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Who is buying UK fire safety, security and FM businesses, key themes, and how to talk to our team about your exit. May 4, 2026 13 min read ![Joe Lewin](/media/a224fe8e-41a2-4c4e-a1b7-6b50b6c697db.webp) Author: Joe Lewin [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-lewin/) Bio DealFlowAgent is a leading specialist in niche building services, with dedicated M&A advisory and brokerage coverage for fire safety businesses across the UK and US. We help owners secure multiple acquisition offers at higher valuations. [Sell your fire safety business](/fire-safety) ## What is your business worth today? Enter your website and our M&A team will prepare a written valuation and exit optimisation report. No cost, no credit card, no obligation. Strictly confidential Company website URL Get Your Free Valuation Report **Strictly confidential.** Your personalized report is prepared by our internal team alone, the founder, head of M&A and associates. It is never shown to buyers or anyone outside the deal team without your permission. Already know your number? Get your free buyer list instead [Learn more about the valuation and value drivers report](/valuation) Confidential, no cost ## Considering selling your business? Send a short message and we will come back to you within 24 hours. First name Last name Email Phone Your question Send message Your details stay private. We never share them with acquirers without your written permission. The Fire Safety Event 2026 wrapped at NEC Birmingham on 30 April, and the DealFlowAgent team is back at base after three intensive days at Stand 410, positioned between the VIP networking area and the Leaders stage. The footfall was extraordinary, the conversations were better, and the message we took away is clear: UK business owners in fire safety, security, and facilities management are actively thinking about exit timing, valuation, and who is buying right now. If you missed us at the show, this is your catch-up. We have summarised what we saw on the floor across the four co-located shows, the strategic and PE buyers we know are most active in your sector, and how to start a conversation with our team about your business. If you operate in fire safety, security, or facilities management and are weighing an exit in the next 12 to 36 months, [our fire safety M&A advisory page](/home-services/fire-safety) is the right place to begin. ## Why DealFlowAgent Was at NEC Birmingham The Fire Safety Event sits at the centre of the [Safety & Security Event Series](https://www.firesafetyevent.com/) - a cluster of shows that brings together the entire compliance, protection, and built environment community under one roof. According to [the official event](https://www.thenec.co.uk/events/the-fire-safety-event-2026/), the 2026 edition drew over 13,500 visitors and 300+ exhibitors across three days, with 89% of attendees in C-suite or senior management roles. For an M&A advisor focused exclusively on the £1M to £30M segment in building services and healthcare, that is exactly the room we wanted to be in. We were there to: - Meet business owners considering an exit in the next 1 to 5 years - Brief active strategic buyers and private equity platforms on UK targets we are tracking - Showcase our specialism in fire safety, security, and facilities-adjacent niches - Run our £1M+ Revenue Club briefings for qualifying owners The co-location was the differentiator. Visitors moved seamlessly between the Fire Safety Event in Hall 4 and [The Security Event](https://www.thenec.co.uk/events/the-security-event-2026/) in Hall 5, with [The Workplace Event](https://www.thenec.co.uk/events/the-workplace-event-2026/) and The Health & Safety Event in adjacent halls. That meant a single conversation could span fire compliance, intruder alarms, access control, CCTV, and full facilities management - the exact crossover where the most interesting M&A activity is happening right now. ## What We Heard on the Floor Three themes dominated owner conversations at Stand 410. ### Compliance Costs Are Squeezing Smaller Operators The Building Safety Act 2022 and its evolving secondary legislation have raised the bar for everyone delivering active and passive fire protection. Founder-led businesses with strong technical reputations are finding that the cost of maintaining BAFE SP203, third-party certification, ISO 9001, and the management overhead of expanding compliance regimes is harder to absorb at sub-£3M revenue levels. Several owners we met are looking at sale not because they want to retire, but because joining a larger platform removes the compliance burden and