Randstad - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Randstad M&A Summary

Randstad has acquired 17 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Randstad’s largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired Vedior N.V. for $3.7B. Randstad has acquired in 4 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include staffing (59%) and business services (24%).

Randstad Business Overview

Where is Randstad headquartered?

Randstad is headquartered in Diemen, Netherlands.

What is Randstad’s revenue?

Randstad disclosed revenue of 24,635M EUR for 2021 and 20,718M EUR for 2020.

How many employees does Randstad have?

Randstad has 38,370 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 Activity23
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • 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 (0.4/yr) # 15 - 1 - 1 - 17
vol $5.2B $5.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
  23

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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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Proffice AB 2015-11-30 - Add-on Acquisition
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Randstad Lanka Pvt Ltd. 2015-10-26 - Divestiture
Colombo, Sri Lanka
RiseSmart, Inc. 2015-09-30 100M USD Add-on Acquisition
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
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 10 (59%) 3.9B (75%) 4 (67%) -
Business Services 4 (24%) 871M (17%) 1 (17%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (12%) 429M (8%) - -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - - -
Aerospace - - 1 (17%) -
Total 17 $5.2B 6 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 1.3B - -
  Massachusetts 1 429M - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Florida 1 771M - -
  California 1 100M - -
Germany 2 80M 1 -
Netherlands 2 3.7B 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 2 (12%) 3.7B (71%) 1 (17%) -
Cross-border 15 (88%) 1.5B (29%) 5 (83%) -
Total 17 $5.2B 6 -

Top M&A Advisors

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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)
24%
4 (24%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
83%
5 (83%)

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