M&A Deal Summary

OPD Group Acquires The International Recruitment Group

On January 1, 2005, OPD Group acquired staffing company The International Recruitment Group from YFM Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OPD Group’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is OPD Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-01-01
Target The International Recruitment Group
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) OPD Group
Sellers(s) YFM Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

The International Recruitment Group

London, United Kingdom
The International Recruitment Group (IRG) offer a tailored recruitment service, focusing on the delivery of both business and IT specialists across various industries on both a permanent and contract basis.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OPD Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

OPD Group is a provider of recruitment services nationall and internationally. OPD Group was formed in 1991 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Staffing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

YFM Equity Partners

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 300M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

YFM Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth oriented investments in UK-based companies. The Firm looks to invest up to £10 million to support a variety of established, growing, and profitable businesses. YFM Equity Partners was formed in 1982 and is based in Leeds, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 50
Sector: Staffing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 34
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 49
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Voxar was a 3D medical imaging software company. Voxar's software enhances radiologists' productivity by translating the huge number of 2-dimensional slices, generated by modern medical scanners, into easy to interpret 3-dimensional images.

Sell €39M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-12 Harlands Labels

Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom

Harlands Labels is a manufacturer and supplier of printed self-adhesive labels for businesses. Harlands Labels is based in Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom.

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