Here We (Don’t) Go Again! Why the New M&A Market Cycle Will Feel Different

Overview

Who Should Attend

Staffing firm owners and executives evaluating the mergers and acquisitions market in 2026

Highlights

The market for staffing industry mergers and acquisitions market is entering a new cycle, but it won’t look like the last one. Valuations are fragmenting, deal structures are evolving, and timing matters more than ever.

In this forward-looking program, M&A attorney Paul Pincus and investment banker Patrick Morin will translate what they are seeing in active transactions into practical guidance for staffing founders and executive teams. They will explain what buyers are prioritizing in 2026, why traditional roll-up logic is losing its edge, and how staffing founders can best position their businesses to succeed in the next wave of transactions. Drawing on extensive, real-world deal experience, they will deliver an engaging, practical discussion of how structure, risk, and founder readiness increasingly determine outcomes—often more than headline .

During this webinar, attendees will learn

• What the staffing M&A market looked like last year and what’s changing for this year
• How deal structures are evolving for industry transactions
• What buyers are prioritizing in 2026 and how to position a business to succeed in the next wave of transactions

Presenters

Paul Pincus

partner, Ortoli | Rosenstadt LLP

Pincus is a partner at the international law firm Ortoli | Rosenstadt LLP and head of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions and staffing practices. He is one of the leading M&A attorneys in the U.S. for the staffing industry, having completed more than 90 deals in the industry during the past 35 years ranging in size from under $20 million to more than $200 million in value. He has represented domestic and international staffing firms in purchases, sales, recapitalizations, and management buyouts, and in transactions with strategic buyers as well as private equity firms. Pincus has written and lectured extensively on M&A topics for the staffing industry.

Patrick Morin

partner, Transact Capital Partners

Morin, managing partner at Transact Capital Partners, joined the firm in 2012 after a distinguished career in investment banking, business ownership, and strategic advisory. He specializes in capital raising, deal making, and revenue growth, and is a sought-after speaker with deep connections to U.S. business leaders. Previously, Morin led BrightHammer LLC, advising start-ups and growth companies on sales and marketing strategies, and served as senior vice president at Cornerstone Realty. A former top-ranked Dale Carnegie instructor, he has delivered more than 1,100 keynotes for major organizations including NASA and Bank of America. Morin also serves on multiple nonprofit boards.

This webinar qualifies for 1.0 hour of CE toward maintaining your ASA credential.