M&A Deal Summary

TriNet Group Acquires Gevity HR

On March 5, 2009, TriNet Group acquired business services company Gevity HR from Adams Street Partners, Frontenac and Harvey & Company for 98M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TriNet Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is TriNet Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TriNet Group’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TriNet Group’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-03-05
Target Gevity HR
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) TriNet Group
Sellers(s) Adams Street Partners
Frontenac
Harvey & Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 98M USD

Target

Gevity HR

Bradenton, Florida, United States
Gevity HR, Inc. is a complete human resources management solutions provider, offering outsourced services for employee recruitment, management, and retention, for payroll processing, benefits administration, and related paperwork, as well as for compliance with government regulations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TriNet Group

Dublin, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Staffing
Employees357,728
Revenue 4.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

TriNet Group is a provider of a comprehensive human resources solution for small to midsize businesses. TriNet Group was founded in 1988 and is based in Dublin, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 12
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 12
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 12
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-16 LMC Resources

Denver, Colorado, United States

LMC Resources, Inc. is a Professional Employer Organization. LMC Resources provides human resources outsourcing services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-26 Accord Human Resources

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Accord Human Resources is a leading provider of outsourced human resource management solutions, also known as a Professional Employer Organization or PEO. Known for its high-level of customer service, Accord serves more than 500 clients in 44 states, and is among the largest privately-held PEOs in the United States. Since the Company's inception in 1992, Accord has been listed four times in Inc. 500 as one of America's fastest growing companies.

Buy -

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Adams Street Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1972
PE ASSETS 60.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Adams Street Partners is a diversified, global investment firm that targets direct, fund of funds, and secondary investments. Adams' direct investing group covers co-investments in buyout transactions, as well as growth equity and venture capital commitments. The direct buyout and growth equity team looks to commit $5 to $30 million per transaction. For venture related investments, commitments of $5 to $20 million are provided to companies in the technology, life sciences and technology enabled services sectors. Typically, target companies have received prior financing from early stage venture firms and are seeking additional capital to fund product development and commercialization. Adams Street Partners was formed in 1972 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 96
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 51
State (Florida) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 21 of 88
Year (2009) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-01 Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals

Palo Alto,, California, United States

Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals is a developer of therapeutics designed to provide treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-14 Luminary Micro

Austin, Texas, United States

Luminary Micro, Inc. is a provider in bringing 32-bit capabilities and the full benefits of ARM® Cortex-M3™-based microcontrollers to the broadest reach of the microcontroller market.

Sell -
SELLER

Frontenac

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1971
PE ASSETS 2.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Frontenac is a Midwest US-based private equity firm that seek profitable, lower middle-market company investments with $5 to $25 million of EBITDA. Frontenac typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions, including companies managed by owner-operators. Sectors of interest include financial services, healthcare services, education/HR services, manufacturing, publishing/media, and technology services. Frontenac was formed in 1971 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 59
Sector (Business Services) 5 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 22
State (Florida) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 25 of 57
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-14 SIGMA International Group

Cream Ridge, New Jersey, United States

SIGMA International Group, Inc. is an importer and master distributor of ductile iron and cast iron fittings, restraints, municipal castings and other related products used as a part of the delivery infrastructure in the water and wastewater industry.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-03 Diversified Maintenance Systems

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Diversified Maintenance Systems is a national provider of outsourced janitorial and facilities maintenance services to major retailers, logistics firms and grocery stores.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

Harvey & Company is a principal investment and advisory group. The Firm works with companies and private equity firms on acquisition searches as well as makes investments of its own. Harvey & Company was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 35
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 18
State (Florida) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 34
Year (2009) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-17 SWS Environmental Services

Panama City, Florida, United States

SWS Environmental Services is a provider of emergency response and environmental cleanup services. SWS provides a broad range of essential services including industrial, hazardous waste management, emergency response, marine, and remediation services to the energy, manufacturing, education, healthcare, chemical, transportation, government, and retail sectors.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-11 Solstas Lab Partners

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Solstas Lab Partners LLC (Fomerly Spectrum Laboratory Network) is a leading regional provider of clinical laboratory and disease screening services. The Company is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, and covers the Southeastern U.S., providing hospital quality testing to over 10,000 physicians, 11 hospitals, nursing homes, home health, clinics, urgent care facilities, and other businesses and industries.

Sell $230M