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Staffing M&A Funders and Advisors
28 July 2021 | Adam Pode, Director of Research (EMEA & APAC) | apode@staffingindustry.comM&A Funders and Advisors Directory | 28 July 2021
Introduction
Use this report to identify M&A
• This directory provides full records for over 30 companies operating in the M&A space funders and advisors and
around the world. Some firms provide services in just one market while others provide understand the nature of their
international and cross-border M&A advice and services in up to 40+ countries. They are services
listed in alphabetical order, and an index is provided at the rear of this document (page 34).
Many of these organisation will
• An additional 115+ firms who have been identified as providing M&A services are also be an excellent source of advice
shown (pages 39 to 44). We have tried to make this report as exhaustive as possible, but if about how to manage
there are additional companies you believe should be listed, or if you would like to financially in these current
contribute a “full” entry within this directory, please contact the author, shown below. difficult times.
• This report is designed as a standalone document but can also be read in conjunction with
our M&A reports which are available to subscribers of Staffing Industry Analysts’ research
services. These included our interactive dashboard of staffing and workforce solutions
M&A activity, which details more than 1,300 transactions in the sector.
• If you are interested in joining our service or require further information, please contact
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• Please note that the information included herein is self-reported and then edited for
consistency sake by SIA. We cannot vouch for the accuracy of each record, nor should
inclusion in this directory be taken to imply any endorsement of the companies’ services.
This copy of the report has been completed in March 2021.
• If you have any corrections or changes, please contact Adam Pode at
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Aileam Consulting
Key Contact
David O’Brien Company Description
Contact Phone Background in fund management and investment banking. Involved in a
+44 7968 147 773 significant number of deals within an investment banking environment.
Contact Email Since going solo I offer the following services, including – M&A search
davido@aileamconsulting.com (bespoke, using an internally generated UK database); Strategic advice,
including deal-related; Preparation for IPO (what you don’t hear from
Web Address your investment bank!) and Valuation and in combination with a partner,
www.aileamconsulting.com sponsored equity research/bespoke marketing reports.
Headquarters
Manchester, United Kingdom
Advised
Deal Type Service
• Strategic reports for $100m+ revenue generating staffing companies,
Angel Accountant in one case leading to disposals and ultimately the acquisition of the
Cross-Border x
business
Consultant
Domestic x Corporate Finance x • Successful M&A searches, ranging from $5m NFI upwards
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Introduction/preparation for the purposes of a fund raise
IPO x Law Firm • Writing equity research on several companies
MNE DCM/ECM • In the process of writing a marketing document for a Company’s re-
launch into the US market
Recap x M&A Advisory x
SME x Staffing Firm
Regions
EMEA Manchester, England
APAC
Americas
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Baird
Key Contact
Bret Schoch Company Description
Contact Phone Baird is a global investment bank focused on the middle market.
+1 312 609 4965 Approximately 350 investment banking professionals in the U.S., Europe
Contact Email and Asia provide corporations, entrepreneurs, private equity and venture
bschoch@rwbaird.com capital firms with in-depth market knowledge and extensive experience
in sell side and buy side M&A, debt advisory and equity financing
Web Address transactions.
www.bairdglobalinvestmentbanking.com
Over the bast three years, Baird has completed over 335 M&A
Headquarters transactions, representing more than $107 billion in transaction value,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and nearly 200 financings, raising almost $90 billion. Committed to being
a great place to work, Baird ranked No.13 on Fortune’s 100 Best
Deal Type Service th
Companies to Work For in 2020 – its 17 consecutive year on the list.
Angel Accountant
Cross Border X Consultant
Advised
Domestic Corporate Finance X
• People2.0 on its significant investment from TPG Growth
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
• Altru’s acquisition by iCIMS
IPO X Law Firm
• Appcast’s acquisition by StepStone
MNE DCM/ECM
• Alexander Mann Solutions on its sale to OMERS
Recap X M&A Advisory X
• ZeroChaos on its sale to Carlyle
SME X Staffing Firm
Regions
EMEA X London, Frankfurt
APAC X Shanghai, Mumbai, Sydney
Americas X Atlanta, Boulder, Boston, Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Milwaukee, New
York, Portland, Silicon Valley, St.
Louis, Tampa, Washington, D.C.
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BDO Corporate Finance
Key Contact
James Fieldhouse Company Description
Contact Phone BDO Corporate Finance is a global provider of M&A services and
+44 7854 278 307 Transactions services to a number of industries with specific expertise
Contact Email in the human capital and staffing sector. During 2020 BDO completed
James.fieldhouse@bdo.co.uk in excess of 1,500 transactions with a total deal value of $83.5bn,
making BDO one of the most active advisers globally. BDO’s focus is
Web Address on helping entrepreneurially spirited businesses succeed, which in the
www.bdo.co.uk staffing sector means working with companies from $10M to $1BN in
Headquarters revenue. By having 2,500 Corporate Finance professionals in 100
London, United Kingdom countries BDO can support staffing companies worldwide with a range
of services including full M&A sale support to owners, advice on MBOs
Deal Type Service and Private Equity investment, debt re-financing and fund raising,
Angel Accountant x acquisitions and buy-side support on transactions including due
diligence.
Cross-Border x Consultant
Domestic x Corporate Finance x
Advised
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
• Sale of a specialist IT recruitment company
IPO x Law Firm
• Re-financing of a specialist healthcare recruitment group
MNE x DCM/ECM
• Management Buy-Out of a professional services recruitment
Recap M&A Advisory x
company
SME x Staffing Firm
• Buy-side support in respect of an equity investment into a technology
enabled recruitment group
Regions
• Reporting Accountant to an AIM listed recruitment group
EMEA x
• Sale of an engineering & infrastructure recruitment company
APAC x • Buy-side support in respect of an equity investment into an Executive
Search recruitment company
Americas x
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Blackwood Capital
Key Contact
Thomas Kardos | Ronny Grosman
Company Description
Contact Phone
We are a London-based middle-market M&A and Corporate Finance advisory firm.
