About
The impressive international growth of family-run IT services company FDM Group following its take-private by Inflexion saw headcount quadruple and profits grow 5x before its LSE flotation generated 16x return.
FDM Group’s unique business model trains graduates in business and technical pathways at one of FDM Group’s Academies worldwide and then deploys them to clients whilst remaining salaried employees of FDM Group. At the time of the flotation, the company’s list of over 130 multinational blue-chip clients included UBS, Virgin and British Airways.
Value acceleration
Management wanted a partner to take the business private from London’s Alternative Investment Market, and then work to accelerate growth, particularly in international markets by utilising our international experts.
Throughout our partnership, FDM Group consistently outperformed in its profit growth. This was achieved principally through a significant expansion of the company’s operations and geographic reach, opening new training academies in the US, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. This expansion drove a significant increase in the number of consultants from 338 at time of investment to in excess of 1,350 across 11 countries at exit. Inflexion also worked closely with the executive team to ensure the business was building solid foundations and the right organisation structure to support such rapid expansion.
The business floated on the LSE in 2014 with a market capitalisation of over £300m.
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