A strong and established foundation for success

Waterlogic was jointly acquired by funds managed by European private equity firm Castik Capital and Waterlogic’s management in 2015. Castik Capital is a European multi-strategy investment manager, acquiring significant ownership positions in European private and public companies, where long-term value can be generated through active partnerships with management teams. Founded in 2014, Castik Capital focuses on identifying and developing investment opportunities across Europe.

To enable us to accelerate our growth ambition, in 2020 we secured long-term investment from four strong institutional partners as minority shareholders:

• BCI, with C$153.4 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2019), is a leading provider of investment management services to British Columbia’s public sector and one of Canada’s largest asset managers.
• Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment management firm that manages equities, fixed income and private equity portfolios for global institutional investors, advisors and high-net-worth individuals.
• StepStone, a global private markets firm providing customised investment and advisory solutions to some of the most sophisticated investors in the world.
• Skandia, a mutual life insurance company with SEK 692 billion under management as of 31 December 2019, provides pension, banking and insurance services to the population of Sweden.