Macquarie Capital Private Equity Investment Europe

Certek

Company background

Certek is an international provider of specialist testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) services, delivering a range of mission-critical compliance services to customers across several sectors. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in the UK, Certek employs over 1,000 people across its operations in the UK, US, EU and Australia.

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What attracted us

A high-quality management team with a proven track record of growth in TICC
Clear strategic vision for building a well-diversified and integrated TICC platform with strong cross-sell and synergies
Favourable regulatory and compliance-driven tailwinds supporting strong organic growth trajectory

Our value creation strategy

Organically grow the repeat TICC revenue streams
Provide access to strategic capital to support continued global M&A consolidation of high-quality TICC assets
Enhance platform value through operational improvements, institutionalisation of best practices, cross-selling and synergies

The relationship we have developed with Macquarie Capital since the early days of Certek has been extremely positive. Since our first meeting, I have found the team to be fast-moving, knowledgeable about our sector and great to work with. Their ability to invest across the capital structure has been beneficial to us and has helped Certek scale significantly in a short period of time. We have ambitious growth plans for the coming years and in Macquarie Capital we have found a strategic partner who not only has the strength and intelligence of a large global institution, but also the flexibility and dynamism you would normally associate with a smaller, entrepreneurial firm.”

David Harrison
Founder and CEO, Certek