Testing, Inspection& Certification
M&A and market trends | 2020
M&A AT THE CROSSROADOF NEW STRATEGIES
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Covid-19 accelerates TIC market changes
MICHEL DEGRYCK
Managing Partner
“ Digital, sensors and societal
expectations for greater
compliance, wellness and
sustainability are
transforming the TIC market.
This is driving M&A strategies
and supporting historically
high valuations for tech-
enabled players. ”
• The resilient and constantly growing TIC market is facing its first downturn, as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time, market leaders forecast decreasing revenues in 2020.
• We anticipate 2020 revenues to decrease by 10% vs. 2019 depending on positioning. The most affected players are exposed to the O&G, trade, construction and transportation markets, while the food, security or pharma specialists keep on growing.
• Notwithstanding, the TIC industry remains a sound market that will rebound promptly, driven by historical regulation and outsourcing trends, and increasingly by customer and employee sustainability, compliance and wellness expectations.
• Digital, data and technologies (notably sensors, portable instruments and IoT) are rapidly transforming internal processes, service offers and business models.
• This is creating M&A opportunities for both private equity investors seeking to support emerging tech-enabled players; and for historical market players selling non-core assets and acquiring tech-enabled platforms and new skills.
• The Covid-19 crisis has enabled widespread remote working and digital access to services across every domain. Our belief is that this unprecedented pandemic crisis is a catalyst for all TIC market stakeholders to accelerate digitalisation and implement new service offers.
Capitalmind I TIC M&A report 20202
TECH IS TRANSFORMING THE TIC INDUSTRY AND LIFTING VALUATIONS
KEY INSIGHTS
ADDRESSABLE MARKET FOR TIC PROVIDERS
3
€bn
COVID-19 IMPACT ON 2020 REVENUES
LONG-TERM MARKET GROWTH
Technologies, data and digitalisation are transforming the TIC industry and driving the emergence of new business models
TECH-ENABLED
High valuation multiples are supported by the large combined appetite of listed market leaders, and also by private equity, who are aggressively pursuing buy & build strategies
HIGH M&A INTENSITY
95
-10%
5%
• Accelerated market consolidation is expected, in order to achieve the following objectives:
1. Transform the organization to generate cost savings and efficiencies;
2. Develop new business models that are subscription based and embedded into the client organization;
3. Accelerate globalization and access to new end-markets;
4. Respond to client demand for end-to-end solutions - to better manage and improve quality and safety, risk management, security of people & systems, compliance and sustainability & climate.
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SELECTED TRANSACTIONS ADVISED BY OUR TEAM
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sold to
Commodities inspection& testing
Fire safety inspection
sold to sold to
Rail inspection O&G pre-shipment inspection
sold
to
Infrastructure inspection services
sold
to
acquired
Food safety compliance
sold to
Food safety consulting
Agricultural testing services
sold
to
Non-destructive testing
sold
to
CEP Industrie sold to
Fire safety consulting Food Testing Laboratory
acquired
Oil testing and inspection service
sold
to
ETS
Capitalmind I TIC M&A report 2020
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Contact us
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Jonathan ArrowsmithManaging Partner+44 207 597 [email protected]
Guilaume ten HaveDirector+33 1 48 24 63 [email protected]
Ervin SchellenbergManaging Partner+49 1 77 41 32 [email protected]
Marleen VermeerPartner+1 66 96 66 44 [email protected]
Thibault Laroche-JoubertPartner+33 1 48 24 62 [email protected]
Stig Madsen LachenmeierManaging Partner+45 20 433 [email protected]
Michel DegryckManaging Partner+33 1 48 24 62 [email protected]
Jan Willem JonkmanManaging Partner+31 6 20 21 14 [email protected]
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