Investment Summary

Apollo Global Management, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Randstad Exits CareerBuilder

On June 24, 2025, invested in staffing company CareerBuilder from Apollo Global Management, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Randstad

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-06-24
Target CareerBuilder
Sector Staffing
Sellers(s) Apollo Global Management
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Randstad
Deal Type Bankruptcy

Target

CareerBuilder

Chicago, Illinois, United States
CareerBuilder provides comprehensive online recruiting products and services for job seekers and employers and has uniquely syndicated its trademarked technology and content to create a network of private-label career sites. CareerBuilder was founded in 1995 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Apollo Global Management

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 72.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apollo Global Management is a global alternative investment firm. The Firm segments its activity between private equity, capital markets, real estate, and publicly traded investment funds. Within private equity, Apollo targets traditional buyouts, distressed situations, as well as minority investments to help companies make acquisitions or fund other needs. Sectors of interest include chemicals, commodities, consumer/retail, distribution, transportation, financial services, business services, manufacturing, industrial, media/cable/leisure, packaging, and satellite/wireless. Apollo's geographic coverage spans Europe, North America, and Asia. Apollo manages publicly traded Apollo Investment Corporation, which provides equity and junior capital to middle-market companies, as well as Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Apollo Global Management was formed in 1990 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 77 of 77
Sector: Staffing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Bankruptcy M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: Illinois M&A 6 of 6
Country: United States M&A 54 of 54
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-13 PowerGrid Services

Hartselle, Alabama, United States

PowerGrid Services is a utility services business providing repair and maintenance services for distribution, transmission, and substation infrastructure. PowerGrid Services is based in Hartselle, Alabama.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-11 Trace3

Irvine, California, United States

Trace3 is a digital transformation and IT solutions to provider for medium and large sized enterprise clients. The Company has established a regional market-leading position in the technology solutions provider space with significant expertise in areas such as Cloud, Security, Data Intelligence, DevOps, and Data Center solutions. Trace3 was founded in 2002 and is based in Irvine, California.

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SELLER

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 116.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 83 of 83
Sector: Staffing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Bankruptcy M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: Illinois M&A 6 of 6
Country: United States M&A 43 of 43
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-10 Copenhagen Airports

Kastrup, Denmark

Copenhagen Airports owns and operates airports in Scandinavia, serving as a both a natural Scandinavian hub and as a point of origin and destination. Copenhagen Airports is based in Kastrup, Denmark.

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SELLER

Randstad

Diemen, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Business Services
Employees40,000
Revenue 24.1B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Randstad office in Atlanta, Georgia.
Randstad office in Atlanta, Georgia.

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


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Staffing M&A 5 of 5
Type: Bankruptcy M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-22 Zorgwerk

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Zorgwerk is a healthcare and care talent provider recognized for its innovative approach to serving the talent needs of clients in the healthcare, social assistance, and childcare sectors. Its business model is underpinned by a digital marketplace that efficiently matches healthcare and care professionals to the current demand but also prepares its 75,000 healthcare and care professionals for the future through skilling and development. Zorgwerk was founded in 1997 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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