IK Partners

IK Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with additional offices across Europe. The firm specializes in growth capital, leveraged buyouts, and add-on acquisitions, focusing on mid-market companies in mature industries. IK Partners primarily invests in engineering, manufacturing, healthcare, consumer goods, and business services, among other sectors. The firm targets investments in divisions of larger groups, private or family-owned businesses, and public companies, with a strong preference for companies based in Europe, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the DACH region. IK Partners typically makes equity investments ranging from €50 million to €750 million in companies with enterprise values between €100 million and €500 million, and revenues of €50 million to €1 billion. The firm generally seeks to acquire a majority stake and aims to have a board presence in its portfolio companies. Notably, IK Partners avoids investments in sectors related to gambling, tobacco, and other areas that may contribute to human rights violations or environmental non-compliance.