC technology. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and was expected to close in Q2 2022; financial terms were not disclosed.