Engineering Solutions Group Limited and its subsidiary businesses, including ECS Engineering Limited, have been acquired by NG Bailey Limited, a major UK-based independent engineering and infrastructure services provider.
Engineering Solutions Group Limited is headquartered in Nottinghamshire and is a specialist engineering group operating across the water, environmental and wider infrastructure sectors. At its heart sits ECS Engineering, which has expertise in mechanical and electrical engineering, specialist steel and composite fabrication, civil engineering and the supply of advanced water control products. Its key customers include the Environment Agency, Severn Trent Water, Anglian Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water.
Crowe acted as full sell side adviser on the transaction, identifying the buyer, negotiating the transaction, steering the shareholders through the process and managing the entire mandate. The Corporate Finance team was led by Andy Kay supported by Phoebe Turner.
“The sale of Engineering Solutions Group to NG Bailey was a complex and highly significant transaction for our shareholders, and the support we received from Andy Kay, Phoebe Turner and the wider Crowe team was exceptional throughout. Their commercial insight, technical expertise and calm, pragmatic approach gave us real confidence at every stage of the process. They identified the buyer and worked tirelessly to deliver shareholder value, manage the due diligence process and steer negotiations to a successful outcome. I would have no hesitation in recommending Andy, Phoebe and the team at Crowe to any shareholder team considering a sale.”
Steve Iles, Chairman, Engineering Solutions Group Limited