December 18, 2025

Barings Supports Castik Capital’s Investment in Interact

Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, today announced its role as the lead lender of secured credit facilities to support Castik Capital’s acquisition of Interact.

Interact is a UK-headquartered SaaS platform that delivers an AI-powered intranet solution designed to enhance internal communication, knowledge sharing, and employee engagement. It offers intuitive content tools, personalised experiences, and analytics to streamline workflows and boost productivity across organisations. Trusted by global enterprises, Interact combines compliance, security, and mobile accessibility with deep integrations, making it a robust choice for modern employee experience platforms.

About Barings
Barings is a $470+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.

*As of September 30, 2025

About Castik Capital
Castik is a private equity investment manager specialising in B2B services and software. Their focus is on long-term value creation through majority ownership in European companies, with its strategy centred on building market leaders via consolidation and investing in growing businesses led by strong management teams. Founded in 2014, the firm manages approximately €5 billion in assets across multiple funds.

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