+44 20 3096 6910
While we do not focus on any one industry sector, we continue to develop an
Contact Email extensive track-record within Staffing and HR Solutions, having completed
thomas.kardos@blackwoodcapital.com transactions for major global as well as middle market and SME players.
ronny.grosman@blackwoodcapital.com
As an owner-managed business, our strength is to execute mandates in any
Web Address jurisdiction ourselves with the objective to develop long-term relationships with our
https://www.blackwoodcapital.com/ clients by offering impartial advice, unencumbered from external influences.
Headquarters
Through our offices in London and Frankfurt we have strong coverage of the
London, United Kingdom
European market and regularly advise on transactions outside of Europe, including
CIS, USA, Middle-East and China.
Deal Type Service
Angel Accountant
Advised
Cross-Border X Consultant
• Harvey Nash on the acquisition of Latitude 36, Inc.
Domestic X Corporate Finance X
• Work Service S.A. on debt restructuring and the public takeover by Gi Group
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
• FiveTen Group on the sale of Marks Sattin to Gi Group, on the sale of Antal
IPO Law Firm
Russia to Antal International and on the sale of E.M.R. to IPE Capital
MNE X DCM/ECM
• Work Service on the sale of Exact Systems to Management and CVI
Recap X M&A Advisory X
• Gi Group on the acquisition of Grafton Recruitment
SME X Staffing Firm
• Atalian on the acquisition of Aetna Integrated Services
Regions • Groupe Crit on Sustained Quality’s acquisition of EHD Tech and on the
acquisition of Peoplelink
EMEA X Offices in London and
Frankfurt • Adecco on the sale of its Russian and Ukrainian subsidiaries to Lugera and on
APAC X Advised on deals in China, the acquisition of Avanta
India, etc. from London • Ajilon on the sale of its planning and engineering unit to
Americas X Extensive experience in US Byers Engineering Company
cross-border M&A
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Boxington Corporate Finance
Key Contact
Tim Evans, Founder and Managing Director
Company Description
Contact Phone
+44 207 355 6270 Boxington is a modern, independent, full service corporate finance advisory
house, operating nationally and internationally out of London (UK), and
Contact Email focused exclusively on advising mid-market companies across the Business
twe@boxington.com to Business (B2B) services and technologies space, with particular expertise
Web Address and track record in recruitment & staffing and the wider human capital/ talent/
www.boxington.com workforce management sector.
Headquarters We are a full-service advisory house, which allows us to support our clients in
London, United Kingdom different ways as their corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
objectives change over time.
Deal Type Service Boxington is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Angel Accountant
Cross-Border x Consultant Advised
Domestic x Corporate Finance x • Sonru Ltd (Ireland based automated video interviewing technology) on
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) sale to ModernHire.
IPO Law Firm • AppsIT (UK based specialist provider of Oracle consultants) on its MBO,
supported by Collective Capital.
MNE DCM/ECM
• TRG Logistics (UK based logistics recruitment specialist) on sale to
Recap M&A Advisory x
Challenge Group.
SME x Staffing Firm
• Sellick Partnership (UK based public sector recruiter) on sale to France
based professional support and business services provider Samsic.
Regions
• Orion Electrotech (UK based Technical recruiter) on sale to TechnoPro Inc
EMEA x UK, Switzerland, Belgium, (Japan).
Germany, France, Sweden.
• Boyd & Moore (Japan based executive search business) on acquisition by
APAC x Japan, Hong Kong,
TechnoPro (Japan).
Singapore, Australia
Americas x USA, Canada
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Capital Alliance
Key Contact
Brad Buttermore Company Description
Contact Phone Capital Alliance Corporation (CAC) is a member firm of Oaklins
+1 214 638 8280 International, with 800 M&A team members in 40 countries. CA has
Contact Email represented hundreds of private business owners in the sale of their
Brad.buttermore@cadallas.com companies for over 40 years and has a 25 year history in our Human
Capital Management segment which serves many staffing verticals,
Web Address payroll companies, Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs),
www.cadallas.com Consulting companies and other HR related business. Capital Alliance
Headquarters and its Oaklins team members offer subject matter experts for every
Dallas, TX 75207 field of Human Capital related opportunities whether they are selling
shareholders, private equity disposals, buyers, investors or
Deal Type Service recapitalizations for operators.
Angel Accountant
Cross-Border x Consultant x
Advised
Domestic x Corporate Finance x
• Sale of US commercial staffing operation to private equity backed
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) operating company
IPO Law Firm • Sale of Professional Employer Organization as a platform to US
MNE
Private Equity Fund.
DCM/ECM
Recap x x
• Managed spin off of US operating unit of European parent company
M&A Advisory
in the technical consulting business.
SME Staffing Firm
• Sale of US financial and accounting staffing organization to small
public staffing company to diversify margins and increase margins.
Regions
• Managed spin off of change management Consulting organization
EMEA
from its parent company.
APAC • Sale of Professional Employer Organization to strategic operating
buyer to expand geographic and service footprint.
Americas Dallas,TX
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Capitalmind
Key Contact
Ervin Schellenberg Company Description
Contact Phone Capitalmind is one of Europe’s largest independent corporate finance
+49 (0)61 1205 4810 advisory firms – and fully owned by its partners. Since 1999, they have
Contact Email provided unbiased advice to mid-market companies, entrepreneurs,
Ervin.Schellenberg@capitalmind.com family businesses, (private equity) investors and large corporates on
selling, buying and financing businesses across the globe. They operate
Web Address in the following sectors: Business Services – Consumer – Food & Agro
www.capitalmind.com – Healthcare – Industrials – TMT. Capitalmind has advised on more
Headquarters than 200 deals and recently welcomed Investec as a strong partner.