frees them to focus on technical work. ### Recurring Revenue Is the Multiple Every serious buyer we spoke to opened with the same question: what proportion of revenue is contracted maintenance versus project install. Businesses with 60%+ recurring revenue are commanding meaningfully higher EBITDA multiples than equivalent installers. We have written about the dynamic in detail in our [HVAC recurring revenue analysis](/blog/private-equity-rollups-uk-home-services-plumbing-2025), but the principle applies identically across fire and security. ### Cross-Discipline Capability Is Now Premium Buyers are no longer interested in pure-play fire alarm installers or standalone CCTV companies. The premium valuations we are seeing are for businesses that can deliver across detection, suppression, security systems, and emergency lighting under one roof - the businesses Mitie's CEO Phil Bentley described, when announcing the [£350M acquisition of Marlowe](https://www.fmj.co.uk/mitie-completes-its-acquisition-of-marlowe-plc/), as "facilities compliance powerhouses." ## The Active Buyer Landscape A key reason we exhibit at events like this is to maintain real-time awareness of who is buying, what they want, and at what price. We do not claim relationships with every name on this list, and we do not imply we lack them either. What we do claim is granular, current knowledge of each acquirer's strategy, deal criteria, and platform gaps. ### Fire Safety and Life Safety [Mitie Group](https://www.mitie.com/) became the dominant force in UK fire compliance in August 2025 with its £350M cash acquisition of Marlowe plc, adding 2,700 employees and capabilities across detection, alarms, suppression, fire stopping, and water hygiene to its existing TIC platform. Mitie is now the UK's largest provider of Testing, Inspection and Certification services and continues to absorb regional fire businesses where the technical fit is strong. [Sureserve Group](https://sureservegroup.co.uk/), backed by Cap10 Partners since taking the business private in 2023, remains highly acquisitive in fire safety, building compliance, and energy services. The group has been particularly active where social housing and public sector fire compliance contracts are involved. [Churches Fire & Security](https://www.churchesfire.com/), backed by Horizon Capital, has now completed [more than 20 bolt-on acquisitions](https://www.churchesfire.com/latest-news/churches-fire-security-acquires-fire-safety-services-and-strengthens-national-footprint/) and operates a true buy-and-build platform across fire detection, suppression, sprinklers, and security. Their preferred targets are regional businesses with maintenance-heavy revenue mixes between £2M and £15M. [Johnson Controls](https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/) and [Honeywell](https://www.honeywell.com/) are the two global strategic acquirers most consistently active in higher-end UK fire and life safety transactions, particularly where there is a meaningful technology, software, or data layer to the business. [Bullwell Group](https://www.bullwellgroup.com/), [Ventro Group](https://www.ventrogroup.com/), and [LFS Group](https://www.lfsgroup.com/) are all building regional fire compliance platforms backed by mid-market PE, and each completed multiple bolt-ons in 2025. Their criteria typically focus on £500K to £3M EBITDA, strong CAFM systems, and clean compliance records. According to [Lincoln International's Q4 2025 European Fire and Life Safety Quarterly Review](https://www.lincolninternational.com/wp-content/uploads/Q4-2025-Fire-Life-Safety-Quarterly-Review.pdf), the European fire safety M&A market remained active through year-end with several deals progressing into 2026, sustaining the consolidation thesis that has driven this sector for five years. ### Security Systems [Verisure](https://www.verisure.com/), majority-owned by Hellman & Friedman, completed its [€3.2 billion IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm in October 2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisure) and continues to expand internationally with €3.7 billion in 2025 revenue and 6.2 million monitored customers. While the listed business is now organic-growth focused, the broader Hellman & Friedman platform remains an active strategic observer of the European security market. [ADT](https://www.adt.com/) and [Securitas](https://www.securitas.com/) continue to evaluate UK acquisitions selectively, particularly where commercial monitored security and electronic access control are involved. [Amberstone Security](https://www.amberstonesecurity.com/), [Pyronix](https://www.pyronix.com/), and [Genetec](https://www.genetec.com/) anchor the technology integrator end of the market, where the most interesting bolt-on activity is happening for £1M to £8M revenue specialists with strong system integration capabilities. For owners specifically focused on the security exit landscape, we have published a detailed [security business valuation guide for the UK and US markets](/blog/security-business-valuation-uk-us-2026) covering EBITDA multiples, deal structures, and acquirer profiles. ### Facilities Management The big story of 2026 is the [Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) combination of OCS Facilities Services and Atalian](https://www.privsource.com/acquisitions/deal/cd-r-to-acquire-atalian-and-ocs-facilities-services-to-create-global-facilities-management-platform-jDSMB5), which CD&R announced in April 2026 as the foundation of a global FM platform across cleaning, security, catering, and multi-technical services. This consolidation will trigger further bolt-on acquisitions through 2026 and 2027. [Mitie](https://www.mitie.com/), beyond its Marlowe acquisition, remains the UK's largest pure-play FM acquirer and has been particularly active in TIC, energy services, and security integration. [Bidvest Noonan](https://www.bidvestnoonan.com/) and [Atlas FM](https://www.atlas-fm.com/) are mid-market consolidators that have built strong UK footprints through targeted acquisitions in security-led FM and integrated soft services. [Compass Group](https://www.compass-group.com/) and [ISS](https://www.issworld.com/) play in the larger end of the market and are consistent acquirers of specialist FM businesses where there is a clear strategic gap in their existing service mix. For a wider view of how PE is approaching the building services consolidation thesis, [our analysis of UK home services roll-ups](/blog/private-equity-rollups-uk-home-services-plumbing-2025) covers the playbook in detail. ## Why DealFlowAgent Is Different We met dozens of owners at the event who had previously spoken to traditional brokers or generalist M&A advisors. Three frustrations came up repeatedly. ### We Specialise. Generalists Don't. DealFlowAgent does not advise on car washes, software companies, or pubs. We focus exclusively on building services (HVAC, plumbing, fire safety, electrical, pest control, landscaping, security) and healthcare (dental, care homes, veterinary, medispas) businesses valued between £1M and £30M. Every pitch we deliver, every buyer list we curate, and every valuation analysis we produce is built on sector-specific knowledge - BAFE accreditation impact, MCS implications for HVAC, CQC ratings for healthcare, UDA contract dynamics for dental. ### We Know the Buyers. Personally. A buyer list is only as good as the relationships behind it. We are constantly tracking which platform is hungry, which has indigestion from a recent integration, who is fundraising, who has unspent dry powder, and who is quietly deprioritising the UK. That intelligence is impossible to develop unless you live inside the niche. ### We Use AI to Compress Timelines The traditional M&A process drags - often 9 to 18 months. We use proprietary AI tooling to accelerate buyer matching, financial modelling, and pitch document preparation, which has consistently reduced our deal cycles to 4 to 9 months. That matters because every additional month of process is a month where market conditions can shift and your business performance can drift. ### We Charge Differently Most traditional advisors structure their fees in ways that prioritise their downside. We work success-weighted, with skin in the game on the exit multiple. We do not get paid premiums unless you do. For owners who want to dig into how we think about exit positioning, [our buy-side advisory page](/buyside) explains how we connect sellers with the most appropriate qualified, motivated buyers in their niche. ## The £1M+ Revenue Club One of the most popular elements at Stand 410 was our £1M+ Revenue Club briefing - a private session for business owners with annual revenue above £1M who are seriously considering exit in the next 1 to 5 years. The club gives members: - Quarterly buyer activity briefings specific to their niche - Access to our proprietary multiples database covering completed UK transactions - A confidential preliminary valuation indication on request - Priority access to off-market buyer introductions when their timing is right Membership is by invitation only. If you missed us at the event and qualify, [contact our team](/contact) and reference the £1M+ Revenue Club in your enquiry. ## What Happens If You Did Not Make It to Stand 410 Plenty