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    Acquisition brief

    Priority demand

    Water hygiene, legionella risk assessment and water treatment businesses

    Statutory water safety work renews on a fixed cycle. Buyers want the monitoring contract, not the reactive plumbing.

    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 sought£1.5M to £10M
    EBITDA sought£300K to £2.5M
    Recurring revenueAbove 55% on monitoring and testing cycles
    ComplianceACoP L8 and HSG274 aligned delivery
    End marketsHealthcare, care homes, education, hotels, estates
    Owner positionRetention of technical management

    Revenue band sought: £1.5M to £10M

    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

    • Risk assessment and remedial work delivered by the same team
    • Multi-site portfolio clients with scheduled monitoring
    • Sampling and laboratory arrangements that are documented and stable
    • Care home and healthcare exposure, which is specifically requested

    What buyers have ruled out

    • Reactive plumbing businesses with occasional compliance work
    • Businesses without documented assessment records

    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.

    • Buyers pay for the renewal cycle, not the one-off remedial invoices
    • Cash on completion with a modest retention against compliance records

    Stage one of two

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