M&A Deal Summary

Recruit Holdings Acquires Indeed

On September 25, 2012, Recruit Holdings acquired internet software and services company Indeed

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Recruit Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Recruit Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Recruit Holdings’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-09-25
Target Indeed
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Recruit Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Indeed

Austin, Texas, United States
Indeed's corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Indeed's corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Indeed, Inc. is a mobile and web-based job search engine for job listings worldwide. Indeed was formed in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Buyer

Recruit Holdings

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Business Services
Employees51,373
Revenue 3.42T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Recruit Holdings is a global human resources and information services company. Recruit's HR services include temporary staffing, permanent placement, recruitment advertising, consulting, assessment and training. Recruit Holdings was formed in 1960 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 16
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 15
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-04 Advantage Resourcing America

Tokyo, Japan

Advantage is a member of a family of Staffing companies owned by parent Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., based in Tokyo Japan. Advantage has offices in the U.S., Canada, UK and Sydney Australia. The Advantage service delivery model is “local market focus”, meaning that Advantage learns client requirements for primary skill sets in every local market we serve.

Buy $410M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-26 Bo Le Associates Group

Hong Kong, China

Bo Le Associates Group Ltd. is an Asia's largest executive search company. Bo Le has 17 years of experience placing English-speaking and local-language-speaking staff with multinational companies. A wide range of services are provided, including executive search for senior management under the Bo Le brand and selection services for middle and junior managers to regular staff under the BRecruit brand.

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