Wiesbaden, Germany
Deal Type Service
Angel Accountant
Cross-Border x Consultant Recent or Notable Deals
Domestic x Corporate Finance X • Sale of IT staffing services company to Orlando management AG
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Advisor of Van den Belt Capital by its investment in Teamshape
IPO Law Firm • Sale of DBS Talent&salaris and financieel to Visma / HG Capital
MNE DCM/ECM • MBO of Meotec (consulting firm) backed by Azulis Capital
Recap M&A Advisory x • Management of K+V financial interim acquired the division of K+V
SME x Staffing Firm Veenendaal via a management buy out (HighQ)
• Advisor by the sale of an online and mobile employment provider to a
Regions listed company
EMEA X Germany, Holland, France,
Switzerland, Nordics, UK
APAC X India
Americas X USA
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Capstone Headwaters
Key Contact
Bob Balaban, Managing Director Company Description
Contact Phone Capstone Headwaters provides world-class M&A Advisory Services to
+1 303 792 9400 middle-market business owners and investors pursuing a sale
Contact Email transaction. We are experts in generating shareholder wealth, either
BBalaban@CapstoneHeadwaters.com through a full or partial exit. Our reach into both the strategic acquirer
and private equity communities is extensive and our industry
Web Address relationships are deep. Through the marriage of our transaction
www.CapstoneHeadwaters.com execution skills and our sector expertise, we are able to deliver superior
Headquarters valuations with enhanced speed to closure and probability of success.
Boston, MA USA Capstone Headwaters also delivers buy-side advisory services to large
corporate acquirers, acquisitive middle market businesses and PE-
Deal Type Service
backed portfolio companies seeking to leverage our industry expertise.
Angel Accountant Our M&A bankers often team with our financial advisory services (FAS)
Cross-Border X Consultant group to assist acquirers throughout the entire transaction process,
including target identification, transaction structuring & negotiation,
Domestic X Corporate Finance X business & financial due diligence, quality of earnings review, valuation
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE) & fairness opinions, and managing the closing process.
IPO Law Firm
MNE X DCM/ECM Advised
Recap X M&A Advisory X Capstone Headwaters completed 70 transactions in 2019 (more than
SME X
one transaction per week!) totalling over $5 Billion in transaction value.
Staffing Firm
Please visit our website to see specific transaction examples that are
relevant to your business.
Regions
EMEA X London, UK
APAC
Americas X Many US offices and Brazil
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Citizens M&A Advisory (fka Bowstring Advisors)
Key Contact
Alan Bugler / Dave Phillips / Steve Dyott Company Description
Contact Phone Citizens M&A Advisory is a leading middle market investment bank that
+1 404 461 4600 supports clients across a focused set of industry sectors. Our bankers
Contact Email thrive on delivering keen market insights that are both strategic and
alan.bugler@ / dave.phillips@ / stephen.dyott@ thoughtful, while driving extraordinary outcomes for our clients. Our team
@citizensbank.com includes 60+ investment banking professionals across the U.S. who
have completed 160+ transactions since 2015 totaling approximately
Web Address $10B in transaction value. Citizens is one of the fastest growing M&A
www.citizenscommercialbanking.com/ma-advisory advisors in the U.S. Citizens M&A Advisory is a member of FINRA and
Headquarters SIPC and is a registered broker‐dealer.
Providence, RI
Advised
Deal Type Service
• DeWinter Group, a leading staffing provider specializing in
Angel Accountant Technology and F&A, in its recapitalization by New Heritage Capital.
Cross Border X Consultant • EdgeRock, a Boston-based Technology staffing firm in its acquisition
Domestic X Corporate Finance X by BGSF..
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE) • WinterWyman, a Boston-based professional staffing firm in its
acquisition by Planet Group.
IPO Law Firm
• New State Capital Partners in its acquisition of Klein Hersh, a leading
MNE X DCM/ECM X
national executive search and consulting firm focused on healthcare
Recap X M&A Advisory X and life sciences.
SME X Staffing Firm • TruStaff, one of the largest independent travel nurse staffing firms, in
its recapitalization by Cornell Capital.
Regions
EMEA X
APAC X
Americas X
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Citrin Cooperman
Key Contact
Mike Zyborowicz, CPA Company Description
Contact Phone Citrin Cooperman is the nation’s largest provider of accounting, tax and
+1 215 545 4800 x 4133 consulting services to the staffing industry. With over 40 years of deep
Contact Email staffing industry expertise, Citrin Cooperman has earned the trust of
more staffing companies of all sizes than any other accounting firm in
mzyborowicz@citrincooperman.com
the United States. We work with all types and all sizes of staffing
Web Address companies, including contingent and retained search, staffing and
www.citrincooperman.com PEO’s throughout America.
Headquarters
New York, NY
Advised
Deal Type Service
• PE-backed strategic buyer in 60+ add-on acquisitions of security
Angel Accountant X guard companies with revenues ranging from $5M to $300M
Cross-Border Consultant X • Owners of a New-England based $100M temporary staffing
Domestic X Corporate Finance company on the sale of their business to a strategic buyer
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE) • Strategic acquirer in several acquisitions of small and mid-size
staffing firms located across the United States
IPO Law Firm
• Portfolio company of a private equity fund in its acquisition of a
MNE DCM/ECM
$100M staffing firm
Recap M&A Advisory X
• Buyer involved in a stock purchase of an IT staffing company with
SME X Staffing Firm $13M in revenue
• $50M revenue staffing company with offices across the country
Regions involved in a capital raise
EMEA • Strategic acquirer in its acquisition of an IT recruiting and staffing
firm with $14M in revenue in Texas
APAC
Americas x California, Connecticut, DC
Metro (MD & VA), New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
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Clearsight Advisors
Key Contact
Joel Kallett Company Description
Contact Phone Clearsight Advisors is an independent merchant banking firm dedicated to
+1 703 672 3100 providing world-class M&A and capital raising solutions exclusively to growth-
Contact Email oriented Business Services and Technology companies. Clearsight combines
jkallett@clearsightadvisors.com deep market insights across software, services and data. This market knowledge
combined with superior strategic and financial advice allows Clearsight to act as a
Web Address catalyst, enabling entrepreneurs, private equity owners and board of directors to
httpss://clearsightadvisors.com/ successfully advance their vision. Clearsight Capital Advisors, Inc., a wholly
Headquarters owned subsidiary, is a registered member of FINRA & SIPC.
