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PRO Unlimited Acquires WillHire

September 29, 2021

Staffing & HR

PRO Unlimited has acquired WillHire, a direct-sourcing and worker experience platform, to integrate WillHire’s talent-pool, self-assessment and candidate-engagement capabilities into PRO’s DirectSource PRO and Wand VMS offerings. The deal expands PRO’s direct-sourcing coverage into light-industrial and shift-worker categories and strengthens its worker experience and AI-driven sourcing capabilities.

Payscale Acquires Datapeople

September 16, 2025

Software

Payscale Inc. has acquired Datapeople, an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps hiring teams create clearer, more compliant job postings. The acquisition expands Payscale's product capabilities by aligning talent acquisition and job-posting workflows with compensation benchmarking and pay-transparency compliance.

EQT Private Equity to Acquire PRO Unlimited

June 28, 2021

Staffing & HR

EQT Private Equity (through its EQT IX fund) has agreed to acquire PRO Unlimited Global Solutions Inc., a provider of contingent workforce management solutions, from funds managed by Harvest Partners and Investcorp. PRO Unlimited — headquartered in San Francisco with ~1,400 employees — will remain led by its existing management team, and EQT will support continued product development and expansion of the company's integrated platform.

People2.0 Acquires TalentWave

June 8, 2021

Staffing & HR

People2.0 has acquired TalentWave, a long-standing US provider of EOR, AOR and workforce compliance services; financial terms were not disclosed. The deal folds TalentWave's iConnect classification and deep connectivity with high-volume talent procurement firms into People2.0's global EOR/AOR platform; prior owner Serent Capital will become a shareholder in the combined company alongside TPG Growth, CIP Capital and management.

HireRoad Acquires PeopleInsight

August 22, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

HireRoad, a Strattam Capital–backed provider of cloud-native talent management software, has acquired PeopleInsight, a workforce/HR analytics SaaS provider. The deal adds PeopleInsight's multi-source people analytics and data-unification capabilities to HireRoad's platform to accelerate analytics functionality for mid-market customers and expand HireRoad's global offerings.

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.