Staffing Mergers and Acquisitions Market Update: 2023 Takeaways and 2024 Outlook

Overview

Who Should Attend

Staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry owners, principals, chief executive officers, presidents, and branch managers.

Highlights

Despite broader merger and acquisitions market challenges and volatility during 2023, staffing M&A remained highly active throughout the year, with signs of continued momentum in early 2024. Jeremy Falendysz of UHY Corporate Finance and Paul Pincus of Ortoli Rosenstadt will analyze staffing M&A market data, recent deal closings, and in-market transactions to share key observations and relevant trends for staffing company buyers and sellers active in today’s evolving market. Get insight into valuations, deal structures (stock vs. assets), payment terms (cash at close, earnouts, and seller notes), and sale process options; key due diligence issues; and the market outlook for 2024.

During this webinar, attendees will learn:

• What the M&A market currently looks like and what staffing company buyers and sellers who plan to be active in the months ahead will need to know
• How to look at valuations, understand key due diligence issues, and evaluate the market outlook

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 / workforce solutions, 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 staffing industry during the past 35 years, ranging in size from under $20 million to over $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 and private equity firms. Pincus has written and lectured extensively on M&A topics for the staffing industry.

Jeremy Falendysz

managing director, UHY Corporate Finance

Falendysz is a leading member of the firm’s corporate finance practice. In his 20 years of investment banking experience, he has completed more than 70 corporate finance transactions and represented in excess of $60 billion in total transaction value. His engagements include sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions transactions for private/public enterprises and private equity funds, corporate separations, equity and equity-related capital raises (including initial public offerings and follow-on issuances), as well as debt capital raises, valuation services, and other pre-sale preparation services. Falendysz has written several articles and is a frequent guest speaker on mergers and acquisitions topics at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, and other local universities and M&A associations and organizations.

Bryan Besco

business development director, UHY

Besco has more than 20 years of marketing and business development experience with global, national, regional, and local accounting firms. He has worked with managers, directors, and partners on developing marketing plans and new business development initiatives to expand industry and service line market share leading to increased revenue and brand recognition. He is responsible for developing and monitoring individual and industry marketing and sales initiatives. His focus is on increasing revenue growth by developing service line and industry go-to-market strategies. He also develops and implements lead generation systems for industry teams and partners.

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