HealthEquity Acquires WageWorks

HealthEquity Acquires HealthSavings' HSA Portfolio for $60M

December 6, 2021

Healthcare Services

HealthEquity entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the HSA portfolio of Health Savings Administrators, L.L.C. (HealthSavings) for $60 million. The transaction transfers custody of nearly $1.3 billion in HSA assets across approximately 87,000 accounts to HealthEquity.

Cross Country Healthcare Acquires Workforce Solutions Group, Inc.

June 8, 2021

Healthcare Services

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. completed an asset acquisition of Workforce Solutions Group, Inc. (WSG) effective June 8, 2021, paying $25.0 million in cash and $5.0 million in stock with up to $15.0 million in earn-out consideration. The deal was financed in part by a new $100.0 million second-lien term loan and brings WSG's home‑care and managed‑service capabilities into Cross Country's workforce solutions portfolio; Blackstone also entered Cross Country's capital structure to support the company's acquisition strategy.

Equifax Acquires Health e(fx)

August 9, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Equifax has acquired Health e(fx), a provider of Affordable Care Act (ACA) management software and workforce analytics, to expand capabilities within its Workforce Solutions business. The acquisition adds Health e(fx)'s cloud-native ACA platform and service capabilities — including offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario — to Equifax's HR, payroll and benefits offerings.

Staffing 360 Solutions Acquires Headway Workforce Solutions

April 19, 2022

Staffing & HR

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Headway Workforce Solutions for up to approximately $14 million in a combination of preferred stock and earn-out cash. The acquisition adds Headway’s national staffing operations, proprietary recruiting technologies and a 3-million candidate database to Staffing 360’s buy-and-build consolidation strategy.

WebMD Health Corp. Acquires Healthwise Operating Assets

March 4, 2024

Healthcare Services

WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, acquired the operating assets of Healthwise — including content, products, technology, client relationships and certain trademarks — and will fold most of Healthwise's team into WebMD Ignite. The deal expands WebMD Ignite's patient and member engagement capabilities and footprint (now serving more than 650 healthcare organizations); financial terms were not disclosed.

Aquiline Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Wealth at Work

June 1, 2021

Wealth Management

Aquiline Capital Partners has agreed to make an investment in Wealth at Work Group Limited, a London-based provider of workplace financial education, guidance and regulated financial advice. Equistone Partners Europe will retain a minority stake and Wealth at Work's management will keep a significant equity position; the deal will support the company's technology-driven growth and expansion of its retirement and financial wellbeing services.