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Ipsum

Employees
550+
Clients
1,400
Hubs
14
Status
Current
Country
United Kingdom
Strategy
Small Cap
Entry
May-23
Fund
IK SC III

Leading provider of specialist infrastructure services

Headquartered in Chorley, United Kingdom and founded in 2017, Ipsum (“the Company”) is a leading provider of specialist infrastructure services to highly critical assets within the UK power and water markets. Ipsum provides a range of asset maintenance, upgrade and repair services to owners of power and water infrastructure.

The Company has over 550 employees spread across its 14 hubs, providing 24/7 coverage nationally and serving over 1,400 clients across the UK, including regulated public sector bodies, government-backed organisations and private customers.

IK Partners acquired Ipsum in May 2023 from Aliter Capital with the Company’s management team reinvesting alongside IK.

What Attracted Us to the Business

  • Large and resilient market with strong tailwinds
  • Clear business focus driving increased quality
  • Robust financial profile
  • Growth plan underpinned by existing customers

Our Value Creation Strategy

We are working alongside management to:

  • Support Ipsum’s existing clients on their journey towards sustainability, energy transition and a low carbon agenda and grow the Company’s presence across new high growth markets;
  • Build nationwide coverage through an accelerated buy-and-build strategy; and
  • Further develop Ipsum’s use of technology to support its service offering.

Quote from the Client

“We strongly feel that a partnership with IK will help us develop further and achieve growth by scaling and refining operations, while continuing to pursue a successful M&A strategy. We look forward to working with the team at IK and are excited to see where this partnership will take us.”

Richard Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Ipsum

Investment Team

IK Partners People - Tom Salmon

Tom Salmon

Partner
London