Ljubljana, 7th October 2026 – Advance Capital Partners has reached an agreement with the owners of the technology company Solviks to acquire a 70% majority equity stake. The investment by the Advance Capital Partners SIS private equity fund will give Solviks additional momentum to develop AI solutions and expand their use in software design and development. The transaction is pending approval from the relevant competition authorities. Following completion, Solviks will become part of Aeon Digital Group, within which Advance Capital Partners is developing its IT companies.
“We see significant potential in Solviks. Its team knows how to modernize complex IT systems and integrate artificial intelligence into business processes, as it has demonstrated through projects for Big Bang and A2U. We believe Solviks can become an important development partner for other companies in our portfolio and contribute to the growth of Aeon Digital Group. Its ambitions extend well beyond our portfolio, however. Demand for this expertise is growing outside Slovenia, and Solviks has already shown that it can deliver projects for international clients. We therefore intend to support its expansion in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, and other countries in CEE,” said Aleš Škerlak, President of the Management Board of Advance Capital Partners, following the agreement.
“Over the past few years, we have built a team capable of developing complex business applications and integrating them with our clients’ existing systems. With Advance Capital Partners joining us as a new majority owner, we want to accelerate that work. We have already incorporated artificial intelligence into our solutions. Going forward, we will use it even more extensively in software design and development and help our clients integrate it into day-to-day processes. Further development of our K8-Cube platform, including new modules and AI capabilities, is an important part of our plans. To achieve this, we will continue to invest above all in our people and in an environment where they can develop their expertise and take on the most demanding projects,” said Borut Jakovac, who will remain a co-owner and CEO of Solviks after the transaction closes.
“Solviks will complement and strengthen Aeon Digital Group. It brings a strong development team and expertise that will enable us to offer clients a broader range of solutions. We can combine Solviks’s experience in IT modernization, microservices-based development, business process automation, and artificial intelligence with the expertise and solutions of Margis and Mikrocop. Together, we will be able to develop more sophisticated solutions for existing and new clients, while Solviks will play a key role in developing and implementing AI solutions across the group,” said Andrej Fajfar, CEO of Aeon Digital Group. He added that, following the addition of Solviks, Aeon Digital Group will rank among Slovenia’s largest IT groups, with more than EUR 20 million in annual revenue and around 200 employees.
Solviks, which operates under the Solve-X brand, was founded by Borut Jakovac in 2015. It has grown from a small development team into a technology company with more than 50 specialists and has completed over 500 projects across Europe and the United States. Solviks specializes in modernizing existing IT solutions with the help of artificial intelligence, developing solutions based on microservices architecture, and automating business processes. Its projects connect existing IT systems with modern applications and deliver solutions tailored to clients’ needs. In the field of artificial intelligence, Solviks has developed a solution that uses large language models to automatically collect, classify, and organize information from public sources. It also develops text and voice assistants that answer employees’ and customers’ questions based on company documentation.
Advance Capital Partners specializes in private equity fund management and manages more than one-third of a billion euros in assets across its funds. Advance Capital Partners secured EUR 249 million in commitments for its ACP SIS fund, making it the largest private equity fund in the Adriatic region. The ACP SIS fund plans to invest in up to 12 companies, developing them into leading players in the Adriatic region. The fund’s target sectors include specialized retail/e-commerce, energy solutions, IT, mobility/logistics, healthcare, industrial technologies, and other special opportunities that may emerge in the market. The ACP SIS fund holds majority ownership stakes in Ponds Group, the parent company of the successful Slovenian footwear and fashion accessories retailer Mass and the Austrian company Leder & Schuh, the Croatian solar panel manufacturer Solvis, the specialized e-bike retailer A2U, the IT companies Margis and Mikrocop, and the tourism company Unitur, which operates Terme Zreče and the Rogla ski resort. The acquisitions of a 50% stake in Adria Dental Group, the largest dental services platform in Southeast Europe, and a 70% stake in WOOP!, Slovenia’s largest entertainment and sports park operator, are also in their final stages. The company’s second alternative investment fund, ACP AIS II, holds a majority equity stake in Big Bang Group, which has expanded into Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent years.
This notice is of an informative nature and is intended solely to inform the public about the activities of Advance Capital Partners, upravljanje alternativnih investicijskih skladov, d.d., Dalmatinova ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Company Registration Number: 9430598000, Tax Identification Number: SI63283069, Registered Capital: 684,200.00 EUR, which is registered with the District Court in Ljubljana, www.acp.si (Advance Capital Partners d.d.), and is authorized by the Securities Market Agency to manage alternative investment funds. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a promise, guarantee, or projection of future performance or results. Advance Capital Partners d.d. manages two alternative investment funds, i.e., Advance Capital Partners d.d., specialni investicijski sklad, k.d., Dalmatinova ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Company Registration Number: 9450017000, Tax Identification Number: SI75430576, which has the status of a special investment fund and is subject to the supervision of the Securities Market Agency, and Advance Capital Partners d.d., alternativni investicijski sklad II, k.d., Dalmatinova ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Company Registration Number: 9699597000, Tax Identification Number: 40649466, which is intended exclusively for professional investors. This notice does not constitute a marketing communication, an offer, or an invitation to subscribe to or acquire units of the specialized investment fund Advance Capital Partners, d.d., SIS, k.d., or the alternative investment fund Advance Capital Partners d.d., AIS II, k.d. This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the Offering Memorandum of the Advance Capital Partners d.d., SIS, k.d., and Advance Capital Partners d.d., AIS II, k.d., and to the KID before making any final investment decisions.
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