Willkie is advising IK Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Eurofeu Group, a leading French fire safety company, from CAPZA and the company’s management team.

IK announced on February 13 that its IK X Fund entered into exclusive negotiations to invest in Eurofeu, which installs and maintains fire protection systems and equipment, primarily for business-to-business clients. Completion of the transaction is subject to legal and regulatory approvals.

IK Partners is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics, and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €14 billion of capital and invested in over 180 European companies.

The Willkie team is led by partners Eduardo J. Fernandez and Grégory de Saxcé and includes associate Mathilde Faure.