Buy, build, rise – how Phenna does it
In the next interview of our Outlook 2025 series on Buy & Build strategies and the transformative power of acquisition to reshape and elevate business, we talk to Jonathan Harrison, group head of corporate development and M&A at the Phenna Group, a global provider of testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) services, with operations across more than 100 locations and revenues of over EUR 600 million.
Jon shares how Phenna operates with the commercial discipline of an investor-backed company while maintaining the flexibility and agility of a founder-led company. He discusses how the business is structured around five verticals, which gives opportunities to build platforms and achieve meaningful scale: built environment, infrastructure, food and life sciences, industrials, and certification and compliance.
Phenna Group’s buy & build approach is far from one-size-fits-all. “We work closely with the management teams of the businesses we acquire,” Jon explains, “letting them retain their identity and autonomy while giving them the tools and resources to grow.”
The TICC sector touches nearly every aspect of business in some way and continues to evolve, reflecting broader societal trends such as sustainability certification and regulatory expansion.
Read the interview here.
