Arrowpoint Advisory's Business Services team has advised Dalcour Maclaren ("DM"), a leading utilities and infrastructure consultancy, on securing growth investment from MML Capital.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Bicester, DM is a leading provider of land, planning, environmental, stakeholder engagement and geospatial services. The business employs more than 750 people across the UK and Ireland and supports the development and delivery of major infrastructure projects spanning energy, water, transport and digital networks.
Over the last two decades, DM has achieved sustained growth while building a highly loyal client base and an extensive national footprint, underpinned by continued investment in people, technology and service capabilities.
The investment from MML marks a significant milestone in DM's growth journey and will support the next phase of expansion across the UK and Ireland. The partnership will enable the business to continue investing in its people, broaden its service offering, expand geographically, enhance its technology and data capabilities, and pursue selective strategic acquisitions.
The transaction comes at a time of increasing demand for DM's specialist services, driven by substantial investment in energy, water, transport and digital infrastructure projects across the UK. With significant long-term infrastructure spending commitments, an increasing focus on energy transition and network upgrades, and growing project complexity, DM is well positioned to support clients in delivering nationally critical infrastructure programmes.
James Neil, CEO of Dalcour Maclaren, commented: “Over the past 23 years, we’ve built DM into the business it is today, achieving around 20% growth year after year. From the beginning, our plan has been to find the right investment partner at the right time to help us achieve our ambitions faster and better support the increasing needs of our clients. MML stood out as a natural choice. They understand our market, our values and the unique approach that sets us apart. We’re excited to welcome MML into the DM ONETEAM. Their experience and expertise will help us accelerate our growth while staying true to what has made us successful and we know this partnership will put us in a fantastic position for the next exciting stage of our journey.”
Joe Austin, Managing Director at Arrowpoint Advisory, said: “Having worked with James and the DM team over a number of years, we were delighted to help secure investment from MML and enable the business to accelerate its already-impressive growth. This transaction is another important milestone for our Built Environment practice, which continues to go from strength-to-strength in the context of structural sector growth drivers and increasing investment in critical infrastructure.”
James Neil concluded: “The whole team at Dalcour Maclaren would like to thank Simon, Joe, Harry, Dylan, Caoimhe and the Arrowpoint team for their hands on support and strategic guidance, which were critical in securing this exciting partnership with MML.”
