Deel Acquires Safeguard Global's Payroll Division
April 30, 2025
Deel has acquired Safeguard Global’s payroll division, bringing hundreds of Safeguard payroll experts and their enterprise global payroll capabilities into Deel’s platform. The deal strengthens Deel’s ability to execute large, complex global payroll projects and deepens its integrations with partners such as Workday while Safeguard will continue to be supported under an agreement for existing and future international payroll customers.
- Buyers
- Deel
- Targets
- Safeguard Global payroll division
- Sellers
- Safeguard Global
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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