Optimum Group
Status
Current
Country
Netherlands
Strategy
Mid Cap
Sector
Entry
Jan-18
Fund
IK VIII
Website
News
Leading Northern European printer of self-adhesive labels, banding and shrink sleeves
Optimum Group ("the Company") is a leading Northern European labels platform primarily serving the food production and retail market in the small and medium enterprise ("SME") sized client segments. Optimum Group distinguishes itself through its market-leading service, reliability and flexibility offering. Its product portfolio includes amongst others self-adhesive labels, banding and shrink sleeves.
The Company operates through 16 printing facilities across the Benelux, Germany and Denmark, and makes use of a variety of technologies, including flexo and digital printing.
The investment was acquired in January 2018 from the founders and Mentha Capital.
What Attracted Us to the Business
- Growing and non-cyclical nature of the label printing market
- Strong positioning in the fragmented Northern European labels market
- Strong and long-term client relationships
- Significant potential for market consolidation driven by buy-and-build opportunities
Our Value Creation Strategy
We are working alongside management to:
- Drive expansion in speciality labels and digital printing technologies;
- Increase system integration of historical build-ups;
- Continue buy-and-build strategy to consolidate the Northern European market; and
- Develop environmentally-friendly labelling solutions.
Quote from Optimum Group
“With IK’s support the Optimum Group is well on its way to grow from a local group to the Northern European market leader.”
Theo Noordman, Founder
