Proman Partners with Agilitas Group to Expand in Belgium and the Netherlands
December 20, 2019
Proman, a family-owned French HR and temporary employment group, is becoming a shareholder in Belgium-based Agilitas Group, creating a combined organisation that would be the sixth-largest European temporary employment agency with a combined 2019 turnover of EUR 2.8 billion. Gilde Buy Out Partners and Agilitas management will remain significant minority shareholders; the deal is subject to European competition approval and will not affect day-to-day operations or employment.
- Buyers
- Proman
- Targets
- Agilitas Group
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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