Tiger Infrastructure Partners has agreed to acquire Orbis Protect from Synova

Orbis Protect

Orbis Protect is a leading UK‑based owner and operator of technology‑enabled security infrastructure providing essential protection services to critical assets and property. The company provides dynamic security solutions in the UK and Europe, offering products that can be fully integrated to deliver comprehensive and tailored security solutions across key end markets. It has a full suite of solutions that combine the best of technology-, physical- and people-enabled offerings for commercial vacant property, social housing, construction and critical national infrastructure clients, among others.

Orbis Protect owns and operates a large fleet of approximately 2,500 CCTV towers and over 4,000 cameras and alarms, as well as perimeter fencing, barriers and other physical protection assets, which are rapidly deployable to customer sites to provide temporary and semi-permanent security solutions under contract. These assets are supported by internally developed monitoring and control technology, deliver compelling unit economics and produce high reoccurring revenue as the fleet is redeployed across customers and sites.

The Deal

Tiger Infrastructure will provide growth capital to accelerate the company’s market expansion in the UK and internationally through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Investment will also be focused on the continued development of best-in-class proprietary and AI-driven technology solutions, given high-growth demand for these services. The Orbis Protect management team will retain a significant equity stake in the company alongside Tiger Infrastructure and will continue to lead the business into its next chapter of growth.

The transaction marks an exit for European growth equity investor Synova following a successful 4½-year partnership with the company. Since Synova’s investment in 2021, Orbis Protect has grown significantly through a combination of strong organic growth and targeted M&A, marked by expansion into Europe, entry into new market segments and continued development of its proprietary AI-enabled technology platform.

Lincoln International served as the exclusive buy-side financial advisor to Tiger Infrastructure, bringing together its deep M&A sector expertise with its leading Capital Advisory Group offering in an integrated approach to deliver a successful outcome. Alongside advising on the acquisition, Lincoln arranged a highly attractive acquisition financing package to support the business going forward.

Our Perspective

Martijn Koops, Lincoln International Managing Director & Head of Benelux who led the transaction, commented, “We are delighted to have supported Tiger Infrastructure in anchoring its platform in the tech-enabled security space, which is seeing significant long-term growth driven by several highly attractive secular trends. Orbis is a high-quality business with a lot of growth optionality, well positioned to bank on these trends. The transaction further extends Lincoln’s unmatched track record in the space.”

Vinod Stalam, Lincoln International Managing Director, added, “With Tiger Infrastructure, Orbis is getting an experienced partner best-positioned to help scale and accelerate the platform in the UK and internationally. The deal marks another successful transaction for Lincoln’s European Business Services Group and demonstrates our ability to provide cross-border sector expertise and collaboration for our investor clients.”

Tiger Infrastructure Partners

Tiger Infrastructure Partners is an innovative private equity firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle market infrastructure companies. Tiger’s value-add approach targets growth investments across the digital infrastructure, energy transition and transportation sectors in North America and Europe, where Tiger believes strong tailwinds are driving demand for new infrastructure. Tiger maintains offices in New York and London.

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