HESIS is a highly respected national provider of comprehensive, integrated Fire & Security solutions and Hard FM services across key sectors, including Healthcare, Custodial, Defence and Education. Following a period of significant growth for HESIS, which has seen it expand its presence in strategic public sector verticals and build on its exceptional reputation in the market, HE Simm Group decided to divest of the business to focus on core strategic activities.
“We are delighted to see HESIS join the andwis Group and have no doubt it will continue to flourish under its new ownership. The BDO team were fantastic – they guided us through every step of the sale and there was never a time throughout the entire process where I didn’t feel as though we were in good hands. The outcome surpassed all expectations and if you were to ask me if I would work with BDO again, I would say one million percent. We are extremely proud of our heritage which is based on building trusted relationships with our customers, and I can confidently say that the BDO team shares our core values.”
Gareth Simm, CEO, HE Simm Group
“I have been fortunate enough to work with an exceptionally talented team at HESIS and together we have worked tirelessly over the last decade to grow the business to what it is today. We will continue to deliver best in class solutions to our customers and look forward to this next chapter as part of the andwis family. We are incredibly grateful to BDO for their professionalism, hard work and fierce determination to find us the best home. The team were a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend them to anyone who is thinking of selling their business or seeking corporate finance advice.”
Barry Juggins, Managing Director, HESIS Limited
“Barry and the HESIS team, with the support of the HE Simm Group, has created a first-class business with features that really helped us position the business to achieve a strong value on the sale. We are delighted to have advised on the sale of HESIS to andwis Group and wish both companies every success in the future.
This is a significant transaction in the fire & security and FM M&A sectors where BDO has been very active, we were able to leverage on our strong sector experience to support the team and achieve a fantastic result.”
Claire Frangou, Deal Advisory Partner – M&A, BDO LLP
The BDO Project team included:
M&A: Claire Frangou, Chris Cumber, Dom Eccles, Charlie Makin, Sabine Robinson
Financial Modelling: Janie Reid, Alexa Harley, Isaac Kiernan
SPA Review: Lawrence McGinley
Tax: Tom Klouda, Rebecca Park