McLean, Virginia (Greater Washington, D.C.)
Deal Type Service Advised
Angel Accountant • E-Nor, Inc. on its acquisition by Cardinal Path, a Dentsu Aegis Network
Cross Border X Consultant
subsidiary
Domestic X Corporate Finance X • West Monroe Partners on the sale of its Managed Services division to M/C
Partners
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE) X
• Intersys Consulting, LLC on its acquisition by ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:
IPO Law Firm ASGN)
MNE DCM/ECM X
• West Monroe Partners on its acquisition of GoKart Labs
Recap X M&A Advisory X
• Bulldog Solutions on its acquisition by Hero Digital, a CI Capital Partners LLC
SME Staffing Firm portfolio company
• Navigator Management Partners in its acquisition by Avaap, an NMS Capital
Regions portfolio company
EMEA X
• Vitech Systems Group in partnership with CVC Capital Partners
• Putnam Associates in its acquisition by UDG Healthcare plc’s Ashfield
APAC X
Communications and Advisory business (LON: UDG)
Americas X McLean VA, New York, NY, • Euclid Technology in its acquisition by Fullsteam
Dallas TX and Nashville TN
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Clearwater International
Key Contact
Mark Maunsell Company Description
Contact Phone Clearwater International (CWI) is an independent corporate finance
+44 845 052 0352 house focused on excellent client outcomes. With 250+ employees in
Contact Email 17 international offices, the business has completed over 1600+
Mark.Maunsell@cwicf.com transactions, worth more than €80 billion. All our projects were delivered
by specialist industry teams, covering 10 sectors: automotive, business
Web Address
services, consumer, energy and utilities, financial services, food and
www.clearwaterinternational.com
beverage, healthcare, industrials and chemicals, real estate and TMT.
Headquarters Working alongside directors, shareholders and investors we advise on
London, UK all aspects of corporate finance from mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
and company sales through to management buy-outs (MBOs) and
Deal Type Service fundraising transactions.
Angel Accountant
Cross-Border X Consultant Advised
Domestic X Corporate Finance X • Chase, a Contract Sales Outsourcing service, on its recapitalisation,
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) with investment provided by Vespa Capital
IPO Law Firm • The shareholders on the MBO of Gatenby Sanderson, an interim
search and selection company, backed by Primary Capital
MNE DCM/ECM
• Education recruitment business, Synarbor, on its €26m sale to
Recap X M&A Advisory X
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP
SME X Staffing Firm
• Sovereign Capital on its majority investment in Nurse Plus, a
homecare services staffing business
Regions
• The shareholders of Brightwater Recruitment, a professional services
EMEA X Denmark, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain,
recruiter, on the buyout of the company
UK • Social worker recruitment agency, Liquid Personnel, on its sale to
APAC X China Towerbrook backed ICS
Americas
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Corporate Finance International (‘CFI’)
Key Contact Company Description
Roel ter Steeg
Corporate Finance International (‘CFI’) is a trusted advisor with over 250
Contact Phone M&A professionals specialising in cross-border acquisitions, divestitures,
+31 (0)6 21 23 41 56 capital raisings, and related services all over the world. In 2020, CFI
completed almost 140 M&A transactions, involving its partners in 18
Contact Email
countries and 4 continents. Within CFI the Staffing & HR services team
roel.tersteeg@thecfigroup.com is dedicated to provide global, industry specific, best-in-class, cross-
Web Address border M&A advisory services to its international Staffing & HR clients.
http://www.thecfigroup.com The Staffing & HR services team has over 200 years of specialised and
dedicated M&A experience, with an in-depth understanding of trends
Headquarters and developments in the Staffing & HR industry.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Deal Type Service Advised
Angel Accountant • Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing, acquired a significant stake
in Olympia Nederland, the 6th largest (general) staffing company in
Cross Border X Consultant
the Netherlands
Domestic X Corporate Finance X
• Ergon Capital has acquired international outsourced R&D and
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) engineer Aurico, a recognized leader in background screening, drug-
IPO Law Firm
testing services, selection assessments and other related HR
solutions has been sold to CareerBuilder, a recruitment technology
MNE X DCM/ECM company
Recap X M&A Advisory X • Aurico, a recognized leader in background screening, drug-testing
SME X Staffing Firm services, selection assessments and other related HR solutions has
been sold to CareerBuilder, a recruitment technology company
Regions • Solyne, the Dutch leading specialist provider of engineering white-
EMEA X Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest, Cardiff, collar has been sold to Continu Group, the Dutch white-collar
Cluj-Napoca, Düsseldorf, Gothenburg,
Lisbon, London, Malmö, Milan, Munich,
engineering staffing business of Belgium based House of HR, a
Paris, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Warsaw, Zurich portfolio company of Naxicap Partners.
APAC X Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore,
Tokyo
Americas X Chicago, Detroit, Denver,
New York, São Paulo
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De Bellas & Co
Key Contact
Royal J. Brown Alfred F. De Bellas
Contact Phone Company Description
+1 949.842.7068 +1 713.443.0805
De Bellas & Co. is the leading investment bank focused on M&A
Contact Email advisory services exclusively for the staffing and workforce solutions
rbrown@debellas.com industry. We bring extensive expertise in mergers and acquisitions,
adebellas@debellas.com divestitures, and financial advisory services for our clients. De Bellas
Web Address has successfully completed over 250 M&A transactions.
www.debellas.com Since 1983, De Bellas & Co. has specialized in serving enterprises
Headquarters whose primary value arises from intangible assets, or human capital.
Austin, TX Our focus is the middle market, where we provide advice and guidance
based on years of experience with entrepreneurs confronting once-in-a-
lifetime decisions. We provide senior-level service and attention on all
Deal Type Service
transactions, large and small, international and domestic, and both
Angel Accountant public and private. Our bankers have relationships with hundreds of
Cross-Border X Consultant X strategic and financial buyers—and the ability to identify the most likely
and best-suited parties to a transaction.
Domestic X Corporate Finance X
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE)
Advised
IPO Law Firm
• Advised Legal Process Outsourcing firm in the sale to Private Equity
MNE DCM/ECM
Group.
