KBS - Testing, Inspection, Certification & Compliance - Market Insight

PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL ACTIVITY PE firms are actively involved in the TICC and energy efficiency market and are expected to continue seeking opportunities within the space, with recent deals including:

IK PARTNERS INVESTMENT INTO HSL COMPLIANCE

European private equity firm IK Partners invested in Herefordshire-based HSL, a leading provider of environmental compliance services in the UK, alongside the management team and existing investor LDC who both reinvested as part of the transaction.

INFLEXION INVESTMENT INTO CELNOR GROUP

Inflexion, a London-based PE firm, made a majority investment into Celnor. Previously, Inflexion had built up industry-leading expertise in consolidating the TICC market through a number of successful investments in the sector including Phenna Group, Alcumus, BES Group and Cawood Scientific.

LDC INVESTMENT INTO POWER SAVING SOLUTIONS

LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, made a significant investment in Mansfield-based battery power specialist Power Saving Solutions to support its organic growth strategy.

BGF INVESTMENT INTO SKEWB

Warwick-based Skewb, a leading provider of digital transformation services to the energy and water sectors, received a significant £6.25m investment from BGF to support its continued growth as it sought to expand its suite of products and its consultancy and transformation services.

BESTPORT INVESTMENT INTO ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS GROUP

Bestport invested in fast-growing Windsor-based LED and solar consultancy business Energy Efficient Solutions, which designs, supplies and installs LED and solar solutions for the healthcare, local authority, education and commercial sectors.