Transaction

Clearwater advises LDC and Stroma on its exit to Phenna Group

Transaction

LDC on its sale of Stroma to Phenna Group

Sell-side

Undisclosed

Role

Adviser to LDC and Stroma on its exit to Phenna Group

Sector

Industrial & Chemicals

Region

United Kingdom

Clearwater has advised LDC and Stroma, a market leader in sustainability and compliance services across the built environment in the UK, on its exit to Phenna Group.

Headquartered in Wakefield, Stroma is the UK’s leading provider of technology-driven safety, sustainability and compliance services to clients across all stages of the building lifecycle, from pre-construction through to occupancy. Its services include testing, consultancy and building control, along with inspection and maintenance work. As part of its testing and consultancy work, it helps customers from multi-national corporations to SMEs on their journey to becoming net zero through increasing energy efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions and wastage.

Since LDC invested in Stroma in 2014, the business has expanded its range of sustainability services in design and consultancy to become a leading provider to the built environment industry. The business is currently in the advanced stages of the B-Corporation certification process.

Headquartered in Nottingham, UK, Phenna Group's aim is to invest in and partner with selected niche, independent Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) companies that serve a variety of sectors, ensuring customers' peace of mind by delivering first class assurance services.

Through its extensive network, Phenna Group will now support Stroma to further expand its customer base and enhance its portfolio of market-leading services.

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Stroma’s core purpose of providing safety, sustainability and compliance service within the built environment has been developed with the full support of the LDC team. With LDC’s partnership, the business has transformed and is now on track for B-Corp certified status as a purpose driven business.

Martin Holt, CEO of Stroma
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We’re proud to have supported Stroma to cement its market leading position and in making significant progress towards helping the built environment industry to become net zero by 2050. Stroma is just one example of us working closely with management teams we support across our portfolio to help develop sustainable solutions which reduce the carbon footprint of their own operations or of their customers’. We wish the team well on the next stage of their growth journey.

Aziz Ul-Haq, Partner at LDC

I am very excited to complete the acquisition of Stroma Group. Stroma has a strong reputation in the marketplace and fits closely with our strategy of creating a differentiated group of niche TICC businesses. Their range of services is highly complementary to that of Phenna Group and I look forward to working with the team to help deliver our very ambitious growth plans.

Paul Barry, Group CEO of Phenna Group

It has been a pleasure working with LDC and Stroma on this transaction. LDC have been supportive long-term investors in Stroma. We are confident that Phenna is the the right strategic partner to help Stroma deliver its next phase of growth. We would like to wish Phenna and the team at Stroma all the best for the future.

Richard Goldsack, Partner, Clearwater

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