Randstad - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Randstad M&A Summary

Randstad has acquired 19 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Randstad’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired Vedior N.V. for $3.7B. Randstad has acquired in 5 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include staffing (64%) and business services (22%).

Randstad Business Overview

Where is Randstad headquartered?

Randstad is headquartered in Diemen, Netherlands.

What is Randstad’s revenue?

Randstad disclosed revenue of 25,426M EUR for 2023 and 27,568M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Randstad have?

Randstad has 40,000 employees.

What sector is Randstad in?

Randstad is a business services company.

When was Randstad founded?

Randstad was founded in 1960.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • M&A Advisors 1

Randstad

Randstad NV

Diemermere 25,
Diemen, 1112 TC
Netherlands,
+31 20 569 5911
www.randstad.com

Randstad is a human resource consulting firm and HR service provider. Randstad was founded in 1960 and is based in Diemen, Netherlands.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 16 - 1 - 1 1 19
vol $5.2B $5.2B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 6 - - - - 1 7
  26

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Monster Worldwide, Inc. 2016-08-09 429M USD Add-on Acquisition
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twago (Teamwork Across Global Offices) 2016-06-14 - Add-on Acquisition
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Careo Group 2016-06-10 - Add-on Acquisition
, Japan
Obiettivo Lavoro SpA 2016-05-20 116M EUR Add-on Acquisition
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
CareerBuilder, Inc. 2017-06-20 Monster Worldwide, Inc. 2024-07-02 1
Chicago, Illinois · www.careerbuilder.com Weston, Massachusetts · www.monster.com
CareerBuilder, Inc. 2017-06-20 Broadbean Technology Ltd. 2023-05-31 3
Chicago, Illinois · www.careerbuilder.com London, United Kingdom · www.broadbean.com
CareerBuilder, Inc. 2017-06-20 Workterra LLC 2022-10-11 2
Chicago, Illinois · www.careerbuilder.com Pleasanton, California · www.workterra.com
CareerBuilder, Inc. 2017-06-20 CareerBuilder Employment Screening LLC 2020-02-04 1
Chicago, Illinois · www.careerbuilder.com Arlington Heights, Illinois · www.screen.careerbuilder.com
Ausy SA    - Vision IT media GmbH 2014-11-12 6
Sevres, France · www.ausy.com Stuttgart, Germany · www.gfi-itmedia.de

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Staffing 12 (63%) 3.9B (75%) 4 (57%) -
Business Services 4 (21%) 871M (17%) 1 (14%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (11%) 429M (8%) 1 (14%) -
Information Technology 1 (5%) - - -
Aerospace - - 1 (14%) -
Total 19 $5.2B 7 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 1.3B 1 -
  Massachusetts 1 429M 1 -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Florida 1 771M - -
  California 1 100M - -
Netherlands 3 3.7B 1 -
Germany 2 80M 1 -
France 1 - 1 -
India - - 2 -
Japan 2 - - -
Austria 1 - - -
Belgium 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Italy 1 116M - -
Spain 1 - - -
Sri Lanka - - 1 -
Sweden 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (16%) 3.7B (71%) 1 (14%) -
Cross-border 16 (84%) 1.5B (29%) 6 (86%) -
Total 19 $5.2B 7 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Jones Day
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.7B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.3B
< $100M 2 $180M
TOTAL $5.2B
Largest Vedior N.V.
$3.7B (2007-12-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
26%
5 (26%)
Strategic(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
86%
6 (86%)

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