Recap X M&A Advisory X
• Assisted large public company in the divesting of its Legal staffing
SME Staffing Firm and outsourcing division.
• Advised commercial staffing firm to large multi discipline staffing firm.
Regions
• Advised in recapitalization of an HR Software Firm.
EMEA
APAC
Americas X
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Duff & Phelps
Key Contact
John Niehaus Company Description
Contact Phone Duff & Phelps’ Staffing M&A team processes deep staffing industry
+1 713 986 9307 knowledge while maintaining regular interaction with the key strategic
Contact Email buyers in the industry, both domestic and international, as well as the
john.niehaus@duffandphelps.com most active private equity buyers interested in the staffing sector.
Web Address Duff & Phelps is known for having high quality staffing acquisition
www.duffandphelps.com opportunities in the marketplace, enabling the firm to elicit robust interest
from both financial and strategic buyers. Duff & Phelps’ Staffing M&A
Headquarters team will manage a tight, cohesive process that supports strong
Houston, Texas outcomes for both the shareholders and management teams of its
staffing industry clients.
Deal Type Service
Angel Accountant
Cross Border X
Advised
Consultant
Domestic X Corporate Finance X • TechLink in its sale to The Execu|Search Group
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • The Rowland Group in its sale to System One
IPO Law Firm • Brilliant in its recapitalization transaction with Silver Oak Services
Partners
MNE DCM/ECM
• Maxsys Solutions in its sale to Yoh
Recap X M&A Advisory X
• Vision Technology Services in its sale to BG Staffing
SME Staffing Firm
• Hudson Global in the divestiture of its IT staffing business to Mastech
Regions Holdings
EMEA • Hudson Global in the divestiture of its legal eDiscovery business to
DTI
APAC • InStaff in its sale to BG Staffing
Americas X United States
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East Wind
Key Contact
Peter Rothschild Company Description
Contact Phone East Wind is a New York based boutique investment bank which
+1 646-202-1509 provides merger and acquisition services, financing services, and other
Contact Email general financial advisory services to the staffing and placement
prothschild@eastwindadvisors.com industries. The firm is a member of FINRA (Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority), SIPC and registered with the Securities and
Web Address Exchange Commission (SEC) as a broker-dealer.
www.eastwindadvisors.com
East Wind provides a full array of corporate financial advisory services
Headquarters including: merger and acquisition (M&A), cross border advisory services,
New York, NY exchange offers, fairness opinions, leveraged and management buyout
advisory services, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) advisory
Deal Type Service
services, recapitalization advisory services, restructuring and bankruptcy
Angel Accountant advisory services, strategic alliances and takeover defence services.
Cross Border X Consultant Financing services include arranging bank debt, mezzanine financing,
Domestic X Corporate Finance X private investments in public entities (PIPEs), private placements, public
equity and high yield underwriting advisory services and
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE) X recapitalisations of all kinds.
IPO Law Firm
MNE X DCM/ECM
Advised
Recap X M&A Advisory X
Not disclosed; The firm has represented staffing industry clients in
SME X Staffing Firm exclusive sales to strategic and financial buyers as well as in employee
stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions.
Regions
EMEA
APAC
Americas X
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Emerging Staffing Brokers
Key Contact
Eugenio Micheletti/Martin Padulla Company Description
Contact Phone We are a team of consultants specialized in M&A processes in the
+54 9341 5596515/ +54 9341 5412405 staffing and outsourcing industry. We have a thorough knowledge of the
Contact Email Iberoamerican markets: Latin American + Spain + Portugal. We
emicheletti@emergingsb.com understand its key variables, players, opportunities and challenges.
Web Address The expertise in the industry we have acquired for over 20 years has
https://www.emergingsb.com/ enabled us to build reliable relationships with relevant actors of the
industry in Latin America, Europe, United States and Asia Pacific. We
Headquarters work to improve key processes for the seller and to develop the most
Buenos Aires, Argentina suitable landing strategy in the region for the buyer. As a result, we
Deal Type Service
achieve the right matching for both parties.
Angel X Accountant
We reward the confidence of our clients by accompanying them
throughout the whole M&A process. We strongly believe that reliability is
Cross Border X Consultant X built by taking into consideration the following values: Integrity,
Domestic X Corporate Finance X Professional Ethics, Confidentiality and Results Orientation.
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
IPO Law Firm Advised
MNE X DCM/ECM • Empresaria plc on People Solimano acquisition, based in Peru.
Recap M&A Advisory X • PAE Mexico on Assistem acquisition, based in Argentina.
SME X Staffing Firm • Human Net Colombia on selling to GI Group.
• PAE Peru on ERP solution implementation.
Regions
EMEA
APAC
Iberoaméri X Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Brazil,
ca Colombia, Argentina, Chile,
(Americas, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay,
Spain, Paraguay, Panama, Central
Portugal) America.
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England & Company
Key Contact
Andy Cowherd Company Description
Contact Phone England & Company is an independent investment bank that provides
+1 212 235 0855 financial advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and
Contact Email financing transactions to owners, executives, and boards of directors of
acowherd@england.com public and private companies. The firm's clients include leading
companies in the Healthcare, Energy & Industrial Growth, Financial
Web Address Services, and Technology markets. Through its affiliates, the firm has
https://www.englandco.com investment banking offices throughout Europe, India and Japan.
