Babington Acquires Majority of PeoplePlus Apprenticeship Business

People2.0 Acquires The Brookson Group

June 21, 2022

Staffing & HR

People2.0 has acquired The Brookson Group, the leading UK provider of support services to freelancers and independent contractors, from The Riverside Company. The deal expands People2.0's global EOR/AOR platform with Brookson's accountancy, umbrella employment, legal, financial services and workforce technology, while giving Brookson access to People2.0's global capabilities.

AdviserPlus Group (Limerston Capital-backed) Acquires Employment Law Firm Halborns

March 30, 2020

Legal Services

Limerston Capital-backed HR services group AdviserPlus has acquired Nottingham-based employment law specialist Halborns. The acquisition, completed in early March following regulatory approval, adds employment law capability and a subscription-based Intelligent Employment platform to AdviserPlus as part of its strategy to build the UK’s leading technology-enabled HR services group.

Back2Work Group Acquires Just IT Training

June 16, 2022

Education

Manchester-based Back2Work Group, backed by Palatine's Impact Fund, has acquired London-based Just IT Training, a provider of IT and digital apprenticeships and skills bootcamps. The deal adds roughly 196 staff and more than £8m of revenue to Back2Work, expanding its apprenticeship and digital training capability and increasing group revenues to over £20m.

Empowering People Group (Limerston Capital-backed) Acquires Learning Nexus

October 10, 2022

Education

Empowering People Group, a Limerston Capital-backed human capital management platform, has acquired Learning Nexus, a Gloucester-based provider of compliance-led online learning and LMS solutions. The bolt-on purchase expands Empowering People Group's digital learning capabilities and recurring subscription-based revenue while broadening its customer offering to corporates, public sector organisations and non-profits.

BPP Acquires Firebrand Training

June 20, 2022

Education

BPP, a UK-based provider of professional and vocational higher education, has acquired Firebrand Training, a specialist IT and digital training business established in 2001. The deal expands BPP's programme portfolio—adding accelerated IT certifications, apprenticeships and bootcamps—and supports its geographic expansion across the UK and continental Europe.

ePlus (ePlus Technology) Acquires Bailiwick Services from Norwest Equity Partners

August 19, 2024

IT Services

ePlus inc., through its subsidiary ePlus Technology, inc., has acquired Bailiwick Services, LLC, a Minneapolis-area provider of managed and professional IT integration services. The transaction, which closed on August 19, 2024, was a purchase from Norwest Equity Partners; terms were not disclosed. The deal enhances ePlus's services capabilities across retail, financial services, restaurant and hospitality end markets.