Buyers seeking facilities & planned maintenance businesses in the UK
Explore verified buyer profiles, target criteria, and confidential acquisition mandates actively looking for businesses in this sector.
UK planned facilities maintenance providers with recurring commercial contracts, multi-trade engineer teams and structured PPM programmes, sought by acquirers building national FM platforms.
6 live requirements
Live requirements
Current mandates in Facilities & Planned Maintenance
Showing 1–6 of 6 live mandates
- Facilities & Planned MaintenanceBW000800
Facilities or planned maintenance business wanted in the Midlands
A UK trade buyer is considering the acquisition of a facilities or planned maintenance business in the Midlands, with annual turnover of £3m to £5m. Confidential approaches from owners or advisers are welcomed. The buyer is open to a full or majority acquisition.
- Location
- England – Midlands
- Turnover
- £3m to £5m
- Buyer
- Trade buyer
View Facilities & Planned Maintenance requirement - Facilities & Planned MaintenanceBW000631
Facilities or planned maintenance business wanted across the UK
A UK search fund is considering the acquisition of a facilities or planned maintenance business across the UK, with annual turnover of £10m to £25m. Confidential approaches from owners or advisers are welcomed. The buyer is open to a full or majority acquisition.
- Location
- UK wide
- Turnover
- £10m to £25m
- Buyer
- Search fund
View Facilities & Planned Maintenance requirement - Facilities & Planned MaintenanceBW000562
Facilities or planned maintenance business wanted in South East England by a trade buyer
A European trade buyer is seeking the full acquisition of a facilities or planned maintenance business in South East England, with annual turnover of £1m to £3m. Confidential approaches from owners or advisers are welcomed.
- Location
- England – South East
- Turnover
- £1m to £3m
- Buyer
- Trade buyer
View Facilities & Planned Maintenance requirement - Facilities & Planned MaintenanceBW000558
Facilities or planned maintenance business wanted in South East England
A UK trade buyer is seeking the full acquisition of a facilities or planned maintenance business in South East England, with annual turnover of £1m to £3m. Confidential approaches from owners or advisers are welcomed.
- Location
- England – South East
- Turnover
- £1m to £3m
- Buyer
- Trade buyer
View Facilities & Planned Maintenance requirement - Facilities & Planned MaintenanceBW000556
Facilities or planned maintenance business wanted across the UK by a search fund
A UK search fund is seeking a majority stake in a facilities or planned maintenance business across the UK, with annual turnover of £3m to £5m. Confidential approaches from owners or advisers are welcomed.
- Location
- UK wide
- Turnover
- £3m to £5m
- Buyer
- Search fund
View Facilities & Planned Maintenance requirement - Facilities & Planned MaintenanceBW000486
Facilities or planned maintenance business wanted in Wales
A UK trade buyer is seeking a majority stake in a facilities or planned maintenance business in Wales, with annual turnover of £1m to £3m. Confidential approaches from owners or advisers are welcomed.
- Location
- Wales
- Turnover
- £1m to £3m
- Buyer
- Trade buyer
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Sub-sector context
About this sub-sector
Facilities & Planned Maintenance in depth
Facilities and planned maintenance covers UK businesses delivering multi-trade planned preventative maintenance, reactive callouts and small works to commercial, public-sector and industrial estates. Contracts are typically structured around scheduled PPM visits with SLA response windows for reactive attendance, and revenue is spread across engineer disciplines and customer sites.
Why buyers acquire
Why acquirers target facilities & planned maintenance businesses
Acquirers pursue planned FM operators for recurring contracted revenue, engineer headcount and the framework or preferred-supplier positions that support cross-sell of additional services. Trade buyers consolidate to spread management overhead across more sites, while private-equity platforms build national FM groups with regional depots and self-delivery capability.
What buyers value
What makes a target attractive
Buyer briefs favour a settled multi-trade engineer team, current SafeContractor, CHAS, Constructionline and, where relevant, NICEIC or Gas Safe accreditations, and a healthy PPM-to-reactive revenue ratio. A capable operations manager, CAFM or job-management system in daily use, and a low-friction handover of framework contracts materially strengthen the fit.
Geographic reach
UK regional context
Live requirements sit across the UK, with concentrations around London and the South East, the Midlands and the North West. Regional bolt-ons are frequently considered to close national coverage on commercial and public-sector frameworks.
Explore by focus
Sub-sectors within Technical Trade & Maintenance
- Sub-sector9 live
Plumbing, Heating & Gas Engineering
UK plumbing, heating and gas engineering businesses with Gas Safe registered engineers, recurring service books and mixed domestic and commercial customers, sought by acquirers.
Browse Plumbing, Heating & Gas Engineering mandates - Sub-sector6 live
Commercial Cleaning & Hygiene
UK commercial cleaning and hygiene businesses with recurring contracts across offices, healthcare, education and industrial sites, sought by trade and private-equity acquirers.
Browse Commercial Cleaning & Hygiene mandates - Sub-sector5 live
Decontamination & Specialist Cleaning
UK decontamination and specialist cleaning providers covering biohazard, trauma, mould, sewage, industrial and post-incident restoration work, sought by acquirers building compliance-led service groups with insurer-referred revenue.
Browse Decontamination & Specialist Cleaning mandates - Sub-sector5 live
Lift, Access & Compliance Services
UK lift, escalator, hoist and access-equipment service businesses with recurring maintenance contracts and regulated compliance work, sought by acquirers building specialist groups.
Browse Lift, Access & Compliance Services mandates - Sub-sector5 live
Specialist Technical Services
UK specialist technical service businesses that do not fit the standard trade categories but hold recurring commercial contracts and skilled engineer teams, sought by acquirers.
Browse Specialist Technical Services mandates - Sub-sector4 live
HVAC, Air Conditioning & Ventilation
UK HVAC, air-conditioning and ventilation contractors with recurring service books, F-Gas registered engineers and mixed commercial and industrial customers, sought by acquirers.
Browse HVAC, Air Conditioning & Ventilation mandates
Frequently asked
Common questions about this sector
Do buyers prefer PPM-heavy or reactive-heavy contract mixes?
Most buyers prefer a PPM-weighted mix because scheduled work is easier to underwrite. A modest proportion of reactive callouts is typically welcome where it evidences the customer relationship and cross-sell potential.
Are subcontractor engineers acceptable in the mix?
Yes, provided that self-delivered work still covers the core disciplines and that subcontractor use is disciplined, documented and priced sensibly against direct engineer cost.
How important is CAFM or job-management software?
Very important. Buyers expect asset registers, SLA tracking and audit-quality records to move across on completion, and a functioning system materially reduces integration risk.
What EBITDA and revenue ranges are buyers looking for?
Each requirement states its own target turnover band, and many also set out profitability expectations, deal structure and the acquirer's funding position. Ranges run from owner-managed businesses through to established groups, so the individual mandate page is always the definitive statement of what that buyer will consider.
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