Evolve Corporate Finance, the national M&A advisory practice headquartered in Birmingham, has successfully advised Opus Safety on securing a minority investment from BGF and acquisition facilities from OakNorth to accelerate its growth plans.
Birmingham-headquartered Opus Safety is a tech-enabled health and safety, HR, and occupational health solutions provider to a broad range of SMEs nationwide. The business was founded by John Southall, Ian Hatherly, and Tom Baverstock in 2022 and over the last three years has built a strong reputation as a high-quality, solutions-led partner for its clients. Its proprietary Opus Compliance Cloud software solution helps clients transform and digitise their operations.
The business has achieved significant success to date, including completing several acquisitions, and has ambitions to continue scaling both organically and through M&A. The funding will support further acquisitions and facilitate continued product innovation for the business.
An advisory team at Evolve Corporate Finance, led by David Neate, partner, with support from director David Lee, provided advice to the board and management team of Opus Safety.
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“We have worked with Opus since its formation in 2022, supporting them on their growth strategy and helping them to identify, acquire, and integrate several acquisitions. Having developed a proven business model, we are delighted to have secured this latest round of funding for Opus, which will enable the business to scale at pace and fully capitalise on its opportunities for further growth.”
Evolve Corporate Finance
David Neate, partner
“Evolve’s expertise truly shone in their ability to identify an investor who not only provided the necessary growth capital but also aligned perfectly with our long-term vision. Furthermore, they expertly leveraged this by orchestrating significant debt finance with OakNorth, a critical step in accelerating our expansion. The support and advice we received throughout this complex process were exceptional, making a significant difference to our future. We’re incredibly happy with the outcomes achieved through our partnership with Evolve Corporate Finance.”
Opus Safety
John Southall, founder
The deal team
Who made it happen
David Neate
Partner
