Infradata founder and management team have invested alongside IK Investment Partners

November 2018 — The founder and management team of Infradata have invested alongside IK Investment Partners in the acquisition of the company from Waterland Private Equity. Under the new structure, founder and management team will continue to manage the company into the next phase of its growth strategy.

Infradata is a network and security integrator headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands, serving clients throughout Europe. Infradata’s service portfolio includes network infrastructure solutions (routing and switching), network security solutions (firewalling and anti-DDoS) and network services (RADIUS and IP address management). The company's main service line is the network infrastructure solutions for which the company also delivers networking equipment.

IK Investment Partners is a European private equity advisory group focused on investments in the Nordics, DACH region, France, and Benelux. Since 1989, IK funds support companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects.

Waterland Private Equity is a Netherlands-based private equity firm with a focus on medium-sized companies that operate in growth markets. The firm targets initial investment opportunities in the Benelux, Germany, Austria, Poland and Switzerland.

Our role in the transaction

Oaklins' debt advisory team in the Netherlands acted as exclusive M&A advisor to the founder and management of Infradata in this transaction. Because of the long-standing relationship with Leon de Keijzer (founder) and Nino Tomovski (CEO) the team was involved at an early stage to structure and negotiate the management participation plan.