Offices
Houston, New York, Singapore, Washington DC
England Team Members’ Experience
Deal Type Service
• Former investor in and Board Member of Nursefinders Inc.; led
Angel Accountant acquisition, financing and sale transactions
Cross-Border X Consultant • Former investor in Sinclair Montrose Healthcare plc (Match Group
Domestic X Corporate Finance X plc)
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE) • Advisor to major international staffing company on U.S. healthcare
staffing acquisition strategy and potential acquisition targets
IPO Law Firm
• Advisor to PE firms on potential U.S. staffing investments and
MNE X DCM/ECM X
acquisitions
Recap X M&A Advisory X
SME X Staffing Firm
Regions
EMEA X
APAC X
Americas X
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Fairmount Partners
Key Contact
Andrew Brown & Dick Thatcher Company Description
Contact Phone Fairmount Partners is an independent mergers and acquisitions advisory firm
+1 215 287-5200 / +1 610-260-6238 primarily serving professional services, information technology, life sciences and
Contact Email healthcare clients. The firm specializes in advising successful, entrepreneur-led
Andrew.Brown@FairmountPartners.com and private-equity-owned middle-market growth companies with mergers and
acquisitions, and assists companies to raise funding for acquisitions, growth and
Dick.Thatcher@FairmountPartners.com liquidity. Fairmount combines sector expertise and leading market intelligence
Web Address with an independent, client-focused advisory culture. Fairmount has completed
www.FairmountPartners.com more than 240 transactions throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia
and Australia. Fairmount Partners is a registered Broker Dealer, member FINRA
Headquarters
(www.finra.org) and SIPC (www.sipc.org).
Philadelphia, PA
Deal Type Service
Advised
Angel Accountant
• Advised LeapFrog, a specialized consultancy focused on providing enterprise-
Cross-Border X Consultant
scale digital business transformation services to Fortune 500 clients, in its sale
Domestic X Corporate Finance X to ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN)
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Advised Insight Workforce Solutions, an education service staffing company, in
IPO Law Firm
its sale to Kelly Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:KELY)
MNE X DCM/ECM • Advised Artech, a top-7 North American IT staffing firm, in their acquisition of
the Talent & Technology Solutions business unit of CDI Corporation
Recap X M&A Advisory X
• Advised Ascent, an award-winning professional staffing firm, in its sale to ACS
SME X Staffing Firm Group (American CyberSystems)
• Advised ALKU, one of the fastest growing staffing firms in the world, on its
Regions
recapitalization with WestView Capital Partners
EMEA X Extensive experience in
cross-border transactions
• Advised BioBridges, a specialty life sciences staffing and consulting services
provider, in its sale to Adecco (SIX: ADEN)
APAC X
• Advised Redbock, a niche provider of staffing services into the medical device
and drug development industries, in its sale to NES Global Talent
Americas X United States (Headquartered
in Philadelphia, PA)
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Gambit Corporate Finance
Key Contact
Geraint Rowe Company Description
Contact Phone Gambit is an independent corporate finance lead advisory firm, providing
+44 845 643 5500 services to private and public companies throughout the UK as well as
Contact Email internationally, with a focus on the middle market. It has a dedicated
geraint.rowe@gambitcf.com staffing industry team and whether buy side or sell side, preparing a
business for exit, raising investment or sourcing strategic advice on
Web Address value maximisation every transaction is partner led.
www.gambitcf.com
Headquartered in London with offices in Cardiff, Gambit is widely
Headquarters recognised as a market leader in M&A advice in the Human Capital
London, United Kingdom sector having built up detailed industry knowledge and an enviable track
record in deal origination and execution.
Deal Type Service
Angel Accountant
Cross Border X
Advised
Consultant
Domestic X Corporate Finance X • Acorn Recruitment on its sale to Synergie
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Acquisition of Recruitment Zone by Outsource (UK)
IPO Law Firm • Staffing 360 Solutions Inc on acquisition strategy and target
identification
MNE X DCM/ECM
• Management buy out of BIE Executive
Recap X M&A Advisory X
• ACT Training on its sale to Cardiff & Vale College
SME X Staffing Firm
• ReThink Group on acquisition strategy
Regions
EMEA X
APAC
Americas
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Golden One Ventures
Key Contact
Eric Allison
Company Description
Contact Phone
Golden One Ventures is a Mergers & Acquisitions advisory firm with a
+1 916 588 2459
demonstrated history in transactions focused solely on the Staffing &
Contact Email Recruiting Industry. With an unshakable commitment to creating deals
eric@goldenoneventures.com that are opportune for all parties involved, Golden One Ventures
provides strategic, tailor-fit solutions for buy-side and sell-side clients.
Web Address
www.goldenoneventures.com Golden One Ventures supports a wide array of clients in the middle
market including institutional private equity groups, private companies
Headquarters
and individual investors. They have supported multiple companies
Las Vegas, NV
towards reaching and exceeding business goals.
Deal Type Service
Angel Accountant Advised
Cross Border X Consultant • Healthcare staffing firm Corratel Corp. to nationwide healthcare
Domestic X Corporate Finance staffing firm Premier Healthcare Professionals.
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Hospitality and light Industrial staffing firm KY Hospitality LLC to
IPO
private equity group Hoosier Investments LLC.
Law Firm
MNE
• Light Industrial staffing firm Staff Matters to staffing firm NSC
DCM/ECM
Technologies, backed by private equity firm White Wolf Capital.
Recap M&A Advisory X
• Accounting & Finance staffing firm CV Resources to private investor.
SME X Staffing Firm
Regions
EMEA X UK
APAC Singapore, Japan, China, Hong
Kong, Philippines
Americas X USA, Canada
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Goldenhill International M&A Advisers
Key Contact Company Description
Philp Albright (UK) / Kevin O’Neill (USA)
We are a partner centric firm with offices in London, California and
Contact Phone Latam providing advisory services to sellers or buyers in M&A projects
+44 (0) 7752 692 126 / +1 619 987 8223 globally, with specific emphasis and expertise in the human capital and
Contact Email human resources technology (HRTech) sectors. The majority (70%) of
philip.albright@gtallp.com / kevin.oneill@gtallp.com our engagements result in cross border transactions as can be seen in
further detail in the transactions section of our website.
Web Address
https://goldenhill.international
Headquarters Advised
London, United Kingdom • Launchpad Recruits Ltd, a provider of a market leading SaaS-based
Deal Type Service recruitment automation and video interviewing platform, in sale to US-
based OutMatch, a leading provider of a SaaS-based talent
Angel Accountant intelligence platform.
Cross Border X Consultant • Beijing Career International (“CI”), a China based recruitment
Domestic X Corporate Finance solutions provider, in its acquisition of a majority stake of UK
recruitment firm Investigo for approximately £22 million.
