KBS - Environmental Services - Market Insight

M&A ACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SECTOR

MEREBROOK CONSULTING ACQUIRED BY M&L HOLDINGS

KBS DEAL

Merebrook, based in Derbyshire, became an independent environmental engineering consultancy following its disinvestment from Spanish group IDOM, having been acquired by construction, building products and associated industries portfolio M&L Holdings.

MRC ACQUIRED BY VEOLIA

MRC, based in Madrid and with a UK location in Edinburgh, which provides consultancy services within the energy, water and sanitation sectors, was acquired by Seureca, the Consulting Engineering and Strategic & Operational Assistance division of the Veolia group.

ELLIOTT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ACQUIRED BY CRISP GROUP

KBS DEAL

Elliott, a Somerset-based HVAC specialist focused largely on air quality, ventilation and energy efficiency design and installation projects, was sold to Crisp Group in a deal advised by KBS Corporate.

MULTIPLE ACQUISITIONS BY SLR CONSULTING

Since 2022, UK-based global sustainability consultancy SLR has made nine acquisitions including MacArthur Green (ornithology and ecology services), Wardell Armstrong (environmental, engineering and mining) and Ibis Consulting (ESG advisory).

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT (EPM) SOLD TO GHAZALI SYED

KBS DEAL

Suffolk-based EPM, which specialises in the niche sector of dryer optimisation and abatement technologies for the print industry, was sold to Ghazali Syed, who offered an excellent strategic fit with existing environmental and renewables business interests.

PRO-CHECK ACQUIRED BY SERVEST

KBS DEAL

Pro-Check Environmental Services (Northern), a Dundee-based pest control and environmental solutions company, was sold to Servest Group, a global provider of cleaning, pest control and waste management services.