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Compliance was once seen as the boring segment of the business services market, however, more recently the sector has seen growing interest from investors, with a number of business growing to a size that is attractive to both mid-market private equity and trade buyers. August Equity has recently made two investments into the compliance services space and this article explores the underlying market dynamics, trends in the sector and why August Equity sees it as an exciting space for investing.

August Equity has built a reputation for successfully executing buy and build strategies. Our portfolio has completed more than 350 bolt-on acquisitions across healthcare, education and technology services to create some of the leading businesses in their respective sectors.

For many businesses, there comes a point where external investment is the next logical step.

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