Alantra advised Sovereign Capital and the management shareholders on the sale of Alcumus, the UK market-leading provider of technology-enabled compliance risk management and certification services, to a secondary buy-out funded by Inflexion Private Equity for £92 million

Sep 2015

Sell-side advisory

Value £92 million

Alantra has advised Sovereign Capital and the management shareholders on the sale of Alcumus, the UK market-leading provider of technology-enabled compliance risk management and certification services, to a secondary buy-out funded by Inflexion Private Equity for £92 million. The transaction represents a return of 4.4x money invested for Sovereign Capital.

Sovereign originally created Alcumus through its platform investment in Sypol, the specialist COSHH and health, safety and environmental risk management services provider, in 2009.With Sovereign’s backing, Alcumus has integrated four bolt-on acquisitions, successfully packaged the breadth of their combined services and has delivered 15 quarters of unbroken organic growth.

Today Alcumus operates throughout the UK and via a global network, combining innovative technology with expert advice to support clients to manage their exposure to risk, comply with the latest legislation, improve business performance and encourage workforce engagement. The business has grown its client base from 600 to over 8000 customers and works with 35% of FTSE 100 companies.