2i acquires Planit UK to create the UK’s largest pure-play quality assurance business
Rockpool Investments is pleased to announce that portfolio company 2i, a leading provider of quality assurance services, has acquired Planit UK. This transformative acquisition creates the UK’s largest pure-play quality assurance business and marks a significant milestone in 2i’s growth journey. Following this acquisition, the 2i Group has more than doubled in size since Rockpool’s investment in April 2024.
The acquisition brings together two highly complementary businesses to form a combined specialist operation of 600 staff, deepening 2i’s capability across quality assurance, software testing, strategic test consultancy, ERP testing and AI assurance. Supported by 2i’s India Delivery Centre in Hyderabad, the enlarged business is exceptionally well placed to deliver high-quality specialist support at scale to clients across the public and private sectors.
Planit UK is the second acquisition completed by 2i in the two years since Rockpool’s initial investment, the first being the strategic acquisition of nFocus in January 2025. This deal demonstrates the pace and ambition with which Dave Kelly and the management team are executing 2i’s buy-and-build strategy, and the commitment to significantly expand capability, sector footprint and market reach.
Alongside its growth ambitions, 2i has also been certified as a Great Place to Work for the third consecutive year, reflecting its continued focus on culture, collaboration and employee experience.
“The acquisition of Planit UK is a transformative step for 2i and a strong demonstration of the strategy we set out to deliver together at the time of investment. Bringing together two best-in-class quality assurance businesses creates a market leader of real scale and depth, with the platform, capability and ambition to continue growing over the coming years.”
Guy Nieuwenhuys, Investment Director at Rockpool Investments“This is a significant step for 2i and a major milestone in our growth journey. Planit UK brings real strength to our business in specialist expertise, sector reach and complementary capability, creating a stronger platform for the future. We have been clear about our ambition to grow, broaden what we offer clients and continue building a market-leading quality assurance business in the UK. This acquisition delivers on that ambition and gives us even greater scope to innovate, scale and support clients through increasingly complex technology change.”
Dave Kelly, CEO of 2i“This is an exciting next step and chapter for everyone involved with the Planit UK business working in our teams across the UK and Hyderabad. Joining 2i brings together complementary strengths, shared expertise and a common commitment to quality, creating a stronger proposition for our clients and a bigger platform for future growth. We believe the combined business is exceptionally well placed to build on what both organisations do well and deliver quality outcomes and even greater value in the market.”
Neil Kennedy, General Manager at Planit UKAdvisers
Rockpool was advised by Taylor Wessing (Legal), Ice Miller (US Legal), Moore Kingston Smith (Financial and Tax), Citrin Cooperman (US Financial and Tax), Plural Strategy (Commercial), The Continuum (Management) and Claritas Tax (Tax Structuring).
SEEN Group was advised by SI Global (M&A), Dentons (Legal) and Panamoure Consulting (Technology).
About Rockpool
Rockpool Investments is a private equity firm dedicated to creating opportunities for high-net-worth individuals and family offices to invest directly in private companies. Rockpool provides equity and loan capital to profitable UK-based companies and has invested over £800m since inception. In 2025, Rockpool was awarded PE House of the Year – Small-Cap (EV on entry ‹€25M) at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards.