of owners who told us they would visit got pulled into supplier meetings, demo halls, or the LPCB Live Testing lab. If you wanted to talk to us at the event and missed us, the conversation does not have to wait until next year. We are now back at full capacity in the office and running 30-minute introductory calls with owners interested in: - Confidential preliminary valuations of fire safety, security, or FM businesses - A current view of who is buying in your specific niche - Exit timing analysis given the latest BADR tax changes (covered in our [BADR April 2026 analysis](/blog/badr-tax-changes-april-2026-building-services-healthcare)) - Buy-side mandates from active acquirers we are working with The team that was at Stand 410 wearing the DealFlowAgent shirts and gilets is the same team that will be on those calls. There is no junior associate handover, no off-shore desk, no template pitch deck. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What kind of businesses does DealFlowAgent advise? We focus exclusively on building services and healthcare businesses valued between £1M and £30M. In building services, that means HVAC, plumbing, fire safety, electrical, security systems, pest control, and landscaping. In healthcare, it means dental practices, care homes, veterinary practices, and medispas. We do not advise on retail, hospitality, software, or other generalist sectors. ### What EBITDA multiples are fire safety businesses currently achieving? 2026 multiples for UK fire safety businesses range from 5x to 11x EBITDA depending on size, recurring revenue mix, accreditations, and geographic footprint. Smaller installer-led businesses with project-heavy revenue trade at the lower end. Compliance-led businesses with strong contracted maintenance and BAFE accreditation regularly achieve 8x to 11x. Platform-level transactions involving £3M+ EBITDA frequently price above 10x. Our [fire safety business valuation guide](/blog/how-to-value-sell-fire-safety-business-guide) covers the drivers in detail. ### What about security systems business valuations? Security systems valuations have followed a similar trajectory to fire safety, with monitored recurring revenue businesses achieving the strongest multiples. Verisure's IPO valuation of €13.7 billion at the end of 2025 reset benchmark expectations for premium security platforms. UK monitored security businesses with strong ARR typically trade in a 7x to 12x EBITDA range, with integrators and installers without recurring revenue trading lower. ### How do facilities management exits compare? FM is more bifurcated. Pure cleaning and soft services businesses trade in the 4x to 7x EBITDA range, while integrated TIC, fire compliance, and security-led FM businesses command 8x to 12x. CD&R's combination of OCS Facilities Services and Atalian sets the consolidation context for the next two to three years. ### What is the best time to start a conversation about exit? Ideally 12 to 24 months before you actually want to transact. That window gives time for legitimate value engineering - tightening up management accounts, formalising contracted revenue, addressing succession risk - that translates directly into a higher exit multiple. Our [EBITDA optimisation guide](/blog/ebitda-optimization-secrets-7-strategies-increase-business-value-45-percent) sets out the specific levers. ### Do I need to be ready to sell to talk to you? No. A meaningful proportion of the conversations we had at Stand 410 were with owners 3 to 5 years away from a transaction who simply wanted to understand the buyer landscape and benchmark themselves. We are happy to have those conversations confidentially without commitment. ### How does the BADR tax change affect my exit timing? The Business Asset Disposal Relief CGT rate moved from 14% to 18% on 6 April 2026, alongside changes to Inheritance Tax Business Property Relief from April 2026. Those changes have shifted exit timing calculus for many owners. We have written about this extensively in our [BADR April 2026 changes analysis](/blog/badr-tax-changes-april-2026-building-services-healthcare). ### What is the £1M+ Revenue Club? A private membership group for business owners with £1M+ annual revenue who are seriously considering exit within 1 to 5 years. Members get quarterly buyer activity briefings, multiples database access, preliminary valuation indications, and priority off-market buyer introductions when their timing is right. Membership is by invitation only. ### Will DealFlowAgent be at the Security Event or Facilities Show 2026? We rotate our event presence based on where the highest concentration of qualified owners is. The Fire