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Technical inspection
Periodic inspection of pressure equipment, lifting, electrical installations, machinery and industrial assets under EN/ISO frameworks.
Sector focus
Testing, Inspection & Certification.
Independent inspection bodies, certification firms and quality management consultancies — businesses built on technical depth, impartiality and standards-led work.
What we value
What makes your firm worth keeping intact.
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Your accreditations
EN/ISO accreditations, notified-body status and scheme approvals took years to earn — we treat them as the core asset of the business.
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Your independence
Impartiality is the entire product. We preserve the governance, the team and the technical judgement that clients pay for.
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Your recurring book
Periodic inspection mandates and certification cycles form a predictable revenue base we want to preserve year after year.
Areas within this sector
The breakdown of firms we acquire in TIC.
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Certification bodies
Independent certification firms with notified-body status, management-system audits and product/process certification scopes.
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Quality management consulting
ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485 and sector-specific quality consulting — system design, internal audits, supplier audits and certification readiness.
Is your firm a fit?
What a strong fit looks like.
We acquire established firms with a stable client book and a team that can keep running on day one.
10+ yrs
In business, with an established client base
Team
A bench of accredited inspectors, auditors or consultants — not a single-person practice.
Clients
Diversified client base with recurring inspection or certification mandates.
Independence is the entire product in inspection and certification. We acquire to preserve it — the accreditations, the impartiality, the technical judgement — never to dilute it.
From the journal
Notes from our team
Process
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Process
Writing a CIM That Stands Out — Without Overselling
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Operations
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How to think about us
What we are — and what we aren't.
What we are
- Perpetual capital with no exit horizon
- Operator-friendly governance
- Decisions made with the next generation in mind
- Open to gradual founder transition
What we are not
- A private-equity flip in 3–5 years
- A cost-cutting playbook on day one
- A forced HQ move
Is this a fit?
Curious whether your company fits what we look for?
A short, off-the-record conversation is the fastest way to find out. No mandate, no broker, no pressure — just a direct read from the people who would actually run the deal.