Acquirer · Listed strategic
Halma
A group of around 50 small and medium-sized safety, environmental and healthcare technology companies that targets global niches and keeps acquired businesses as standalone companies.
- Amersham, UK
- Headquarters
- Safety, environmental and healthcare technology
- Focus
- London Stock Exchange
- Listing
At a glance
- Type
- Listed strategic acquirer
- Listing
- London Stock Exchange (HLMA)
- Sectors
- Safety; Environmental & Analysis; Healthcare
- Group size
- About 50 operating companies
- Recent cadence
- 5 acquisitions in FY26
- Integration model
- Standalone companies, management retained
How Halma buys
Halma describes itself as a global group of life-saving technology companies, organised in three sectors — Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Healthcare — and says it targets global niches in markets with long-term growth drivers.
Acquired businesses typically continue as standalone companies within a sector. When it bought FirePro in 2023, for example, Halma said the business would operate as a standalone company in its Safety sector and keep its existing management team.
Notable deals
FirePro (Limassol, Cyprus)
Aerosol fire suppression systems. €150m on a cash-free, debt-free basis, funded from existing facilities.
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Sources
Facts last checked 20 October 2026. Public information only — spotted something out of date? It will be corrected with a dated note.
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Acquisition history
Table of disclosed transactions with dates, sectors and terms where public.