28 May 2025
Hakim Group has welcomed Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) as a private equity investor.
ICG is the organisation’s second private equity partner, after it joined with All Seas Capital five years ago.
The new partnership will help Hakim Group in its mission to serve more communities across the UK, the organisation said.
Hakim Group added that the ICG partnership will “support the group’s vision and growth ambitions.”
It is expected that the partnership will allow for new investment into Hakim Group’s teams, as well as into technology and innovation, whilst helping the organisation fulfil its Vision2030 strategy.
Imran Hakim, chief executive of Hakim Group, said: “Our approach at every level is about partnership. Whether it be our practice partners, our suppliers, or our patients, we’re building on a foundation of trust, purpose, and performance, with the tools to move faster and further towards our long-term goals.
“This latest partnership strengthens our commitment to independent optometry, professional excellence, and making a positive impact across the optical sector, as well as within our local communities, whilst helping more people to see better, hear better, and live better.”
Hakim added: “This is an important milestone on our journey and a signal of ICG’s confidence in our vision, model, culture and team.”
Lead image: Imran Hakim at the Hakim Group Annual Retreat 2024
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Anonymous14 June 2025
Hakim "group"? is independent
What is happening at OT ?
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hilaryandmichael11 June 2025
individuals putting money into what they see as a way to make a fast buck do more that intensify pressure on optometrists to recommend unecessary glasses thereby demeaning the Opticians role even further than it is thus far. Surely the GOS funded eye exam is more and more being used by businesses to make a fast buck rather than providing what they term "eye care" -who are they trying to fool? Perhaps a conversation in our academic institutions providing the Optometry undergraduate course needs to be started about protecting Optometrists against corporate exploitation and using the NHS to extract the publics hard earned cash.
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