IK Partners Takes Minority Stake in Seventeen Group

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.

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.

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 (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 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.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in You Sure

October 8, 2020

Insurance

IK Investment Partners, through its IK Small Cap II Fund, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in You Sure Investments B.V. from Synergia Capital Partners. The Netherlands-based insurance distribution platform, which operates as a broker and Managing General Agent (MGA) serving over 60,000 customers with more than 130 employees, will partner with IK to pursue further consolidation and organic growth in the P&C insurance market.