PROJECT AEGIS
UK Fire & Life Safety Services Group — 1,400+ Sites Under Contract
Profitable, founder-led BAFE-accredited fire safety services business with a compounding multi-year service book across healthcare, education and commercial property.
Confidential Acquisition Opportunity | Sell-Side Mandate | Q2 2026
Investment Highlights
Regulated demand
Mandatory annual inspection cycles under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 create non-discretionary, recurring revenue.
Tier-3 accredited
BAFE SP203-1, LPS 1014 and FIA membership — credentials that unlock blue-chip and public-sector tenders.
Compounding service base
78% of revenue from multi-year service & maintenance agreements; 94% logo retention over the past three years.
Diversified end-markets
Healthcare, education, hospitality, social housing and commercial property — no client >7% of revenue.
Engineer-led delivery
In-house team of FIA-qualified engineers with company vehicles; consistent service quality and protected margin.
Founder transition planned
Operations director and commercial lead in place; founder open to 12-month handover or clean exit.
About the Business
Project Aegis is a profitable, founder-led fire & life-safety services group operating across the South of England. The business designs, installs, commissions and maintains fire detection, suppression, emergency lighting and passive fire protection systems for over 1,400 commercial sites.
Founded in the early 2010s, the company has scaled to a team of FIA-qualified engineers and a contracted service base that compounds year on year. Revenue is anchored by multi-year service and maintenance agreements, with reactive call-outs, project installs and certification work providing additional uplift.
The end-market mix is intentionally diversified across healthcare, education, hospitality, social housing and commercial property — with no single customer accounting for more than 7% of revenue. Tier-3 accreditations (BAFE SP203-1, LPS 1014, FIA) underpin access to higher-value tenders.
The shareholders are now seeking a strategic or financial acquirer to support the next phase of regional expansion, including a planned bolt-on programme across the Midlands and London. A full management team is in place; the founder is open to a clean exit or a structured 12-month handover.
Transaction Process
Stage 1 — Indicative Offers
Active- Teaser & info memo released
- Initial Q&A with advisory team
- Non-binding IOIs invited
Stage 2 — Management Meetings
- Selected parties meet founder & operations lead
- Site visit (subject to NDA)
- Detailed Q&A on customer book
Stage 3 — Final Offers & LOI
- Final binding offers
- Exclusivity granted to preferred party
- Heads of Terms agreed
Stage 4 — DD & Completion
- Confirmatory legal, financial & commercial DD
- SPA negotiation
- Targeted completion within 10–12 weeks of exclusivity
Financial Performance
Detailed P&L, working-capital trends, contracted-revenue waterfall and FY26 forecast are released in the full Information Memorandum to qualified parties post-NDA.
Detailed financials available post-NDA
Target Acquirers
Strategic Trade
National fire & security groups seeking regional density and an FIA-accredited engineering base.
PE-backed FM consolidators, listed security groups
Private Equity Platform
Lower mid-market PE building a fire-safety roll-up; Aegis offers an immediate platform asset.
UK lower mid-market PE, Buy-and-build funds
Bolt-on Acquirer
Existing PE-backed platforms in adjacent compliance verticals (electrical testing, M&E, FM) extending into life safety.
Compliance services platforms, M&E roll-ups
About DealFlowAgent
DealFlowAgent is a London and New York-based M&A advisory firm for owners of essential services and software businesses with revenues between £500K and £20M. Every transaction is led by a dedicated senior advisor with real M&A experience, supported by a sector specialist recruited for your industry and a proprietary buyer intelligence layer that engages 13,000+ acquirers on your behalf.
Active buyer relationships
13,000+ acquirers registered on the platform, plus our advisor network and institutional data tools. Your business reaches every relevant acquirer.
Higher valuations
Buyer reach, sector specialism and a reverse-engineered process drive higher offers, multiple bids to compare, and stronger deal terms.
In your industry
A sector specialist is recruited onto every engagement. 15–25 year operators or advisors with direct relationships in your niche.
Aligned incentives
Success-based fees. No upfront costs, no hidden charges. We are paid by sellers on close, so our incentive is to complete transactions that maximise value.
Experienced Dealmakers Lead Your Exit
A senior M&A bench, plus a sector specialist recruited for your industry on every deal.
Head of M&A
Recently joined, name announcing soon
Recently joined from one of the largest M&A advisory firms in the UK. As an ex-Director, our new Head of M&A was selected from over 220 applicants to lead the advisory bench across Building Services and Healthcare.
Senior Industry Advisor
Fire and Security, Building Services & FM — announcing soon
Joe met Martin at a Fire Safety industry event after seeing him speak on stage. Martin is chairman of multiple major fire and security associations in the UK and is connected and established across the building services and FM spaces. He played a key role in the growth of Mitie and its acquisition of Marlowe PLC. He is playing an important role to support business owners on their journey to exit through DealFlowAgent.
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
Emerson Patton
Sector Specialist: Building, Construction & Trade Services
- •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
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
Previously
Ranger Fire & Security · Complete Building Services · Compliance Group
Sam Pouyan
Senior M&A Advisor
- •10 years across buy-side and sell-side M&A
- •Former investment banking analyst
- •Expert in financial modelling and deal structuring
- •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
- •Founded Fanbytes, scaled revenues to £10m+, exited at multi-eight-figure valuation
- •Advises on multiple M&A deals, invests in early-stage ventures
- •Built 700,000+ follower community teaching founders to scale and sell
- •Partnered with DealFlowAgent to expand access for founders to buyers
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.
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 →
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What you'll receive:
28-Page CIM
Full Information Memorandum
Financial Statements
Historical & projected
Meet the Founder
Direct introduction arranged
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Management presentations
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Frequently Asked
Why is the founder selling now?
The business has reached an inflection point where regional bolt-ons and tender-led expansion require institutional capital and infrastructure. The founder is open to a structured handover.
How concentrated is the customer book?
No customer accounts for more than 7% of revenue. The top 10 customers represent c.31% of revenue across healthcare, education, hospitality and commercial property.
What proportion of revenue is recurring?
Approximately 78% of revenue is contracted under multi-year service and maintenance agreements, with statutory annual inspection cycles.
What accreditations does the business hold?
BAFE SP203-1, LPS 1014, FIA membership, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SafeContractor.
Is management staying post-completion?
The operations director and commercial lead intend to stay. The founder is flexible — clean exit or 12-month handover.
What is the indicative price expectation?
Released to qualified parties after NDA. The transaction is being run as a structured process with IOIs invited in Q2 2026.