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IK Partners

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Company overview

IK Partners (“IK”) is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €20 billion of capital and invested in over 200 European companies. IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects. For more information, visit ikpartners.com
Founded in 1989
London, England, GBR
323 employees (12 in marketing)
ikpartners.com
70% recommend to a friend
51% positive business outlook

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People

Founders

Johan Van de Steen
Johan Van de Steen
Managing Partner, Head of Operating Partner Team (Strategy, Operations & Business Control)
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Paula Savage
Paula Savage
Managing Director
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Detlef Dinsel
Managing Director
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Hiring contacts

Dorte Wigg
Dorte Wigg
Human Resources Director
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Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +13.1% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$9.7B

Last raise

$2.4B

—, 10 months ago

Funding history

Jul 2025

IK Small Cap IV · $2.4B

Apr 2021

IK Small Cap Fund III · $1.4B

Feb 2018

IK Small Cap II · $678M

Nov 2016

IK VIII Fund · $2B

Mar 2016

IK Small Cap I · $309.8M

Oct 2013

IK VII Fund · $1.9B

Audience

Monthly website visitors
37.9K
Month over month+10.4%
Quarter over quarter-8.5%
Top sourceDirect (47.4%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank25.9
Traffic source mix
Direct
47.4%
Search
38.1%
Referral
8.8%
Social
4.3%
Paid referral
1.2%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

46.9K

12-mo growth

+22.9%

Monthly growth

+1.1%

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Links

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