LRQA has been featured in Mergermarket – a leading outlet for global M&A intelligence and market insight – in an article outlining the company’s active strategy to strengthen its global footprint and broaden its service offering.
In the interview, CEO Ian Spaulding sets out LRQA’s growth ambitions, priority markets and focus capability areas.
Targeting strategic growth
With revenues exceeding £500m in 2025, LRQA is targeting multiple acquisitions this year, with several already in exclusivity. The strategy is designed to deepen both geographic reach and sector expertise for its global client base.
While LRQA has a strong foundation in the UK and Europe, expansion priorities include the Americas, China and wider Asia. The company is focused on scaling capabilities in high-growth areas such as ESG, cybersecurity, supply chain intelligence and data analytics, alongside complementary advisory and software solutions.
Recent acquisitions – including examples such as EcoEngineers, RESET Carbon and Core Business Solutions – have strengthened LRQA’s integrated risk management platform, enhancing expertise across human rights and labour standards, carbon and climate services, digital assurance and sector-specific compliance technologies.
Supporting clients in a shifting risk landscape
LRQA supports more than 61,000 clients operating in critical sectors including supply chain, energy, manufacturing and sustainability, and employs over 6,400 employees and contractors worldwide.
Spaulding noted that organizations are navigating an increasingly complex risk environment shaped by geopolitical developments, trade pressures and rapid technological change. At the same time, he emphasised that these dynamics create opportunity for businesses looking to grow and evolve.
“We see the opportunities everywhere we look,” he said, “because companies want to grow, evolve and manage their business better. Managing risk is part of running a great business.”
The profile highlights LRQA’s continued investment in building a globally connected, technology-enabled risk management platform to help clients navigate an increasingly complex regulatory and operational landscape.
Read the full article: https://ionanalytics.com/insights/uncategory/lrqa-pursuing-acquisitions-to-strengthen-footprint-and-offering-ceo/
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This article is based on coverage by Mergermarket and is shared with permission. The original article, “LRQA pursuing acquisitions to strengthen footprint and offering – CEO” published on January 21, 2026, by Katka Krosnar, is available to paid subscribers via ION Analytics | Mergermarket.
