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Hill Dickinson’s Private Equity team advises TICC platform Celnor Group on hat-trick of acquisitions

Hill Dickinson’s Private Equity team advises TICC platform Celnor Group on hat-trick of acquisitions

International law firm Hill Dickinson has advised Celnor Group, a platform for testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) businesses, on its acquisition of MATtest Site Solutions Limited, Brownfield Solutions Limited, and Apec Environmental Limited.

Celnor Group is backed by mid-market private equity house Inflexion, whose industry-leading expertise in consolidating the TICC market aims to build the business with an ambitious acquisition strategy.

The three new acquisitions add strength to Celnor Group’s Environmental and Industrial Services division, which focuses on testing, inspection and certification of assets, people and processes, such as workplace safety.  

MATtest Site Solutions, based in Glasgow and Inverness, provides a comprehensive range of UKAS-accredited materials testing for the construction industry and expands Celnor Group’s operations into Scotland for the first time. 

Brownfield Solutions complements Celnor Group’s geo-environmental roster, providing site investigation, contaminated land and risk assessment to support planning, due diligence, project feasibility, development design and remediation services on both brownfield and greenfield sites.

Apec Environmental is an independent environmental consultancy providing a range of asbestos-related services, including surveys, re-inspections, air testing and awareness training.

Simon Parrington, chief executive officer of Celnor Group, said: “We are delighted to welcome each company into the Celnor Group and look forward to supporting them and their customers in the coming years. Each company offers complementary services to our wider Group, and the acquisitions extend our geographic coverage and technical capability.”

David Mkhitarian and Graeme Anderson of Hill Dickinson’s Private Equity team, led on the provision of legal advice to Celnor Group, with assistance from Charlotte Killeen.

Graeme Anderson said: “We are delighted to support Simon and the Celnor Group on its strategic growth journey. Each acquisition adds to the strong presence that the Celnor Group already has in the market, and we wish all parties every success on the new partnership.”

Mark Leyland, corporate finance director at RSM, led on the provision of financial and tax due diligence support in relation to each acquisition.

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