Presto – Adelis Equity

About Presto

Presto is a pan-European compliance services specialist offering fire safety and occupational safety trainings to >100,000 B2B customers of all sizes.

The Journey

Attractive roll-up opportunity across highly fragmented and regulated European markets to build a professional and high-quality safety service group focused on saving lives.

Transformed Presto from a company predominantly providing fire safety services in Sweden to a leading safety services group across the Nordics, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands through >70 add-on acquisitions
Established Presto as a compliance service specialist by expanding the company’s service offering beyond fire safety into occupational safety trainings
Invested into digitalization, transformed the company into a proactive sales-driven organization and significantly increased share of recurring and mandatory maintenance revenue
In 2024, Adelis raised a continuation vehicle to support the company’s growth journey and establish Presto as a true European market leader, enabling market entries into Spain and the Netherlands and evaluation of additional new geographies

“Presto showcases our ability to execute accelerated buy-and-build strategies on a pan-European scale and demonstrates that we are a true long-term partner. The past few years have been nothing short of transformative, characterised by a well-executed M&A strategy across multiple European countries, an expanded service offering, and a strong focus on a recurring service business model. We are grateful to our investors, the management team, and the Presto entrepreneurs who have placed their trust in us, enabling us to continue supporting the company in its pursuit of improved workplace and employee safety.”

Erik Hallert