Press release 14 March 2019

IK Investment Partners opens office

IK Investment Partners (“IK”), a leading Pan-European private equity About IK Investment Partners IK Investment Partners (“IK”) is a Pan- firm with Nordic roots, announces the opening of a new office in European private equity firm focused Copenhagen, as part of its ongoing commitment to investing in the on investments in the Nordics, DACH Nordic region. region, France, and Benelux. Since 1989, IK has raised close to €10

billion of capital and invested in over The Copenhagen office will be led by Partner Thomas Klitbo, who has been 125 European companies. IK funds with IK since 2007. Thomas will be supported by the existing support companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with Danish/Norwegian Mid Cap team consisting of a total of six investment management teams and investors to professionals, as well as a local extension of IK’s Small Cap team. create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects. For more information, visit Thomas Klitbo, Partner at IK Investment Partners said: www.ikinvest.com “We are thrilled to be opening a Copenhagen office. It is part of IK’s efforts to establish local presence in the geographies which we invest in. We truly For further questions, please contact: believe that our local networks and knowledge combined with international capabilities differentiates IK from other private equity firms”. IK Investment Partners Thomas Klitbo Partner IK is organised into regional teams focused on investments in the Benelux, Phone: +44 207 304 4300 DACH, France and Nordic regions. These teams operate from local offices in Mikaela Murekian , , , and now Copenhagen. Director Communications & ESG Phone: +44 77 87 573 566 Christopher Masek, Partner and CEO at IK Investment Partners said: [email protected] “Ever since IK’s inception 30 years ago, our strategy has remained the same: making a positive difference to the companies we support whilst creating value for our investors. Growing our regional presence is central to our strategy and we value the local expertise and insights of our investment teams.”