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Kristina Sekula

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Kristina Sekula is an Executive Planning and Corporate Events Director in London, working within the Operations team and supporting the CEO directly.

Tahir Shivji

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Tahir Shivji joined IK Partners in 2022 and is a Fund Analyst within the Finance and Administration team, based in London. Prior to joining IK, Tahir worked as a Finance Assistant for ADM Investor Services International Limited. Tahir holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Oxford Brookes University. Outside of work, Tahir enjoys … Continued

Clara Sebon

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Clara Sebon joined IK in 2022 and is an Associate within the Partnership Fund Investment team in Paris, specialising in the Industrials sector. Prior to joining IK, Clara worked at Goldman Sachs in London and completed several finance internships. Clara holds a bachelor’s in International Economics and Finance from Bocconi University and a master’s in … Continued

Stephan Senfle

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Stephan Senfle joined IK Partners in 2024 and is an Associate Director within the Capital Markets team in London. Prior to joining IK, Stephan worked at Aurelius in capital markets, after investment roles at Calibrium, a Swiss family office, and Partners Group. He holds an MA in Accounting and Finance and a BA in Business … Continued

Gustaf Schlieper

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Gustaf Schlieper joined IK Partners in 2022 and is an Associate Director within the Development Capital Investment team in Hamburg, specialising in the Industrials sector. Prior to joining IK, Gustaf worked as an Investment Banking Analyst for Rothschild & Co in Germany and has also completed a private equity internship at One Equity Partners. He … Continued

Maria Shakaj

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Maria Shakaj joined IK Partners in 2023 and is an Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Manager, based in Luxembourg. Prior to joining IK, Maria worked as an Assistant Vice President, AML at CITCO Fund Services (Luxembourg) SA. Before this, Maria worked at Apex Fund Services. Maria holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Public Administration from … Continued

Kate Slater

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Kate Slater joined IK Partners in 2023 and is a Senior Tax Manager in London. She supports the Tax function at IK, which maintains oversight of all tax compliance, reporting and structuring matters, across the IK Funds and transactions. Prior to joining IK, Kate worked at PwC in tax management. She holds a First-Class BA … Continued

Florian Simmerer

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Florian Simmerer joined IK Partners in 2024 and is an Investor Relations Director within the Investor Relations and Communications team, based in Hamburg. Prior to joining IK, Florian was part of the Hg Wealth team, where he was responsible for the distribution activities in DACH & Italy, following different roles in Private Markets and Corporate … Continued

Dan Soudry

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Dan Soudry joined IK Partners in 2003 and is a Managing Partner, responsible for the IK Mid Cap Funds. Since joining, he has been involved in more than thirty transactions across Europe and is currently based in London. Prior to joining IK, Dan worked for ABN AMRO Capital, KPMG Corporate Finance and Paribas in Paris. … Continued

Johan Van de Steen

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Johan Van de Steen joined IK Partners in 2017 and is a Managing Partner responsible for the Operations team. With over 28 years’ worth of experience in Operations, including 20 years in the private equity industry, he works across the Firm’s portfolio companies throughout the investment lifecycle to help unlock value. Using his significant expertise … Continued

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