KBS - Facilities Management - Market Insight

M&A ACTIVITY IN THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SECTOR

MARLOWE ACQUIRED BY MITIE GROUP

Mitie, the UK’s leading technology-led facilities transformation company, acquired Marlowe, a specialist in fire & security and environmental services – adding Marlowe’s 2,700 colleagues to Mitie’s 76,000-strong workforce.

D-MEC ACQUIRED BY EMPOWER GROUP

KBS DEAL

Bedfordshire-based D-Mec, which delivers end-to-end HVAC solutions across three South East counties, was sold to growing M&E group Empower, which is aiming to become a UK market leader in technical services.

CORRIGENDA ACQUIRED BY APLEONA

Apleona, a leading European integrated facilities management company based in Germany, made its third UK acquisition in three years by closing a transaction for Hampshire-based technical facility management company Corrigenda.

IT’S CLEAN ACQUIRED BY ORIAN SOLUTIONS

KBS DEAL

Yorkshire-based commercial cleaning company It’s Clean, which has operated since 1999 and has clients in a wide range of sectors, was sold to Carlisle-based Orian, jointly owned by Westmorland & Furness Council and Cumberland Council.

MAXIM FM ACQUIRED BY OCS

Maxim, one of the fastest growing independent regional facilities management companies in the North East of England, became the sixth strategic UK transaction in 18 months by leading global FM provider OCS Group.