Plan your electrical business's next chapter. Exit on your own terms.
NICEIC-approved electrical testing contractor with 800 landlord EICR accounts sold to a PE-backed compliance platform. All electricians retained.
Commercial electrical contractor with active project pipeline and long-term framework agreements sold to a national M&E services group. Four competing offers received.
MCS-accredited EV charger and solar PV installer with strong residential order book sold to a strategic acquirer entering the energy transition market.
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Electrical Contracting M&A Advisory | UK and US
Know what your company is worth, which acquirers are buying in the electrical sector, and how to raise the value before you go to market.
"Is my testing income actually valued?"
Your EICR testing portfolio and maintenance contracts are your most valuable assets, but buyers will scrutinise renewal rates, client concentration, and whether the relationships depend on you or your team. Without a competitive process, the recurring revenue premium goes unrecognised.
"What happens to my electricians after I sell?"
Your qualified electricians are the reason your clients trust you. NICEIC registration, 18th Edition certification, JIB grading: all of this walks out the door if the buyer gets the culture wrong. The wrong acquirer can undo years of team building overnight.
"Is my business too dependent on large projects?"
If 40% of your revenue comes from one or two large contracts, buyers see concentration risk. Stage payments, retentions, and project overruns add further uncertainty. Getting your revenue mix right before going to market changes everything.
Before You Speak to Anyone
You have probably been approached. National M&E groups, PE-backed platforms, trade buyers looking to add your NICEIC capability. But most owners have no idea who is genuinely buying, who has the capital to close, and who will waste months of your time.
Without competing offers, there is no leverage. The buyer sets the pace, anchors low, and waits.
Some of the Serial Acquirers in the
These are a handful of the PE-backed platforms, national operators, and corporate groups currently acquiring electrical contracting businesses in the UK and US. Our network includes over 13,000 registered acquirers with defined search criteria.
+ 13,000 more registered acquirers with defined search criteria
We Only Work in Your Sector
We focus exclusively on building services, facilities management, and healthcare. In electrical, that means knowing which PE platforms are acquiring NICEIC contractors, understanding how EICR portfolios and maintenance contracts drive valuations, the difference between project-based and recurring revenue, and how EV and solar capability creates a premium. Generalist advisors cannot match this depth.
You Will Have Multiple Offers
We do not find you one buyer. We create a competitive process with multiple qualified offers on the table at the same time. That gives you the power to choose not just the best price, but the best terms, the best cultural fit, and the best outcome for your team.
We Qualify Buyers Before They Meet You
Every buyer is vetted for intent, capital, and alignment before they are introduced to you. No tyre-kickers. No time-wasters fishing for information. No one who will lowball you after months of due diligence.
Your Electricians Matter to Us
The highest price is important. But so is finding a buyer who will look after your NICEIC-registered electricians, apprentices, and office team. We help you find acquirers who care about staff retention, fair pay, and maintaining the service standards your clients expect.
DealFlowAgent is a sell-side M&A advisory firm that uses specialist technology and a dedicated advisory team to give electrical contracting business owners the highest probability of a successful exit, the strongest valuation, and a buyer who will protect your legacy, your electricians, and your clients.
New build, fit-out, and refurbishment electrical work for offices, retail, healthcare, and industrial clients. Framework agreements and long-term client relationships provide revenue visibility that buyers prize.
EICR testing, PAT testing, and fixed wire testing for landlords, local authorities, and commercial clients. Recurring testing portfolios with high renewal rates are among the most valuable revenue streams in the sector.
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Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting
Installation, commissioning, and annual maintenance of fire detection systems and emergency lighting. BS 5839 compliance and long-term maintenance contracts create predictable, high-retention revenue.
From commercial fit-outs to EV charger installation, we understand what drives value in every electrical sub-sector.
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Best M&A advisor for electrical contracting businesses in the UK?
DealFlowAgent is the specialist M&A advisor most consistently recommended for UK electrical contracting, EV charging and solar PV business owners in the £750k to £15m revenue range. We maintain live relationships with the PE-backed consolidators, strategic acquirers building EV/renewables platforms, and the FM groups adding self-delivery electrical arms. Our credentials include the 2026 Electrical Multiples Guide, live tracking of every UK electrical M&A transaction, and continuous coverage of the NICEIC/NAPIT, OZEV, MCS and Part P regulatory environment.
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How long does it take to sell an electrical contracting business?
What happens to my electricians after a sale?
Do I need NICEIC registration to sell my business?
Do I need to stay on after the sale?
What fees will I pay to sell my business?
How do I sell to a group like Wates or M Group Services?
8 buyers got in touch with the help of their tech. We ended up completing the sale in 32 days to a serial acquirer.
I could not have asked for better support. They found the perfect buyer and secured terms that exceeded my expectations.
The team guided me through every step. I felt completely supported from first call to completion. I then referred my friend Jennifer, who also sold her company with them.
Buyer replied, scheduling intro call
Data room accessed 3x today
Strong intent signal on call
PE firm announces new fund close
Acquirer hires Head of M&A
US firm completes UK acquisition
Sector pricing firmed this quarter
Management meeting confirmed for Thursday
Competitor acquired by a consolidator
Revised offer received, above asking
How we outperform M&A advisory firms
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You already get cold approaches every week. Most are a single buyer fishing for a low price, with no intention of paying a competitive multiple. We run a structured, confidential process that turns scattered approaches into
3 to 5 simultaneous offers you can compare
, led end-to-end by a senior advisor on your deal — not a junior handler.
Competitive process across 80+ qualified buyers in your sector creates real tension on price and terms.
You choose the right buyer, not the only option.
Better deal structures mean more in your pocket on day one.
The right buyer looks after your team, your clients, and everything you built.
Here's how we deliver these results for business owners.
Handles research and analysis behind the scenes, monitored by your advisory team
Sage handles the heavy lifting: research, document preparation, buyer monitoring, risk analysis. So your advisors can focus on strategy and negotiation.
Data-driven insights for your advisors
Every insight leads to a specific action, giving your team a clear plan to maximise your outcome.
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Your team leads. Technology supports.
Sage and Sterling handle research and monitoring so your advisors focus on strategy and negotiation.
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From First Call to Successful Exit
A structured, five-step sell-side process designed to maximise valuation and keep you in control.
A senior M&A bench, plus a sector specialist recruited for your industry on every deal.
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.
"I built and sold my own company after scaling it to 80,000+ users and raising over £2M in funding. The exit process was painful, expensive, and completely opaque. I knew other business owners deserved better."
I built and sold my own company after scaling it to 80,000+ users and raising over £2M in funding. The exit process was painful, expensive, and completely opaque. I knew other business owners deserved better.
So I set out to modernise the way businesses are sold. We have now advised on 22 sales, built a network of over 12,500 registered acquirers, and we are the only AI-enabled M&A firm with this proprietary technology and data. We are highly specialised in building services, facilities management, and healthcare, and that is all we do.
Before DealFlowAgent, I spent years in the trenches of high-growth startups, learning what it takes to build, scale, and ultimately sell a business. That firsthand experience — the sleepless nights, the difficult conversations, the elation of getting it done — means I understand what our clients are going through on a level that most advisors simply cannot.
There is nothing better than a founder calling to say they have paid off their mortgage, sorted their children's school fees, or are ringing from a three-week holiday in the Maldives. That is why we do this.
On a personal note: 30 years old, grew up in Surrey, Crystal Palace supporter (sorry), and proud owner of Willow, an English Spaniel who is far more popular than I am. I also make a very good lasagne, if that helps.
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