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IK Partners Invests in Pr0ph3cy Group to Back French Cybersecurity Leader

October 28, 2021

Cybersecurity

IK Partners' Development Capital team has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Pr0ph3cy Group, a newly formed French cybersecurity group created from the merger of consulting firm Silicom and e-learning SaaS platform Seela. The investment will support Pr0ph3cy's organic growth (including hiring >100 people), technology development (AI-enabled SOC and SIEM capabilities) and targeted acquisitions to expand its footprint in France, Europe and Canada while founder Arthur Bataille retains control.

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.

IK Partners Invests in OCTIME Group

July 24, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

IK Partners’ IK PF III fund has agreed to acquire a minority stake in French workforce management software provider OCTIME Group from existing shareholders including Guillaume Berbinau, Andera Partners and the management team, who are reinvesting. The investment will support OCTIME’s organic growth and an active buy-and-build strategy to strengthen its position in Europe and expand its international presence.

Sumeru Equity Partners Invests $70M Growth Round in iProov

January 6, 2022

Cybersecurity

Sumeru Equity Partners committed $70 million in growth capital to iProov to accelerate the biometric face-authentication provider’s expansion in the United States and internationally. The investment will support product and partner-network growth, hiring, and scaling of iProov’s Genuine Presence and Liveness Assurance technologies.

PSG Equity Invests $280M in Protecht Group

March 25, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Protecht Group, an Australian leader in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software, has received a US$280 million growth equity investment from PSG Equity. The capital will be used to accelerate Protecht's global expansion and to enhance its AI-driven enterprise risk management (ERM) and GRC offerings.

IK Investment Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Skill & You

February 4, 2021

Education

IK Investment Partners (IK IX Fund) has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire the majority stake in French vocational e-learning provider Skill & You from Andera Partners. Management (led by Eric Petco and Sonia Levy-Odier) will co-invest alongside IK to support accelerated international expansion, strengthen B2G/B2B capabilities and continue product and platform investment; Skill & You reported ~€115m revenue in 2020, ~120,000 students and ~850 employees.