Investment Criteria
Focused sectors. Considered exceptions.
Our criteria are a guide, not a substitute for a conversation. We will consider exceptional businesses outside these parameters where the strategic and commercial rationale is compelling.
Sector focus
Compliance-led technical services.
Fire Safety
- —Fire alarm servicing and maintenance
- —Fire alarm installation
- —Fire extinguisher servicing
- —Emergency lighting testing and servicing
- —Fire detection systems
- —Fire and security maintenance
- —Compliance-led remedial work
Passive Fire Protection
- —Fire stopping
- —Fire door inspections
- —Fire door maintenance and remediation
- —Compartmentation
- —Passive fire surveys
- —Associated testing and compliance
Electrical Compliance
- —EICR and fixed-wire testing
- —PAT testing
- —Electrical inspections
- —Emergency lighting
- —Electrical remedials
- —Recurring statutory testing programmes
Broader Specialist Compliance
- —Recurring or repeat demand
- —Statutory or regulatory necessity
- —Strong customer retention
- —Technical barriers to entry
- —Complements the wider group
The primary emphasis remains on fire safety, passive fire protection and electrical compliance. Adjacent categories are considered where they complement the wider group.
Financial profile
A guide to the businesses we typically consider.
- Geography
- UK-based businesses across all four nations.
- Profitability
- Typically £300k+ of maintainable EBITDA, with flexibility where the strategic and commercial rationale is compelling.
- Revenue quality
- Recurring, contracted or repeat compliance revenue with strong customer retention.
- Customer base
- Diversified customer base with limited single-customer dependency.
- Reporting
- Good-quality financial reporting and management information.
- Capability
- Defensible technical capability and recognised industry accreditations.
- Management
- A capable management team or credible second line of leadership.
- Ownership
- Founder-led, family-owned, management-owned or privately held companies considering succession.
Situations we consider
Where we tend to be a good fit
- —Owners planning succession over the coming years
- —Shareholders seeking partial or full liquidity
- —Owners who wish to remain involved during a transition
- —Family businesses considering a next chapter
- —Well-run companies with room to develop with support
Less aligned
Areas that are unlikely to fit
- —Generic construction companies
- —Purely project-based contractors
- —Installation-only companies with little recurring revenue
- —Product distributors and manufacturers
- —Training-only companies
- —Businesses that depend entirely on the departing owner
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