Safety Event 2026 was an obvious yes given the co-location with The Security Event and The Workplace Event. We will publish our 2026/27 event calendar in due course - email the team to be added to the invite list. ### How long does a typical exit process take with DealFlowAgent? From initial engagement to completion, our typical building services and healthcare transactions complete in 4 to 9 months. That is meaningfully faster than the traditional 9 to 18 month industry benchmark, primarily because of the AI tooling we use across buyer matching, financial modelling, and pitch document preparation. ## Next Up: Where to Find Us The Fire Safety Event 2026 was the first of several we are exhibiting at this year. The [Fire Safety Event 2027](https://www.firesafetyevent.com/) is already confirmed for 27-29 April 2027 at NEC Birmingham, and we will be back. Between now and then, we will be at sector roundtables, the Facilities Show, healthcare M&A briefings, and a series of regional owner sessions. If you want to be added to our event invitation list - including the £1M+ Revenue Club briefings - email the team using the contact form linked below. ## Take the Next Step If you own a fire safety, security, or facilities management business and have ever asked yourself "what is my business actually worth, and who would buy it?" - that is the question we exist to answer. [Speak to our team](/contact) for a confidential introductory conversation. No commitment, no pressure, just sector-specialist M&A intelligence applied directly to your business. We will see you in 2027. ## Related reading - [Fire safety valuation guide: EBITDA multiples](/valuation/fire-safety-multiples) - [Fire sprinkler and suppression valuation guide](/valuation/fire-sprinkler-suppression-multiples) - [Passive fire protection valuation guide](/valuation/passive-fire-protection-multiples) - [Fire safety M&A](/fire-safety) - [Fire alarm and detection M&A](/home-services/fire-alarm-detection) - [Fire risk assessment M&A](/home-services/fire-risk-assessment) - [Testing, inspection and certification hub](/tic) - [Exit planning guide for owners](/exit-planning) - [Free valuation estimate](/valuation) - [See who is buying: free buyer list](/buyer-match) - [Book a confidential call](/contact) ## Sources - [Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/547/contents/made) - [Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 guidance, GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-england-regulations-2022) - [BAFE, third party certification schemes](https://www.bafe.org.uk/) - [Fire Industry Association](https://www.fia.uk.com/) Your Advisory Team ## Experienced Dealmakers Lead Your Exit A senior M&A bench, plus a sector specialist recruited for your industry on every deal. ![Duncan Moore, M&A Deal Lead at DealFlowAgent](/assets/duncan-moore-C2duPR51.jpg) M&A Deal Lead ### Duncan Moore M&A Deal Lead Joined full-time on 22 August 2026 from the largest M&A advisory firm in the UK, owned by K3 Capital. As an ex-Director he managed teams of M&A advisors, analysts and associates, working daily with business owners, buyers and stakeholders on live acquisition deals. Selected from 260 applicants alongside colleagues from investment banking backgrounds, he brings that experience and network to lead the advisory bench across Building Services, Facilities Management, and Healthcare. Read full bio Joined full-time on 22 August 2026 from the largest M&A advisory firm in the UK, owned by K3 Capital. As an ex-Director he managed teams of M&A advisors, analysts and associates, working daily with business owners, buyers and stakeholders on live acquisition deals. Selected from 260 applicants alongside colleagues from investment banking backgrounds, he brings that experience and network to lead the advisory bench across Building Services, Facilities Management, and Healthcare. ![Martin Watson, Senior Building Services & FM Advisor at DealFlowAgent](/__l5e/assets-v1/9be3db54-9672-4a9e-9b11-bb57e662ddc3/martin-watson.jpg) Industry Specialist ### Martin Watson Senior Building Services & FM Advisor [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinwatson) Martin is one of the most well-connected figures in UK fire, security, building services and FM. He is Chairman of both the Fire Industry Association and the British Security Industry Association, the only person in the UK to hold both roles simultaneously. Martin spent over a decade in senior leadership at Mitie, latterly as Industry Liaison Director for its fire and security division, helping scale the business past £500m in revenue and playing a role in the £366m acquisition of Marlowe