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OPEN

Employees
120
Customers
13,000

Leading Nordic point of sale and payment solution provider with a full service product offering

OPEN (“the Company”) is a leading Nordic point of sale (“POS”) and payment solutions provider offering a full-service product software portfolio to its client base, within its selected customer verticals: Food & Beverage (including strong positions in arenas, cruise and casinos) and Fuel & Charging. With its in-house software development capabilities and strong focus on innovation, the Company covers the entire value chain of POS and payment solutions, making it a single point of contact for more than 13,000 customers throughout the Nordics.

The Company is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

IK Partners acquired Open alongside the founder in June 2016.

What Attracted us to the Business

  • Leading market position
  • Strong offering
  • Focus on innovation and high customer satisfaction

Our Value Creation Strategy

We are working alongside management to:

  • Further integrate acquired companies to increase operational efficiency and extract synergies; and
  • Focus on product development and innovation to enable growth.

Quote from the Client

“IK shares our vision, and together we can achieve significant growth for the business.”

Christian Gyllenwaldt, Founder, OPEN

Investment Team

IK Partners People - Kristian Carlsson Kemppinen

Kristian Carlsson Kemppinen

Managing Partner, Head of Small Cap Strategy
Stockholm
IK Partners People - Erik Ingemarsson

Erik Ingemarsson

Partner
Stockholm
IK Partners People - Henrik Geijer

Henrik Geijer

Partner
Stockholm