Flexible Staffing Acquires Purcell Staffing, Inc.

Accenture Acquires The Shelby Group

November 2, 2023

IT Services

Accenture has acquired The Shelby Group, a Schaumburg, Illinois-based procurement technology consultancy, to expand its sourcing and procurement transformation capabilities. The Shelby Group's ~172 sales and delivery professionals will join Accenture's Connected Solutions group; financial terms were not disclosed and WestView Capital Partners completed the sale.

ULG Companies Acquires STAFFWORKS Employment Solutions

February 20, 2018

Staffing & HR

ULG Companies, a privately owned national industrial staffing firm headquartered in Logansport, Indiana, has acquired Indianapolis-based STAFFWORKS Employment Solutions. Calder Capital served as the exclusive M&A advisor on the sale; the acquisition expands ULG's geographic reach and product scope in the Indiana industrial labor market.

Elwood Staffing Acquires BelFlex Staffing Network

January 22, 2024

Staffing & HR

Elwood Staffing has acquired BelFlex Staffing Network, a Cincinnati-based commercial staffing firm, in a deal that closed Jan. 15. The acquisition adds 26 branch locations in 19 new markets, expanding Elwood's geographic footprint (including new presence in West Virginia and Arkansas) and broadening its commercial, skilled trades and professional staffing capabilities.

Purpose Legal Acquires Hire Counsel

January 16, 2026

Legal Services

Purpose Legal has acquired Hire Counsel, a 30+-year managed review and flexible legal staffing provider, to create an integrated managed review, staffing and legal technology platform. The deal—supported by Purpose Legal’s majority investor Blue Sage Capital and with Hire Counsel previously held by Long Point Capital—combines Hire Counsel’s talent network and delivery capabilities with Purpose Legal’s eDiscovery, digital forensics and AI-enabled review services; financial terms were not disclosed.

Korn Ferry Acquires Salo

January 18, 2023

Staffing & HR

Korn Ferry has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Salo, LLC, a Minneapolis-based provider of interim finance, accounting and HR talent. The acquisition expands Korn Ferry’s interim professional solutions and contract staffing capabilities and is expected to close on February 1, 2023, subject to customary conditions.

Korn Ferry Acquires Lucas Group

October 21, 2021

Professional Services

Korn Ferry has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lucas Group, a professional search and contract staffing firm headquartered in Atlanta. The transaction, expected to close on November 1, will expand Korn Ferry’s professional search and contract staffing capabilities; terms were not disclosed and the deal is expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted earnings.