Divestiture • Staffing

Endless Acquires Affinity Workforce

On June 1, 2017, private equity firm Endless acquired staffing company Affinity Workforce from Capita

Acquisition Context
  • This is Endless’ 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Endless’ 46th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Affinity Workforce was sold to a strategic buyer in 2018.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date June 1, 2017
Target Affinity Workforce
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Endless
Sellers(s) Capita
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Affinity Workforce

Birmingham, United Kingdom
CER Staffing Solutions Ltd. is staffing solution provider. Affinity Workforce major public sector recruitment specialists across Education, Healthcare and Social Care. CER Staffing Solutions Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Buyer

Endless

Leeds, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Endless LLP is an independent private equity firm that targets management buyouts and turnaround investment opportunities in a variety of industries. Endless invests in UK based companies with generating sales of £10 to £1000 million. Endless can commit up to £80 million for each transaction in the form of equity and/or debt. Endless will not invest in startups or companies with less than £10 million of sales. Endless was formed in 2005 and has offices in Leeds, Manchester and Solihull.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 47 of 76
Sector: Staffing 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 7 of 14
Country: United Kingdom 46 of 73
Year: 2017 6 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-01 PRAC Financial

Barnsley, United Kingdom

PRAC is a niche debt purchasing business, specializing in acquiring regulated and non-regulated, consumer and commercial debt portfolios.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-06 Imtech

Middlesex, United Kingdom

Imtech is a technical service provider in the UK and Ireland, with extensive expertise and experience in mechanical and electrical engineering services, technical facilities management and systems integration.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Capita

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Business Services
Employees34,500
Revenue 2.4B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Capita is a provider of business process services, driven by data, technology, and people. The Company delivers innovative, digitally enabled solutions to transform and simplify the connections between government and citizens, businesses and customers. Capita operates across two divisions – Capita Public Service and Capita Experience – in the UK, Europe, India, and South Africa. Capita was formed in 1984 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 5 of 21
Sector: Staffing 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture 4 of 20
Country: United Kingdom 5 of 20
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-28 NYS Corporate

York, United Kingdom

NYS Corporate Ltd. is a specialist Events, Conference and Travel Management agency working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Known for blend of high quality, personalised service and cutting-edge technology, company provide bespoke end-to-end solutions for clients.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-19 Supplier Assessment Services

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Supplier Assessment Services (SAS) is a cloud-based, SaaS subscription business, providing governance, risk management and compliance services. SAS services over 4,000 public and private sector clients and more than 50,000 individual customers across 20 different sectors through its three main products and services: Constructionline, Acclaim, and Altius. Supplier Assessment Services was founded in 1998 and is based in Basingstoke, United Kingdom.

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