Browne Jacobson advises Phenna Group on deals
After making 25 M&A deals in 2025, Phenna Group has made a rapid start to 2026 with seven acquisitions already, supported by law firm Browne Jacobson.
The Nottingham-headquartered testing, inspection, certification, and compliance-services firm has added Irish business ENX to its built-environment division.
ENX, founded in 2014, is a Dublin-based mechanical, electrical and plumbing consultancy specialising in the residential new-build housing and retrofit sector in Ireland.
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The company joins Phenna Group as a bolt-on to its subsidiary Building Envelope Technologies (BET) to further strengthen the division’s capabilities across residential design, sustainability, compliance, and post-construction testing.
The Browne Jacobson team was led by Gavin Bluett, partner in the firm’s Irish corporate team.
He was supported by partner William Darmody and associate Nadine Cannon in the Irish corporate team.
Gavin Bluett, corporate partner at Browne Jacobson, who is based in Dublin, said: “Phenna Group is embarking on a highly ambitious growth journey, as reflected in such a large amount of M&A activity in recent years, and we’re excited to play a continued supporting role by advising on many of these deals.
“The ENX deal, following its recent acquisition of Testall Construction Testing Services Limited, helps Phenna Group to gain a foothold in the Irish market.”
Recent deals Browne Jacobson has advised Phenna Group on include its 2025 acquisitions of Irish materials testing and geotechnical services provider Testall, Construction Testing Services in the North, and Loughborough-based forklift inspections and compliance specialist Statutory Inspections Limited.