Careerminds Acquires Keystone Partners from Silver Oak

Careerminds Acquires Keystone Partners, Renovo, Job Copilot and Outplacement Australia

February 10, 2026

Professional Services

Careerminds has acquired Keystone Partners, Renovo, Job Copilot, and Outplacement Australia to create a scaled, global workforce solutions platform that spans North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The acquisitions expand Careerminds' outplacement, career transition, talent development and job-search technology capabilities and provide broader local-market delivery and expertise.

Keystone Partners Acquires CCI Consulting

January 21, 2025

Staffing & HR

Keystone Partners, a Silver Oak Services Partners portfolio company, has acquired CCI Consulting, a provider of HR consulting, executive search, leadership development and career transition services based near Philadelphia. The add-on expands Keystone's talent management and leadership transformation capabilities and broadens its reach across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.

Keystone Partners Acquires The Ayers Group from Kelly Services

June 12, 2024

Staffing & HR

Keystone Partners, a Silver Oak Services Partners portfolio company, has acquired The Ayers Group, a New York–headquartered leader in executive coaching, leadership development and outplacement services, from Kelly Services, Inc. The acquisition expands Keystone's capabilities and presence in the New York metropolitan area and strengthens its career management and leadership development offerings.

Careerminds Acquires Progression to Enhance AI-Driven Career Development

October 8, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Careerminds, a global provider of outplacement and career development solutions, has acquired Progression, a London-based AI-powered career-framework SaaS company. The acquisition expands Careerminds' product capabilities by integrating Progression's AI-driven job architecture and upskilling/reskilling tools into its global career-development offerings.

Careerminds Acquires Premier Virtual

August 23, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Careerminds, a global outplacement services provider based in Wilmington, Delaware, has acquired Premier Virtual, a Delray Beach, Florida–based SaaS virtual-recruitment and virtual-events platform. The acquisition expands Careerminds' outplacement capabilities by adding Premier Virtual's virtual hiring fair technology, one-on-one chat and video interview features, and enhanced user analytics that integrate with clients' CRM/ATS systems.

Starfish Partners Acquires HireMinds

July 17, 2025

Staffing & HR

Starfish Partners, an investment and ownership platform for specialized executive search firms, has acquired HireMinds, a Boston-based executive search firm founded in 1998 with expertise in marketing, communications, life sciences, and finance & accounting recruitment. The acquisition brings HireMinds into the Starfish Partners family to expand capabilities, geographic reach, and resources across high-growth sectors.