Divestiture • Staffing

SFN Group Acquires Spherion Canada

On October 25, 2010, SFN Group acquired staffing company Spherion Canada from Spherion Staffing

Acquisition Context
  • This is SFN Group’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is SFN Group’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is SFN Group’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 25, 2010
Target Spherion Canada
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) SFN Group
Sellers(s) Spherion Staffing
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Spherion Canada

Toronto,, Ontario, Canada
Spherion Canada operates as a provider of integrated staffing solutions throughout Canada.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

SFN Group

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

SFN Group, Inc. is a staffing firm.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Staffing 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Ontario 1 of 1
Country: Canada 1 of 1
Year: 2010 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Spherion Staffing

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

Spherion Corporation is a recruiting and staffing company that provides integrated solutions to meet the evolving needs of companies and job candidates.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Staffing 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
State: Ontario 1 of 1
Country: Canada 1 of 1
Year: 2010 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-15 Technisource

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Technisource (formerly IntelliMark) was originally a roll-up of 21 information technology temporary-staffing companies acquired between 1997 and 1999 by Edgewater Technology, a public company. The company, initially located in Little Rock, AR, has two primary lines of business: IT Resources and IT Solutions. IT Resources provides temporary IT staffing to Fortune 1000, mid-market and emerging-market clients through nearly 30 branches nationwide. IT Solutions provides network consulting and design, integration and support services, help desk solutions and training.

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