Testimonials

We’re always proud to share the success of our deals, but don’t take our word for it – see what our clients say.

“A big thank you to Charlie and Brian at ICON. They introduced us to a good range of buyers from around the world, negotiated a great deal for Securus and then managed a pretty complex process all the way through to completion. We couldn’t have closed the deal without them to be honest and would definitely recommend them.”

Derek Allen
Chairman

“A big thank you to Brian and Will at ICON who did a great job in managing our exit process from start to finish. They introduced us to a wide range of global buyers and we are delighted with the outcome, JLL is a very good fit. It’s a long and complex process and we certainly couldn’t have navigated it without them. Thanks again.”

Vijay Mistry
Co-founder

“Eddie and the ICON team have been an outstanding support throughout the deal process. Their sector expertise, international reach and commitment to understanding our business has helped us to secure the ideal strategic partner and navigate every stage of the transaction with confidence.”

Frederic Stallaert
CEO of Paperbox

“This deal marks a major step forward for ARC Ride and our ambition to transform electric mobility across Africa. We are delighted with the outcome and excited about what it enables us to do next: scale our infrastructure, reach more riders and accelerate the transition away from petrol. ICON played a critical role throughout the deal process, bringing deep sector expertise, strategic insight and relentless commitment at every stage. Sumeet and Edward were exceptional advisers and true partners to the team, going above and beyond to help us navigate a complex process with confidence and ultimately achieve an outstanding result for ARC Ride.”

Jo Hurst Croft
Founder

“We’re thrilled to reach the next step in our journey and to be supported by NorthEdge. We have an incredibly strong product, evidenced by our roster of world-leading brands, and a great team. NorthEdge will support us to accelerate investment into our commercial team, which in turn will enable us to support more clients to enhance connection and engagement with their people, increase colleague retention and deliver on their ambition of being great places to work.”

Will Murray
CEO

“The Lettings Hub team has worked tirelessly over the past 12 years to deliver fantastic lettings technology and products to our clients. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved and the strong relationships we’ve built, and I’m also enormously grateful to every client that has used our services, every employee who has been a part of our growth journey, and to our shareholders for their unwavering support. Special thanks to ICON for getting the deal across the line and securing such a great result.”

Heidi Shackell
CEO

“The partnership with Aries will enable us to realise our global aspirations for the business, and continue to deliver ongoing product innovation, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to empower companies to simplify their workplace technology and the experiences their people have with it.”

Erik Nicolai
Co-founder and CEO, Workspace 365

“Cloudera and Octopai represent a perfect symbiosis by bringing together centralised data and metadata management. By combining Octopai’s metadata capabilities with Cloudera’s comprehensive data, analytics, and AI platform, we’re addressing the critical challenge of understanding and governing data across multi-cloud and on-premises environments.”

Yael Ben Arie
CEO of Octopai

“David at ICON was a critical member of our team for months offering advice, ideas and pragmatic suggestions with positivity and good humour. He built excellent working relationships with both our side and that of our acquirer. He was always accessible, immensely capable and extraordinarily diligent. The whole team were impressed by his knowledge, working style and output. Highly recommended with zero hesitation.”

Jim McLaughlin
CEO

“ICON team, you rock. You have guided me from considering an exit to actually closing. You all at ICON have been very sharp, process driven, precise, and your advice was consistently and absolutely accurate.”

Luc Legardeur
CEO and Co-founder