Acquisition brief
Active demandCommercial security systems, CCTV, access control and monitoring businesses
Monitoring and maintenance revenue is the asset. Hardware installation is treated as a route to it.
This is a buyer requirement, not a company for sale. DealFlowAgent acts for owners. Briefs describe what registered acquirers are looking for.
What buyers are asking for
Revenue band sought: £2M to £11M
Registered demand
Registered demand is published once this brief clears three acquirers.
Geography: United Kingdom and United States, roughly 60% of registered demand is US
What makes a business a fit
- Contracted monitoring accounts with renewal history
- Access control and gates or barriers alongside CCTV
- Commercial rather than residential customer base
- Systems documentation that survives an engineer leaving
What buyers have ruled out
- Residential alarm businesses
- Installation-only with no recurring accounts
Consideration and structure
What acquirers registered against this brief have stated they can offer. Nothing here is an offer, and no structure is guaranteed to any owner.
- Monitoring accounts are valued on a recurring revenue basis
- Trade acquirers dominate this brief, with cash-led structures
Stage one of two
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This is a buyer requirement, not a company for sale. DealFlowAgent acts for owners. Briefs describe what registered acquirers are looking for.
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