ACS Group Acquires The Ascent Services Group
December 1, 2019
ACS Group (formerly American Cybersystems) acquired The Ascent Services Group, a national IT and life sciences consulting and staffing firm, in a transaction that closed in December 2019. The acquisition — from Ascent's financial sponsor Sycamore Hill Capital Partners — expands ACS Group's geographic footprint and strengthens its IT and life-sciences staffing capabilities as ACS pushes toward the $1 billion revenue milestone.
- Buyers
- ACS Group
- Targets
- The Ascent Services Group, Inc.
- Sellers
- Sycamore Hill Capital Partners
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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