DealFlowAgent

    For Buyers · UK & US

    Buy a building automation business.

    Curated, pre-qualified deal flow for buyers acquiring building automation businesses across the UK and US.

    £500K–£100M

    Enterprise Value

    UK & US

    Coverage

    Free

    For Acquirers

    Sterling

    Get curated, pre-qualified deal flow

    Share your acquisition criteria and we will match you with businesses in your target sectors. Takes 2 minutes. Confidential. Free for acquirers.

    Step 1 of 2

    Pick as many as you genuinely look at, up to 6. Each one you tick opens a list of specific niches underneath.

    Our specialist areas

    Fire and life safety sits within building services and FM. Tick both if that is your focus.

    Other sectors

    Tick any of these and their niche list opens underneath.

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    Free, confidential, and no obligation. Your criteria help us surface the right opportunities.

    Sector Thesis

    Why buyers are acquiring building automation businesses

    Energy and decarbonisation tailwind

    Net-zero retrofit programmes pull spend toward operators that can integrate controls, metering and analytics.

    Software and service recurring revenue

    Cloud platforms, analytics and remote monitoring create recurring software-style revenue streams.

    High-margin specialism

    BMS integration sits at the higher-margin end of building services.

    Coverage

    Building Automation Businesse sub-niches we cover

    BMS Install & Commissioning

    BMS controls install, programming and commissioning.

    BMS Service & Maintenance

    Recurring service of installed control systems.

    Energy / Sub-Metering

    Sub-metering, M&T and energy bureau services.

    Smart Building Analytics

    Cloud analytics and remote-monitoring platforms.

    Deal Sizes & Multiples

    What building automation businesses actually trade for

    Building automation valuations reward recurring software and service revenue, manufacturer accreditation, engineer retention and project margin discipline.

    Mandates we surface generally sit between £500K and £100M in enterprise value.

    Diligence

    Due diligence focus areas for building automation acquisitions

    The diligence themes most likely to move price, deal structure or completion certainty.

    Recurring software / monitoring revenue

    Separate one-off install revenue from recurring monitoring contracts.

    Manufacturer accreditation

    Verify Trend, Tridium, Siemens or equivalent partner status and dependency.

    Engineer / programmer retention

    BMS engineers are scarce and mobile — review attrition and retention plans.

    Project margin discipline

    Stress-test bid margin assumptions and historic project overruns.

    Announcement

    We recently raised $750,000 in venture capital to support more business owners on their journey to a successful exit.

    Our backers are the same investors behind companies like Uber, SpaceX, Canva and Notion.

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    FAQ

    Buying a building automation business — your questions answered

    What size building automation businesses does Sterling source?
    Sterling sources building automation businesses generally between £500K and £100M in enterprise value across the UK and US.
    Are building automation mandates exclusive to DealFlowAgent?
    Mandates come from a mix of direct owner introductions and partner sell-side advisors. Process exclusivity is confirmed with each owner or advisor before any introduction is made.
    Can Sterling source bolt-on building automation targets for a platform?
    Yes. Many of our buyers are platforms looking for geographic or service-line bolt-ons. Sterling learns your specific add-on thesis and surfaces matches as they appear in the network.
    How long until a first building automation introduction?
    Timing depends on the specificity of your criteria and current mandate availability. Sterling shares matches as soon as suitable opportunities surface in the network.