Occupli  makes second acquisition and acquires Elite Ambulance Emergency Training & Supplies

Occupli, owned by Irish private-equity firm Erisbeg, has acquired Elite Private Ambulance Service (Cork) Ltd and Elite Ambulance & Emergency Supplies (Cork) Ltd, a well-established Irish Heart Foundation approved training, consultancy and supplies company. The value of the transaction is not disclosed.

Occupli established over 25 year ago, is Ireland’s leading provider of health and safety training, Food Safety, recruitment, consultancy and environmental solutions. Following their rebrand earlier las year, the company has acquired Elite Private Ambulance Emergency Services (Cork) Ltd and Elite Ambulance & Emergency Supplies (Cork) Ltd, a hugely respected Cork-based Health & Safety training, consultancy and supplies company.

Speaking on the acquisition, Donal Twomey, Director of Elite said “This is a very exciting partnership and is going to broaden the reach of our excellent services and solutions immensely. We look forward to being part of the significant growth of Occupli and look forward to creating new opportunities and achieving sustained growth along the way”.

The Managing Director of Occupli, Martin Clancy explains “We are very pleased to join forces with Donal and his team and look forward to the working with him to continue their great work. Elite Ambulance share the same values as Occupli in putting safety to work for our clients while also offering a number of the same high-quality services. Our emphasis is now on making a seamless integration for Donal, Julie, the team and clients of both parties, creating new opportunities and strengthening our services together.”

Andrew Murphy of Erisbeg also commented on the deal “Occupli’s second acquisition of 2023, demonstrates the significant growth ambitions of the team and also the quality of the businesses they are attracting. The acquisition of Elite Ambulance serves to strengthen the company’s offerings in the market, and emphasizes our commitment to scaling Occupli’s Health & Satefy training offering. Erisbeg is delighted to support Occupli management on this and other transactions as Occupli continues to scale”

Occupli has plans to gradually integrate Elite Ambulance, assuming operational control over time working closely with Donal, Julie, and their team to continue to grow the business.

Throughout the transition, Occupli, Elite Private Ambulance Emergency Services (Cork) Ltd and Elite Ambulance & Emergency Supplies (Cork) Ltd will operate uninterrupted.

Supporting the deal we had Lester Sosa-Villatoro & Emmet Scully from LK Shields, John Kennelly in EY and Aidan Heavey from RBK.

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