Management and founders of Sansidor have successfully invested alongside IK Partners
July 2024 — IK Partners has signed an agreement to invest in Sansidor, a fast-growing testing, inspection and related services provider. IK is investing in the group alongside existing shareholders HC Partners, founders of Sansidor’s group companies and the current management team.
Sansidor was established in 2018 after HC Partners acquired several inspection companies. Since then, the group has expanded rapidly and now comprises 18 companies in the Netherlands. With a broad suite of products and services already available, Sansidor aims to provide a one-stop shop for small, medium-sized and large enterprises across the entire built environment industry. To achieve this, it pursues an active buy-and-build strategy, targeting high-performing specialist companies with entrepreneurial mindsets that complement its existing offering
IK Partners 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 €16.5 billion (US$17.9 billion) in capital and has invested in over 180 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.
HC Partners is an independently managed private equity firm headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It has a strong track record as a partnering shareholder, supporting entrepreneurs and management teams in growing their companies, both organically and through buy-and-build strategies. The firm invests in small and medium-sized companies in promising sectors in the Benelux region.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins’ team in the Netherlands acted as financial advisor to the management team and founders of Sansidor’s group companies, assisting in constructing and negotiating the optimal management equity package.
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