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
• Hays Plc on its U.S. platform acquisition of Veredus, a IT staffing
IPO Law Firm
provider in the Southeastern U.S.
MNE DCM/ECM
• Sigmar, an Irish Recruitment firm, in completion of a strategic
Recap M&A Advisory X partnership with French staffing giant Groupe Adéquat.
SME X Staffing Firm • GECO Deutschland, a German IT Recruitment firm, in the sale of the
company to Yoh.
Regions • J&C Associates Limited, a Recruitment firm based in the United
EMEA X United Kingdom Kingdom and specialising in IT, in the recently completed sale to
eTeam Inc.
APAC • ROC Global Solution Consulting Limited, a human resources
technology consulting business, in the sale of the company to Zalaris
Americas X United States, Argentina ASA
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HHMC Global
Key Contact
Rod Hore Company Description
Contact Phone HHMC Global is an independent advisory group focused exclusively on
+61 419 401 210 the Staffing industry. HHMC Global has in depth experience and
Contact Email knowledge of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian, complemented by
Rod.Hore@hhmc.com.au strong international networks especially in the UK and US.
Web Address HHMC’s team provide a range of services to assist organizations
www.hhmc.com.au prepare and manage equity transactions, be they acquisitions, mergers,
divestments or exits. Services are provided on cross border as well as
Headquarters within different international geographies.
Sydney, Australia
Founded in 1999, HHMC has completed sale or acquisition transactions
Deal Type Service for clients that include SME’s, private, public and international
Angel
organizations.
Accountant
Cross Border X Consultant X
Domestic X Corporate Finance
Advised
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) • Publicly listed Japanese buyer for Australian based acquisitions.
IPO Law Firm • Global corporate entity on divestment in APAC.
MNE DCM/ECM • IT agencies on sale to publicly listed Australian buyer
Recap M&A Advisory X • Group of Canadian agencies on merger.
SME X Staffing Firm • Completed sale of UK owned healthcare agency to Australian private
company buyer.
Regions • Large-scale Industrial Workforce supplier on international market
EMEA X UK & Partner offices divestment targets
APAC X Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, Hong Kong
Americas X Canada, US & Partner offices
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Houlihan Lokey
Key Contact Company Description
Thomas Bailey / Andrew Shell
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise
Contact Phone in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring,
+1 404 495 7056 / +1 404 495 7002 valuation, and strategic consulting. The firm serves corporations,
Contact Email institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United
TBailey@hl.com / AShell@hl.com States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region.
Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s
Web Address commitment to client success across its advisory services. Houlihan
www.hl.com Lokey is ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions, the
Headquarters No. 1 global restructuring advisor, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness
Los Angeles, California opinion advisor over the past 20 years, according to Thomson Reuters.
Deal Type Service
Angel Accountant
Advised
Cross-Border X Consultant
• Magenic on its sale to Cognizant
Domestic X Corporate Finance X • Ettain Group on its sale to A&M Capital Partners
ESOP X Investor (VC/PE) • Global Employment Solutions on its sale to Ettain Group
IPO Law Firm • Eliassen Group on its sale to Stone Point Capital
MNE X DCM/ECM X • Motion Recruitment on its sale to Littlejohn & Co.
Recap X M&A Advisory X • Olympia Recruitment on its sale to Morgan Stanley Tactical Value
Investing
SME X Staffing Firm
• CDI Corporation (NYSE: CDI) sale to AE Industrial
Regions • MedPartners on its sale to AMN Healthcare
EMEA X Amsterdam, Dubai, Frankfurt, London, • CIP Capital on its investment in WilsonHCG
Madrid, Milan, Paris
• Ingeus on its sale to Advanced Personnel Management
APAC X Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Sydney, Tokyo • TPGS on its sale to System One
Americas X Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los
Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New • ECS Federal on its sale to ASGN
York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.
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Mishcon de Reya LLP
Key Contact
Nick Davis Company Description
Contact Phone At Mishcon de Reya, we have the largest dedicated Recruitment
+44 20 3321 7435 Services Group in the UK, made up of specialists in regulatory, litigation,
Contact Email employment and corporate law. We have acted at the highest level for
Nick.Davis@Mishcon.com organisations, individuals and teams in this sector for over 20 years.
Web Address We offer a genuine 'one-stop shop', providing practical and commercial
httpss://www.mishcon.com/services/recruitment- solutions in the most complex situations. We advise on the full spectrum
services/ of contentious and non–contentious matters, and regularly draw upon
additional expertise from our immigration, competition, tax, IT and
Headquarters
reputation management colleagues.
London, United Kingdom
Deal Type Service In recent years, very few firms have advised on the number of corporate
transactions on which we have acted.
Angel Accountant
Cross-Border X Consultant X
Advised
Domestic X Corporate Finance
• Advised Impellam Group on the acquisition of Flexy Corporation for an
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
initial consideration of £3m.
IPO Law Firm X
• Advising 360 Solutions on a series of acquisitions, including the
MNE DCM/ECM acquisitions of Clement May, CBS Butler Holdings, The JM Group and
Recap M&A Advisory Poolia UK.
SME X Staffing Firm • Acting for the shareholders of Allen Lane on the sale to Outsourcing
Inc, as well as the sale of their interests in the consulting and
Regions managed services company Allen Lane Consulting to Outsourcing UK.
EMEA • Acting for Henderson Scott on the sale to Search Consultancy.
• Advising nGAGE Specialist Recruitment on a number of acquisitions
APAC including the acquisition of 85% of the issued share capital of Qu
Recruitment and CBS Butler Holdings.
Americas
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Nunn Better Consulting
Key Contact
Steve Nunn
Company Description
Contact Phone
+1 954 300 1973 The experts in the integration of small and mid-size businesses. We
help acquirers integrate the people (org chart), technology, business
Contact Email operations, processes and cultures. We are engaged in two ways: either
info@nunnbetterconsulting.com with In Person consulting, where we work with the client addressing
Web Address their specific issues, or by subscribing to a cloud-based service, which
www.nunnbetterconsulting.com include online training, templates downloads and a weekly meeting. The
cloud-based subscription helps acquirers integrate their acquired
Headquarters businesses. Consequently the regions to the left are now global.