plc, which created one of the UK's largest compliance, fire and security services groups. He joined DealFlowAgent because owners in these sectors deserve a genuine sector-specialist advisor across valuation, business optimisation and buyer access. In recognition of his industry roles, he acts in a personal, non-partisan capacity. Read full bio Martin is one of the most well-connected figures in UK fire, security, building services and FM. He is Chairman of both the Fire Industry Association and the British Security Industry Association, the only person in the UK to hold both roles simultaneously. Martin spent over a decade in senior leadership at Mitie, latterly as Industry Liaison Director for its fire and security division, helping scale the business past £500m in revenue and playing a role in the £366m acquisition of Marlowe plc, which created one of the UK's largest compliance, fire and security services groups. He joined DealFlowAgent because owners in these sectors deserve a genuine sector-specialist advisor across valuation, business optimisation and buyer access. In recognition of his industry roles, he acts in a personal, non-partisan capacity. ![Nick Barker, Industry Partner at DealFlowAgent and founder of FM Talent Partners](/images/nick-barker-fm-talent-partners.png) Industry Partner ### Nick Barker Industry Partner, Hiring and Leadership [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickbarker1/) Nick leads FM Talent Partners, the facilities management and real estate leadership search firm, and is a leading specialist in building services and FM management talent. He partners with DealFlowAgent on two-way referrals: helping business owners and acquirers fill the key roles that decide whether a business is sellable, and introducing owners who are thinking about their next chapter to a team that knows their industry and their market. Key-person dependency is one of the two most common reasons a sale collapses, and Nick fixes it at source. Read full bio Nick leads FM Talent Partners, the facilities management and real estate leadership search firm, and is a leading specialist in building services and FM management talent. He partners with DealFlowAgent on two-way referrals: helping business owners and acquirers fill the key roles that decide whether a business is sellable, and introducing owners who are thinking about their next chapter to a team that knows their industry and their market. Key-person dependency is one of the two most common reasons a sale collapses, and Nick fixes it at source. ![James Duboullay](/assets/james-duboullay-7K417Rji.jpg) ### James Duboullay Senior M&A Advisor - • 25+ years across investment banking, M&A and fundraising - • Sector focus: essential services and software - • Long-standing relationships with private equity buyers and growth funds - • Personally advising DealFlowAgent founders for the past four years Read full bio - • 25+ years across investment banking, M&A and fundraising - • Sector focus: essential services and software - • Long-standing relationships with private equity buyers and growth funds - • Personally advising DealFlowAgent founders for the past four years ![Emerson Patton](/assets/emerson-patton-B1xTuqDt.jpg) ### Emerson Patton Sector Specialist: Building Services & Facilities Management - • 20+ years advising owners in building services, fire safety, HVAC, plumbing, and construction - • Guided 200+ companies through growth, profit improvement, and exit planning - • Builds equity value and operational structure long before a sale - • Partners with DFA to prepare owners for exit while the advisory team runs the sale Read full bio - • 20+ years advising owners in building services, fire safety, HVAC, plumbing, and construction - • Guided 200+ companies through growth, profit improvement, and exit planning - • Builds equity value and operational structure long before a sale - • Partners with DFA to prepare owners for exit while the advisory team runs the sale ![Kaya Kesici](/assets/kaya-kesici-BgkHgPoR.jpeg) ### Kaya Kesici M&A Advisor, Fire Safety, Security & Compliance - • 17 completed M&A transactions over the past six years across UK SME fire safety, security and compliance-led services - • Sell-side and buy-side experience, buyer research, acquirer mapping, outreach and live process coordination - • Information request lists, databook prep, IC-style summaries and EV-to-equity bridge work - • Direct sector exposure across fire protection, security systems, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms Read full bio - • 17 completed M&A transactions over the past six years across UK SME fire safety, security and