Supporting a PE-Backed Startup From Growth to Acquisition
Founded in 2011 as a PE-backed nuclear engineering startup, Aquila grew into an established specialist business before being acquired by Cyclife, part of EDF Group, in 2021. Our team supported Aquila throughout that journey, helping its strategy, positioning, brand and communications evolve as the business grew.
Our long-term partnership supported Aquila through growth, acquisition and integration into one of the world’s largest energy groups.
STARTUP
GROWTH
ACQUISITION
INTEGRATION
​Our Partnership
From Aquila's early years, our team worked closely with its leadership to help shape the business and marketing strategy, establish its market position and build the brand and communications needed to support its ambitions.
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As the business grew, our role evolved with it, including board-level strategic support and leadership mentoring alongside ongoing marketing, communications and creative delivery.
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Following its acquisition by Cyclife, part of EDF Group, we supported the next stage of the business's evolution, helping transition the brand to Cyclife Aquila Nuclear while retaining the reputation and market presence Aquila had built.
Services Provided
✓ Business & marketing strategy
✓ Board-level strategic support
✓ Positioning & brand development
✓ Leadership mentoring
✓ Marketing & communications
✓ Acquisition & brand transition
✓ Website & digital strategy
✓ Creative delivery
Key Stats
£12m
Turnover
130
Total Employees
£100m
Project values up to
13+ years
Strategic partnership
Our Flexible Approach
Testimonials
"Always highly proactive with a strong work ethic and sound judgement, Laura manages stakeholders with ease and develops - and delivers - effective, engaging, thorough and creative communication strategies for all audiences. Laura’s a natural leader as well as a great team player - and I’d hire her again in a heartbeat."
Paula Richards
Head of Internal Communications, BRE
Testimonials
"Laura and her team are motivated, driven and full of positive energy. Highly dependable and focused, and renowned for getting things done, always with passion. I have worked with Laura for over ten years, she is tenacious, a creative thinker and detailed and has supported Glow and Frankly in going from strength to strength."
Lisa Lavis
CEO & Founder, The Glow Studio & Frankly
Testimonials
"Laura is a transformational powerhouse, her all round understanding of ‘people’ and change really stood out.
She challenges the organisational norms in such a brilliant and professional way, she was great to learn from and work with."
Adam Noyce
Business Change Manager, Civil Aviation
Testimonials
"Having worked with Laura since around 2016, I can say she has been a wonderful support. During that time we went through a rebrand and Laura’s assistance was invaluable in helping meet a tight deadline to achieve all the deliverables including a new website. Apart from being professional and efficient, Laura is great fun to work with."