LRQA Acquires Five Specialist Risk & Assurance Firms
June 5, 2025
LRQA has acquired five specialist consultancies — Ergon Associates, RESET Carbon, StepUp Solution Services, Core Business Solutions and EcoEngineers — completing five strategic purchases in five months to broaden its risk management, ESG, food-safety and energy-transition capabilities. The bolt-on acquisitions expand LRQA’s geographic footprint (notably into North America and Asia) and add technical expertise in labour & human-rights, carbon management, QMS certification and renewable-fuels decarbonization.
- Buyers
- LRQA
- Targets
- Ergon Associates, RESET Carbon, StepUp Solution Services, Core Business Solutions, EcoEngineers
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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