Sell your testing, inspection and maintenance business. To buyers who understand statutory recurring revenue.
You have built a business that keeps buildings safe and legally compliant. Fire systems tested. Water systems monitored. Fixed wiring inspected. Lifts examined. Ventilation certified. That work is mandated by law, renews every year, and is exactly what acquirers are competing to own.
DealFlowAgent is a specialist M&A advisory for TIC and compliance maintenance business owners across the UK and US. We run competitive processes that put multiple qualified offers on the table, so you choose the price, the terms and the buyer who will look after your engineers.
We advise owners serving commercial and institutional contract-holders. We do not advise on residential-only trade businesses.
Serial Acquirers in the Testing, Inspection & Compliance Space
These are a handful of the PE-backed platforms, listed groups and corporate acquirers building compliance and TIC businesses across the UK and US.
United Kingdom
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+ 13,000 more registered acquirers with defined search criteria
What Every TIC Owner Needs to Know
You have almost certainly been approached. PE-backed compliance platforms, national groups and trade buyers adding certifications to their coverage. Most owners have no reliable way to tell who is genuinely buying, who has committed capital, and who will spend four months on diligence before retrading the price.
Without competing offers there is no leverage. The buyer sets the pace, anchors low, and waits for you to get tired.
"How much of my revenue will a buyer actually treat as recurring?"
Buyers separate statutory testing and planned maintenance contracts from reactive call-outs and project work. Contracted, renewable compliance income is what earns the highest multiple. Presented poorly, it gets lumped in with one-off works and undervalued.
"What happens to my engineers and their accreditations?"
Your BAFE, NICEIC, LCA, SafeContractor and scheme registrations sit with qualified people. Acquirers are buying that certified capability, so retaining your engineers on existing terms is usually in their commercial interest as well as yours.
"Tightening regulation keeps coming. Does that help or hurt my timing?"
Tightening building safety, water safety and electrical inspection duties expand the mandated work your business already performs. That regulatory direction of travel is a tailwind for acquirers building compliance platforms.
Specialist advisory across every TIC & maintenance discipline
Whatever you test, inspect, certify or maintain, the valuation logic is the same: mandated work, contracted revenue, accredited engineers, renewing customers. Here is where we work most.
Fire Testing, Inspection & Maintenance
Fire alarm and detection servicing, sprinkler and suppression, extinguisher servicing, emergency lighting, passive fire protection, fire doors and fire risk assessment. BAFE and LPS scheme registered work under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order.
Water Hygiene & Legionella Testing
Legionella risk assessments, water sampling and analysis, tank cleaning and chlorination, temperature monitoring and remedial works under ACoP L8 and HSG274.
Electrical Testing & Inspection
EICR and fixed wire testing, portable appliance testing, thermographic surveys, emergency lighting testing and remedial works across commercial and institutional portfolios.
Lift & Elevator Maintenance
LOLER thorough examinations, planned preventative maintenance, 24/7 call-out cover and modernisation for lifts, escalators and access equipment.
HVAC & Ventilation Testing
TM44 air conditioning inspections, ventilation hygiene and duct cleaning to TR19, F-Gas compliance, indoor air quality testing and planned mechanical maintenance.
Asbestos Surveying & Management
HSG264 management surveys, refurbishment and demolition surveys, air monitoring, asbestos management plans and licensed removal.
Exits Advised by DealFlowAgent and Our Partner Advisors
Fire Alarm & Detection
£12M fire alarm and detection integrator with a substantial commercial maintenance base sold to a PE-backed compliance platform. All engineers retained on existing terms.
Legionella Compliance
LCA-certified Legionella compliance specialist with £2.5M in recurring revenue from 400+ monitoring contracts, acquired by a large, PE-backed environmental services group.
Fire Sprinkler & Suppression
£18M fire sprinkler and suppression contractor with national framework agreements sold to a PE-backed fire safety platform. Multiple competing offers received.
What Our Clients Say
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"I couldn't have asked for better support during my exit. They found the perfect acquirer and negotiated terms that exceeded my expectations."
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