Lambda Calibration Limited - precision makes perfect

24 April 2025

We have successfully advised UK-based calibration laboratory Lambda Calibration Limited on its sale to Financière Esterel SAS, the France-based, EQT-backed owner and operator of calibration laboratories.

The client

Lambda Calibration is a UKAS-accredited calibration laboratory based in Chorley. It calibrates a wide range of measuring instruments for customers operating across a variety of sectors. Its capabilities include dimensional, electrical, pressure, temperature, and torque calibration.

Headquartered in France, Financière Esterel SAS is a global leader in calibration services. The acquisition demonstrates the high level of activity within the calibration sector and presents a strategic partnership for the Group moving forward to enhance its service portfolio, expand geographically and improve operational efficiencies.

Our solution

RSM’s deal team advised Lambda Calibration on its sale, negotiating the key terms and project managing the transaction through to completion. 

Transaction team: Rikesh Patel, Alyssia Kaczmarczyk and Lydia Corrigan.

Testimonial

“Throughout this whole process, 91̽»¨has been there for me whenever I needed. The team instilled a level of confidence that I’ve never known before—confidence in their abilities to do what needs to done, when it needs to be done, without me having to worry about it. At work, it’s always been me that’s had other people’s backs, but this time 91̽»¨had mine, and that has meant an enormous amount to me.“

Karl Quigley, MD
Lambda Calibration Limited

Rikesh Patel
Rikesh Patel
Corporate Finance Director, M&A
Rikesh Patel
Rikesh Patel
Corporate Finance Director, M&A