Phenna Group

About 

Inflexion’s 18-month minority partnership with TICC specialist Phenna saw EBITDA more than double with 23 acquisitions as an international platform of scale was created, valued at over £1bn when it was sold. 

Phenna Group is a global business focused on the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) sector and consists of a broad range of TICC businesses currently serving the industrial manufacturing and built environment markets. The company continues is consolidating the highly fragmented TICC industry by acquiring select niche, independent TICC businesses that serve critical end-markets in the UK and internationally. 

Value acceleration 

Inflexion was well positioned to help Phenna achieve its ambitious growth plans due to its substantial experience in the sector following investments in Alcumus, British Engineering Services and Cawood Scientific. Inflexion’s significant M&A experience enabled Phenna to undertake 23 acquisitions in six countries as the firm accelerated its internationalisation, adding significant revenues in Asia and the Middle East and expanding into new end-market sectors. Inflexion also supported the build-out of the central leadership team.