Spy Alarms

Sep 3, 2020

Submitted 03/09/2020 - 4:21pm Crescent Capital Group's European Specialty Lending strategy has provided unitranche financing to support the acquisition of Spy Alarms by Phoenix Equity Partners. Crescent has also provided an acquisition facility to support Spy Alarms’ ongoing buy-and-build strategy. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. Spy Alarms is a provider of electronic security and fire alarm services to both domestic and commercial customers. The company supplies, maintains and monitors security and fire alarm systems across London and South East of England, and currently has approximately 30,000 customers. Spy Alarms offers a full suite of security products that include intruder alarms, CCTV, fire safety systems and access control solutions. The management team has focused on growing the business through M&A, with 16 acquisitions completed since inception, and providing customers with best-in-class engineer and support services. “We were attracted to this opportunity to support the growth of Spy Alarms due to the company’s strong recurring revenue through monitoring and maintenance contracts, stable demand, and its loyal customer base driven by the company’s high level of service,” says Christine Vanden Beukel, Managing Director and head of Crescent’s European Specialty Lending strategy. “We believe Crescent’s flexible capital solutions are especially attractive to leading sponsors like Phoenix Equity Partners as they work to support high-growth portfolio businesses like Spy Alarms.”