Another acquisition for growing Contollo Group

Inside the deal: Backed by private equity firm, NorthEdge, Engineering Services Partnership (ESP) marks Contollo’s fourth acquisition. 

The Knutsford-headquartered firm also brought Abacus, MBA, and TACE into its portfolio this year, growing the group headcount to more than 160. 

Established in 1997, ESP has four main offices in Croydon, Peterborough, Manchester and Edinburgh.  

The company offers specialist engineering expertise across a range of sectors, including: 

• Banking 

• Critical facilities 

• Datacentres 

• Retail 

• Industrial & Logistics  

• Commercial 

Contollo has set out to acquire seven businesses across the UK over the next three years as part of its growth programme. 

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For Contollo: 

• Langtons (finance advisory) 

• Chiara Pettinicchio (client-side deal support) 

• Alvarez & Marsal, Manchester (corporate finance advisory and project management) 

• Cowgills (finance and tax due diligence) 

• Mills & Reeve (legal support) 

James Cowper Kreston (JCK) and Blandy & Blandy acted for ESP. 

“This partnership will allow us to combine the extensive strengths and sector experience of ESP with the expertise and existing MEP capabilities of the Contollo team,” said Ruth Percival, CEO of Contollo Group.  

“ESP is a forward-thinking, innovative company with an exceptional blue chip client portfolio.  

“We are looking forward to working with the team and welcoming them to the growing Contollo Group.” 

Philip Graham-Clare, managing director at ESP, added: “We’re incredibly excited about the opportunity to be part of the Contollo Group.  

“This transaction combines our strengths and enables us to deliver additional services, increased capacity, and even greater efficiency and sustainability for our clients, something we’re very passionate about.” 

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