compliance-led services - • Sell-side and buy-side experience, buyer research, acquirer mapping, outreach and live process coordination - • Information request lists, databook prep, IC-style summaries and EV-to-equity bridge work - • Direct sector exposure across fire protection, security systems, CCTV, access control and intruder alarms Previously [![Ranger Fire & Security](/assets/ranger-fire-security-l11Opbce.jpg)](https://rangerfs.com/ "Ranger Fire & Security")[![Complii](/assets/complii-DafeX_ZO.png)](https://www.complii.com/ "Complii") Ranger Fire & Security · Complete Building Services · Compliance Group ![Joe Lewin](/assets/joe-lewin-BSqoYwSF.webp) ### Joe Lewin Founder, DealFlowAgent [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-lewin/) - • 22 completed M&A transactions - • Direct relationships with hundreds of strategic and financial acquirers - • Previously built a mobility and field services business to 30 staff and 6 UK warehouses, then sold via competitive process with an EY M&A partner - • Raised £2m in funding; placed 3rd of 1,900 at OnStage (the "Y Combinator of Europe") - • Full-stack developer of advanced agent systems and second-brain tooling for the M&A process Read full bio - • 22 completed M&A transactions - • Direct relationships with hundreds of strategic and financial acquirers - • Previously built a mobility and field services business to 30 staff and 6 UK warehouses, then sold via competitive process with an EY M&A partner - • Raised £2m in funding; placed 3rd of 1,900 at OnStage (the "Y Combinator of Europe") - • Full-stack developer of advanced agent systems and second-brain tooling for the M&A process [Call: 020 7293 0327](tel:+442072930327) Recruited Per Deal ### Sector Expert Industry-Specific Advisor For every engagement we add a sector specialist from your industry to the core team: a 15–25 year operator or advisor with direct relationships in your niche. Recruited per deal so you get the right fit, not a generalist. Read full bio For every engagement we add a sector specialist from your industry to the core team: a 15–25 year operator or advisor with direct relationships in your niche. Recruited per deal so you get the right fit, not a generalist. The bench is growing. Two senior M&A hires confirmed for late July 2026, selected from 200+ applicants out of Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, EY, KPMG and leading boutique M&A firms. [See open roles →](/careers) Proprietary Technology ### The AI layer behind every advisor Two in-house AI systems work alongside the human bench. They are software, not people, built and supervised by the advisory team. ![Sage, AI agent](/assets/sage-avatar-ZCGsJYPl.webp) AI Agent #### Sage AI Deal Concierge Available 24/7. Monitors every signal in your deal and keeps the advisory team one step ahead. Trained on thousands of M&A transactions. ![Sterling, AI agent](/assets/sterling-profile-D8TSq_mZ.webp) AI Agent #### Sterling Buy-Side Deal Origination Agent Engages 13,000+ acquirers to surface live mandates and intent, then feeds your advisors with warm, ranked buyer matches. Free tool ## The Exit Readiness Scorecard Score your business across the factors acquirers underwrite, including key-person dependency, contract quality, customer concentration and earnings quality. Complete it below, print it, or download the PDF and work through it with your leadership team. [Open the scorecard](/tools/exit-readiness-scorecard.html)[Download the PDF](/downloads/dfa-exit-readiness-scorecard-2026-27.pdf)[Get your free valuation](/valuation) Two minutes ## Watch the intro from our founder, Joe Two minutes on how DealFlowAgent runs a confidential, competitive sale process for owners of building services, facilities management and healthcare businesses. Loading video... 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May 13, 2026 13 min read Read the full article ](/blog/private-equity-building-services-acquisitions-uk-2026) [ ![UK Home Services Roll-Up Strategy 2026](/covers/uk-home-services-roll-up-strategy-2026.jpg) Market Intelligence ### UK Home Services Roll-Up Strategy 2026 How private equity roll-ups are reshaping UK home services in 2026. Active platforms, multiple arbitrage math, the 2026 exit wave, and how owners can position for a premium bolt-on outcome. May 8, 2026 14 min read Read the full article ](/blog/uk-home-services-roll-up-strategy-2026) Confidential, no cost ## Considering selling your business? Send a short message and we will come back to you within 24 hours. First name Last name Email Phone Your question Send message Your details stay private. 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