Provantage Corporate Finance acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of Clarke Banks, a leading UK building safety and fire engineering group, and Xact Consulting & Training, a specialist provider of fire safety training and qualifications, on their sale to CERTANIA, the international Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) group

This acquisition brings together two highly complementary businesses within CERTANIA’S global network, combining building safety advisory fire engineering, and a leading fire safety qualifications and apprenticeships provider into one integrated UK platform