Headquartered in Nottingham, UK, Phenna Group's aim is to invest in and partner with selected niche, independent Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) companies that serve a variety of sectors, ensuring customers' peace of mind by delivering first class certification and assurance services. This will enable us to fundamentally understand our current and future customers' drivers via strong assurance and certification methodologies. ). This latest acquisition marks our 6th of Q1 2025 and secures a recognised and leading brand that augments our market leading and diverse certification and compliance Division in the United Kingdom and will allow us to generate significant cross selling opportunities across our group of companies.
About Great Place To Work®
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Backed by 30 years of data, their globally recognised Great Place To Work Certification™ and highly competitive Best Workplaces™ Lists enable employers to attract and retain talent, benchmark company culture, and increase revenues. The business has a clear mission, to change the way the world works by creating more resilient, successful, and sustainable businesses. Great Place To Work® gives leaders and organisations the recognition and analytics to create consistently and overwhelmingly positive employee experience. This is something that fully aligns with the values of Phenna Group, so the fit is perfect.
Kunle Malomo, CEO of Great Place to Work® UK, expressed his enthusiasm for the acquisition by Phenna Group: " Selecting the right partner to support our mission and growth ambitions was a major decision for myself and co-shareholders. Since my very first interaction, I've felt confident we have found an equally like-minded partner who will help us reach our vision of a great place to work for all and who also shares our people-focused values. They have been open, honest, and transparent in all our dealings to date, which gives me high confidence that we will do great things together. We believe that the future of work is for all and to do that requires a deep, data-driven understanding of employee sentiment, experience, and engagement. There’s a real sense of excitement about this next chapter, and I’m looking forward to what we can accomplish collectively in the future."
Mike Andrews, Divisional MD of the Certification & Compliance Division at Phenna Group, commented, "I am thrilled to welcome Kunle and the GPTW UK team to Phenna Group. GPTW is a market leading and widely recognised brand, as demonstrated by its impressive track record and enviable client list. Their experience and capability perfectly complement our existing diverse certification and compliance offerings.
I look forward to working with Kunle and his team to deliver on their very ambitious growth plans."
Phil Marshall, CEO of Phenna Group, added, "It is very exciting to welcome GPTW UK to Phenna Group. GPTW UK's experienced team and technical capability extend our certification offering across the UK business landscape. This acquisition further diversifies our fast-growing Certification and Compliance Division and will unlock significant cross-selling opportunities for our UK-based businesses.
I look forward to seeing Kunle and his team excel within Phenna."
I look forward to seeing Kunle and his team excel within Phenna."
The acquisition transaction is subject to usual regulatory clearances.
RSM, Eversheds Sutherland and Hill Dickinson advised Phenna Group.
Benchmark International, Alvarez & Marsal and Penningtons advised GPTW UK.
For further information on Phenna Group, please visit: www.phennagroup.com
For more details on GPTW UK please visit: www.greatplacetowork.co.uk