Ciphr Acquires Shape Payroll

CIPHR Acquires Payroll Business Solutions

December 16, 2019

Professional Services

CIPHR, the LDC-backed HR software provider, has completed the acquisition of Marlow-based Payroll Business Solutions (PBS). The deal integrates payroll capability into CIPHR's platform and enables two new products—CIPHR Payroll and CIPHR Outsourced Payroll—expanding the group's payroll services and customer reach.

ECI Partners Acquires CIPHR (LDC Exit)

January 18, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

ECI Partners has invested in CIPHR, a UK-based provider of SaaS HCM (HR, payroll, recruitment and learning) software, as LDC exits its four-year investment. CIPHR, headquartered in Reading and supporting c.300,000 employees across customers globally, will use the new partnership to accelerate product development, organic growth and M&A activity.

CIPHR Group Acquires Digits Industries Ltd

September 15, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

CIPHR Group, an LDC-backed UK provider of SaaS HR, payroll and recruitment software, has completed the acquisition of its strategic learning partner Digits Industries Ltd. The deal integrates Digits' learning management system with CIPHR's people management platform to expand CIPHR's L&D capability and cross-sell to its mid- and enterprise-market customers.

IRIS Software Group Acquires Apex HCM from Serent Capital

February 28, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IRIS Software Group has acquired Apex HCM, a cloud-native HCM and payroll software provider for payroll service bureaus and CPA firms. The acquisition, previously backed by Serent Capital, expands IRIS's footprint in the Americas and broadens its payroll and HCM capabilities for PSBs, CPA firms and SMBs.

Ciphr Acquires Avantus

November 19, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

ECI-backed Ciphr has acquired Avantus, a UK-based employee benefits and rewards platform provider, adding Avantus’ FlexGenius and MyWorkPal products and a c.30-person team to Ciphr Group. The transaction expands Ciphr’s HCM proposition to include employee benefits and wellbeing as part of its strategy of complementary add-on acquisitions.

HR Path Acquires Pay Human Group

December 3, 2024

Professional Services

HR Path, a global HR consulting and HRIS provider, has acquired Pay Human Group, a Mexican payroll management and HR consulting firm, to strengthen HR Path’s presence in Latin America. The deal adds payroll outsourcing and BPO capabilities in Mexico and Colombia and expands HR Path’s AIR (Advise, Implement, Run) service footprint in the region.