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PRO Unlimited Acquires WillHire

September 29, 2021

Staffing & HR

PRO Unlimited has acquired WillHire, a direct-sourcing and worker experience platform, to integrate WillHire’s talent-pool, self-assessment and candidate-engagement capabilities into PRO’s DirectSource PRO and Wand VMS offerings. The deal expands PRO’s direct-sourcing coverage into light-industrial and shift-worker categories and strengthens its worker experience and AI-driven sourcing capabilities.

Payscale Acquires Datapeople

September 16, 2025

Software

Payscale Inc. has acquired Datapeople, an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps hiring teams create clearer, more compliant job postings. The acquisition expands Payscale's product capabilities by aligning talent acquisition and job-posting workflows with compensation benchmarking and pay-transparency compliance.

EQT Private Equity to Acquire PRO Unlimited

June 28, 2021

IT Services

EQT Private Equity (EQT IX) has agreed to acquire PRO Unlimited Global Solutions Inc., a provider of integrated contingent workforce management solutions. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2021, after which EQT will become the majority shareholder and the existing management team will continue to run the business.

People2.0 Acquires TalentWave

June 8, 2021

Staffing & HR

People2.0 has acquired TalentWave, a long-standing US provider of EOR, AOR and workforce compliance services; financial terms were not disclosed. The deal folds TalentWave's iConnect classification and deep connectivity with high-volume talent procurement firms into People2.0's global EOR/AOR platform; prior owner Serent Capital will become a shareholder in the combined company alongside TPG Growth, CIP Capital and management.

HireRoad Acquires PeopleInsight

August 22, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

HireRoad, a Strattam Capital–backed provider of cloud-native talent management software, has acquired PeopleInsight, a workforce/HR analytics SaaS provider. The deal adds PeopleInsight's multi-source people analytics and data-unification capabilities to HireRoad's platform to accelerate analytics functionality for mid-market customers and expand HireRoad's global offerings.

People2.0 Acquires The Brookson Group

June 21, 2022

Staffing & HR

People2.0 has acquired The Brookson Group, the leading UK provider of support services to freelancers and independent contractors, from The Riverside Company. The deal expands People2.0's global EOR/AOR platform with Brookson's accountancy, umbrella employment, legal, financial services and workforce technology, while giving Brookson access to People2.0's global capabilities.