Anco Investments

We acquire and build business services companies

Anco is a long-term investment group focused on acquiring established compliance and testing businesses across Ireland and the UK.

We partner with owners and management teams to build on what they have created, while providing the capital, ownership and commercial experience to support the next stage of the business.

Focus

Our focus

We focus on established compliance and testing businesses across Ireland and the UK.

We are interested in meeting owners who have built strong businesses and are considering the next stage of ownership.

01

Established

Businesses with a proven track record, established customers and a strong reputation in their market.

02

Compliance & Testing

Businesses operating within compliance, testing, inspection, certification and related technical services.

03

Owner-led

Businesses where an owner has built something valuable and is considering what comes next.

04

Long-term

Businesses where Anco can take a long-term ownership position and support the next stage of growth.

Ownership

Built for the long term

Anco is building a group of businesses that we intend to own for the long term.

We are not building around a predetermined exit date.

We want to work with owners and management teams who care about the businesses they have built and want a partner who will continue investing in them.

  1. 01Own
  2. 02Understand
  3. 03Improve
  4. 04Build
  5. 05Compound

Capital

Backed by long-term capital

Anco is backed by high-net-worth individuals and prominent family offices who share a long-term approach to business ownership.

Geography

Ireland & UK

We focus on established compliance and testing businesses across Ireland and the UK.

Sellers

For business owners

Selling a business is about more than price.

For many owners, what happens to the business, its people and its reputation matters.

Anco aims to be a straightforward, long-term owner.

If you've built a good compliance or testing business and are thinking about what comes next, we'd like to hear from you.

Talk to Anco