Ranger Fire and Security has announced a significant investment from Inflexion, a premier mid-market private equity firm from Europe. The investment is intended to support Ranger's growth plans and acquisition strategy in the UK and Ireland, enhancing the infrastructure of its fire and security services.
Inflexion's investment is expected to boost Ranger’s acquisition strategy, focusing on acquiring successful local businesses. This development allows Ranger to further integrate back-office functions across its group, which played a crucial role in attracting Inflexion’s interest.
National and European ambitions
The collaboration aims to establish a robust national fire and security services platform in the UK and Ireland, with an eye on potential future expansion into continental Europe. Since its inception, Ranger has achieved numerous milestones, such as acquiring over 25 high-performing local businesses and achieving over £75 million in revenue.
Ranger has achieved numerous milestones, such as acquiring over 25 high-performing local businesses
Hyperion Equity Partners, a previous investor, will reinvest significantly alongside Inflexion to aid Ranger's objectives of becoming a comprehensive safety services provider. Inflexion, known for its expertise in fostering growth through acquisition, manages €20 billion in assets and has facilitated over 650 acquisitions within its portfolio.
Leadership and continuity
Ranger's current leadership team remains unchanged, maintaining strategic continuity for the company. Mark Bridges, CEO of Ranger Fire and Security, highlighted the organisation's rapid expansion across the UK and Ireland, combining trusted local business reputations with a broad national reach.
“This is a landmark moment for Ranger. In just a short space of time we’ve built a strong footprint covering all parts of the UK and Ireland. We’ve brought together some of the industry’s highest-performing local businesses, combining their trusted customer reputations with the scale and reach of a national platform,” said Bridges.
Growing partnerships
Michael Baster from Inflexion expressed enthusiasm over partnering with Ranger’s leadership, noting the company’s compelling platform and future growth opportunities. Dylan Smith of Hyperion Equity Partners reiterated their belief in Ranger’s strategy, confirming a long-term commitment to its success.
“Ranger has built a compelling platform and we are excited to be partnering with Mark and the team as they accelerate the company’s next phase of growth,” remarked Baster. “We have great conviction in Mark, the Ranger team and the Inflexion team, driving our significant re-investment and long-term commitment,” added Smith.
This strategic collaboration promises to fortify Ranger Fire and Security’s position as a provider of fire and security services, leveraging these new partnerships to propel future growth and service delivery.
Ranger Fire and Security (Ranger), a national one-stop solution for fire and security services, is pleased to announce that Inflexion, a pioneer European mid-market firm, has made a majority investment in the business, accelerating its growth plans and acquisition strategy across the UK and Ireland.
The investment will enable Ranger to continue acquiring high-performing local businesses, a core part of its growth strategy, and will also support the further integration of back-office functions across the Group – both important factors in Inflexion’s decision to invest.
Security services platform
Together, these measures will help advance Ranger’s ambition to build a truly national fire and security services platform, while supporting a potential move into continental Europe in the future.
The landmark deal builds on numerous successes by Ranger since it was launched, including:
- Acquiring over 25 high-performing local businesses covering the whole of Great Britain and Ireland
- Reaching over 500 employees across the Group and achieving revenues of over £75 million
- Winning the Actum Buy and Build Value Creation Award as a portfolio company of Hyperion Equity Partners
- Rolling out an enhanced, market-pioneer benefits package to all employees, with more details to be announced shortly
Ambitious management teams
As part of the transaction, Hyperion will be making a substantial re-investment alongside Inflexion to support Ranger’s long-term strategic goals in creating an industry-pioneer safety services business.
Inflexion is a pioneer European mid-market private equity firm with €20bn under management, investing in high growth, entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious management teams and working in partnership with them to accelerate growth. Inflexion has a strong track record of supporting growth through acquisition with its portfolio completing 650 acquisitions to date.
All members of the Ranger leadership team will remain in post, ensuring continuity and reinforcing the clear success of the Ranger team to date in delivering on its mission to become a one-stop shop for all fire and security needs.
Trusted customer reputations
Mark Bridges, CEO, Ranger Fire and Security, said: “This is a landmark moment for Ranger. In just a short space of time we’ve built a strong footprint covering all parts of the UK and Ireland. We’ve brought together some of the industry’s highest-performing local businesses, combining their trusted customer reputations with the scale and reach of a national platform.”
“Ranger has had strong interest from potential investors since it launched, and in Inflexion we have a blue-chip investor with a track record of backing fast-paced buy-and-build. This investment is a strong endorsement of our strategy and the momentum we’ve built. With their support and expertise, we can accelerate our plans, scale faster and continue building a leading one-stop shop for fire and security services.”
High-quality businesses
Michael Baster, Partner at Inflexion, said: “Ranger has built a compelling platform and we are excited to be partnering with Mark and the team as they accelerate the company’s next phase of growth. With a clear vision, acquisition strategy and a strong track record of integrating high-quality businesses, we see significant further opportunity ahead.”
Dylan Smith, Partner, Hyperion Equity Partners, said: “We are proud to see the hard work of the Ranger team come to fruition. Backing proven leaders in resilient markets alongside like-minded partners is core to our strategy at Hyperion.”
“We have great conviction in Mark, the Ranger team and the Inflexion team, driving our significant re-investment and long-term commitment to creating the leading fire and security provider. The Hyperion team are looking forward to continuing to support the business and are excited to see the success of Ranger’s strategy and future growth alongside Inflexion.”