Weston, Florida, USA
Deal Type Service
Advised
Angel Accountant
• Matrix Medical Network acquisition of HealthFair. Nunn Better
Cross-Border Consultant (Post x Consulting was hired to oversee the integration merger of the two
Merger Integration)
separate IT departments into a single department. Major themes
Domestic x
Corporate Finance were technology consolidation, process improvement, call center
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
technology implementation. Business culture differences between the
businesses were identified and addressed through mentoring and
IPO
Law Firm coaching.
MNE DCM/ECM • Boral USA acquisition of Headwaters. Nunn Better Consulting was
Recap M&A Advisory hired to co-lead the integration set up, which took place during the
federal approval period. When the deal received approval, the entire
SME Staffing Firm
collection of 12 functional groups were empowered to begin their
integrations on schedule.
Regions
EMEA
APAC
Americas USA
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Optima Corporate Finance
Key Contact
Philip Ellis
Company Description
Contact Phone
+44 (0)7973 625211 Optima Corporate Finance is a London based M&A and Corporate
Finance advisor to the Recruitment and HR Tech sectors, led by Philip
Contact Email Ellis, who has 25 years in the Recruitment sector and advised on more
Philip@optimacf.com than 100 transactions. Philip founded and floated a vehicle on AIM to
back recruitment start-up which then grew into a support services
Web Address player. He also helped to launch Sonovate. As a UK boutique with a
www.optimacf.com strong network of global partners, we are practical, hands-on advisors
Headquarters and we pride ourselves on helping our clients to maximise the value of
London, United Kingdom their businesses. Clients range from private businesses seeking a first
acquisition or sale to International Groups, Private Equity owned
Deal Type Service businesses and quoted companies. We are equally comfortable at
Angel x Accountant
either end of this spectrum and we know how to get deals done.
Confidentiality and discretion underpin everything that we do.
Cross-Border x Consultant
Domestic x Corporate Finance x
Recent or Notable Deals
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
IPO Law Firm
• Sale of S&H Consulting to Sheffield Howarth
MNE x DCM/ECM
• Sale of HW Global Talent Partner to Zebra People
Recap x M&A Advisory x
• Acquisition of MTREC by TrustTech
SME x Staffing Firm
• Sale of CBS Butler to 360 Staffing Solutions (US)
Regions • Sale of Easypay to Workr Group
EMEA x • Sale of Financial Services Recruitment firm operating across Europe
APAC x
Americas x
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Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP
Key Contact
Paul Pincus Company Description
Contact Phone Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP is a boutique 14-lawyer corporate and
+1 212 588-0022 international law firm based in New York City that is one of the
Contact Email preeminent law firms in the country in representing staffing firms ꟷ
php@orllp.legal particularly in M&A transactions.
Paul Pincus, who heads the firm’s private company Mergers &
Web Address
Acquisitions and Staffing practices, has over 35 years experience
www.orllp.legal
representing firms, and doing deals, in all sectors of the staffing
Headquarters industry.
New York, NY
Paul and his team have completed over 80 deals in the staffing industry,
ranging in size from under $10 Million in enterprise value to over $100
Deal Type Service Million in enterprise value. The firm has represented digital staffing
Angel Accountant platforms, IT staffing and solutions firms, legal staffing firms, accounting
and finance staffing firms, commercial staffing firms, light industrial
Cross-Border X Consultant
staffing firms, home healthcare staffing firms, and executive recruiting
Domestic X Corporate Finance firms, in complex domestic and cross-border purchases, sales, mergers,
ESOP Investor (VC/PE)
recapitalizations, management buy-outs, and integrations of acquired
businesses.
IPO X Law Firm X
MNE x DCM/ECM
Advised
Recap X M&A Advisory
• Represented one of the largest multinational staffing firms in several
SME x Staffing Firm acquisitions during the build-out of its U.S. operations.
• Represented $150M staffing firm in the sale of its commercial staffing
Regions and home heath care operations.
• Represented numerous IT staffing and solutions firms in their sales to
EMEA Physical Offices
national and multinational staffing firms.
• Represented numerous staffing firms (commercial staffing,
APAC accounting and finance, and IT staffing) in their recapitalizations by
private equity firms.
Americas X New York, NY • Represented digital staffing platform in several recent acquisitions.
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P&M Corporate Finance, LLC (PMCF)
Key Contact
Matt Rupprecht Company Description
Contact Phone PMCF is an award-winning middle market investment bank providing
+1 248 603 5210 merger and acquisition advisory services to companies in North
Contact Email America, Europe, and Asia. PMCF provides a broad range of services
Matt.Rupprecht@pmcf.com including sale advisory, acquisition advisory, capital raising, and
strategic advisory. The firm has dedicated industry teams providing
Web Address services to the plastics and packaging, medical technology, industrials,
http://www.pmcf.com/ and business services industries. PMCF has dedicated resources
Headquarters serving the staffing and human capital management (HCM) industry.
Detroit, MI PMCF has offices in Chicago, Denver, and Detroit and around the globe
via its Corporate Finance International associates.
Deal Type Service
Angel Accountant
Advised
Cross Border X Consultant
• Premier Employee Solutions, LLC, 1st Class Staffing, LLC, EZ Payroll
Domestic X Corporate Finance & Staffing, LLC, BrandPack Solutions, LLC, and Premier
ESOP Investor (VC/PE) Implementation Solutions Canada Inc. in its sale to SwipeJobs
IPO Law Firm • Aurico in its sale to CareerBuilder
MNE X DCM/ECM • West Educational Leasing (d/b/a PMCI and Willsub) in its successful
sale to Educational Staffing Solutions (ESS) / Source 4 Teachers (a
Recap X M&A Advisory X
portfolio company of Nautic Partners)
SME X Staffing Firm
Regions
EMEA
APAC
Americas X Chicago, Detroit, Denver
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