Staffing
Who acquires Staffing companies
48 distinct acquirers across 65 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Every buyer below has completed at least one acquisition in this sector.
Top 10 acquirers of Staffing companies
Ranked by number of acquisitions recorded in this sector, with the year of each buyer's latest one. A buyer that has done this more than once has a thesis, and a thesis is what makes an approach worth making.
| Acquirer | Deals here | Last deal |
|---|---|---|
| AMN Healthcare Services | 5 | 2023 |
| HireQuest | 3 | 2021 |
| GEE Group Inc. | 2 | 2025 |
| Kingsway Financial Services | 2 | 2022 |
| ManpowerGroup | 2 | 2021 |
| ASGN | 2 | 2019 |
| BGSF | 2 | 2017 |
| Harvey Nash | 2 | 2017 |
| Cross Country Healthcare | 2 | 2017 |
| Servoca Plc | 2 | 2016 |
Counted from 65 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Name variants of the same buyer (Inc, Corporation, Ltd) are counted together.
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Recorded transactions
| Target | Acquirer | Date | Value | EV/EBITDA | EV/Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxey Holdco Limited (AMS) | Korn Ferry | 2026-09-01 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Cross Country Healthcare | Knox Lane | 2026-07-21 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Circle8 Group | Atlantic International Corp. | 2026-01-23 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| BGSF Professional Division | INSPYR Solutions | 2025-09-08 | $99m | n/d | n/d |
| GEE Group Triad light industrial staffing division | Reliable Staffing Resources | 2025-06-02 | $1m | n/d | n/d |
| Humi | Employment Hero | 2025-01-08 | $76m | n/d | n/d |
| Hornet Staffing | GEE Group Inc. | 2025-01-03 | $1m | n/d | n/d |
| Cross Country Healthcare | Aya Healthcare | 2024-12-04 | $615m | 19.8x | 0.3x |
| Motion Recruitment Partners | Kelly Services | 2024-05-03 | $425m | n/d | n/d |
| Kelly Services - European Staffing Business | Gi Group | 2023-11-02 | $147m | n/d | n/d |
| MSDR | AMN Healthcare Services | 2023-10-23 | $300m | n/d | 2.9x |
| Solutions Staffing | Premier Health | 2023-07-04 | $16m | n/d | n/d |
| Capita Resourcing | Inspirit Capital (PE) | 2023-03-06 | $32m | n/d | n/d |
| Secure Nursing Service | Kingsway Financial Services | 2022-11-21 | $11m | n/d | n/d |
| CSuite | Kingsway Financial Services | 2022-11-01 | $9m | n/d | n/d |
| PSG Global Solutions | Teleperformance | 2022-10-27 | $300m | n/d | 4.0x |
| Vivian Health | Thoma Bravo (PE) | 2022-04-26 | $60m | n/d | n/d |
| Headway Workforce Solutions | Staffing 360 Solutions | 2022-04-19 | $14m | n/d | 0.2x |
| Dynamic Staffing Services | Gulf Island | 2021-12-01 | $8m | n/d | n/d |
| ettain group | ManpowerGroup | 2021-08-24 | $925m | n/d | n/d |
| Oxford Global Resources | H.I.G. Private Equity (PE) | 2021-08-17 | $525m | n/d | n/d |
| DPA Group | Gilde Equity Management (PE) | 2021-03-01 | $75m | n/d | n/d |
| LINK Staffing Services | HireQuest | 2021-02-16 | $11m | n/d | n/d |
| Snelling Staffing Services | HireQuest | 2021-02-01 | $17m | n/d | n/d |
| Intersys Consulting LLC | ASGN | 2019-10-17 | $67m | n/d | n/d |
| Command Center | HireQuest | 2019-08-30 | $2m | n/d | n/d |
| Advanced Medical Personnel Services (AMPS) | AMN Healthcare Services | 2019-04-30 | $220m | 11.0x | 1.6x |
| Martin Healthcare Group | HNI Healthcare | 2018-11-02 | $25m | n/d | n/d |
| Harvey Nash | DBAY Advisors (PE) | 2018-08-08 | $152m | n/d | n/d |
| ADEX Corp. | Spectrum Global Solutions | 2018-02-06 | $5m | n/d | n/d |
| Health eCareers | Ziff Davis | 2017-12-04 | $15m | n/d | n/d |
| Global Technical Services | Rekor | 2017-09-22 | $4m | n/d | n/d |
| Lagou Information Ltd. | 51job, Building 3 No. 1387 | 2017-09-21 | $119m | n/d | n/d |
| Smart Resources | BGSF | 2017-09-21 | $6m | n/d | n/d |
| Crimson Ltd. | Harvey Nash | 2017-09-12 | $9m | 2.0x | 0.3x |
| PAT Management AB | Harvey Nash | 2017-07-04 | $2m | n/d | 1.2x |
| Advantage RN LLC | Cross Country Healthcare | 2017-06-13 | $88m | n/d | n/d |
| Argyll Scott Ltd. | Hydrogen Group | 2017-05-09 | $5m | n/d | 0.2x |
| SNI Companies | Gee Group | 2017-04-03 | $86m | n/d | 0.8x |
| Absolute Recruitment Group (dba Absolute IT) | Accordant | 2016-10-19 | $15m | n/d | n/d |
| ASAP Info Systems Pvt. Ltd. | TeamLease | 2016-07-04 | $10m | 6.1x | 1.1x |
| Classic Education Ltd. | Servoca Plc | 2016-07-01 | $2m | n/d | n/d |
| Obiettivo Lavoro SpA | Randstad | 2016-05-20 | $116m | 5.1x | 0.2x |
| BuddyBroker AG | New Work | 2016-04-14 | $8m | n/d | n/d |
| Penna Consulting plc | The Adecco Group | 2016-03-09 | $162m | n/d | n/d |
| HeadHunter | Elbrus Capital (PE) | 2016-02-26 | $154m | n/d | n/d |
| B.E. Smith | AMN Healthcare Services | 2016-01-04 | $160m | n/d | 1.6x |
| Mediscan | Cross Country Healthcare | 2015-11-02 | $28m | n/d | n/d |
| Pharmaceutical Strategies LLC | Empresaria Group | 2015-10-20 | $12m | n/d | n/d |
| Vision Technology Services Pvt. Ltd. | BGSF | 2015-09-29 | $21m | n/d | 0.6x |
| First String Healthcare | AMN Healthcare Services | 2015-09-15 | $7m | n/d | n/d |
| Clinical Professionals Ltd. | CPL | 2015-09-04 | $9m | n/d | n/d |
| A+ Teachers Ltd. | Servoca Plc | 2015-09-01 | $2m | n/d | n/d |
| 7(S) Personal GmbH | ManpowerGroup | 2015-06-12 | $154m | n/d | n/d |
| Creative Circle LLC | ASGN | 2015-05-11 | $570m | n/d | 2.5x |
| Hudson Global's U.S. IT Staffing Business | Mastech Digital | 2015-05-11 | $17m | n/d | n/d |
| A4e Ltd. | Staffline Group plc | 2015-04-27 | $53m | 2.5x | n/d |
| Global Education and Training Group Pty Ltd. (dba SILK Education & Training) | Ashley Services Group | 2015-04-14 | $2m | n/d | n/d |
| Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions | The Adecco Group | 2015-03-11 | $61m | n/d | 1.4x |
| EmployBridge | The Select Family of Staffing Companies | 2015-02-10 | $410m | n/d | n/d |
| Chandler Macleod Group Ltd. | Recruit Holdings | 2015-01-14 | $309m | n/d | n/d |
| Peoplebank Holdings Pty Ltd. | Recruit Holdings | 2015-01-14 | $49m | 4.9x | 0.1x |
| Onward Health | Undisclosed | 2014-12-17 | $83m | n/d | n/d |
| Onward Health | AMN Healthcare Services | 2014-12-14 | $83m | 8.3x | 0.7x |
| Lorien Resourcing Ltd. | Impellam Group | 2014-11-04 | $34m | 3.7x | 0.1x |
n/d means not disclosed. Most transactions close without a published multiple, which is why the disclosed count matters more than the median.
Who owns Business & Professional Services companies
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