Deel Acquires Assemble

Deel Acquires PayGroup Limited

November 21, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Deel completed its AU$121 million acquisition of APAC-based payroll and HCM provider PayGroup Limited, which has been delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange. The deal expands Deel’s payroll and HCM capabilities and APAC footprint—PayGroup processes roughly AU$12 billion in payroll annually for over 3,000 businesses and was targeting AU$39 million ARR while being EBITDA positive.

Deel Acquires Safeguard Global's Payroll Division

April 30, 2025

Staffing & HR

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.

Deel Acquires Atlantic Money

December 2, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Deel has acquired U.K.-based international funds transfer company Atlantic Money for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will strengthen Deel's payments infrastructure and fintech capabilities in Europe, enabling enhanced international payouts for its global payroll customers.

Quantum Workplace Acquires Assembly Recognition & Rewards Platform

January 26, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Quantum Workplace, a talent management platform, has acquired Assembly, an employee recognition and rewards SaaS founded in 2017/2018 that serves over 500 organizations. The acquisition will integrate Assembly's recognition and rewards capabilities into Quantum Workplace to deliver richer engagement, performance and retention insights and enable AI-driven enhancements across the combined platform.

Deel Acquires HR Software Company Roots

January 14, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Deel has acquired Roots, an HR software platform that offers message-based apps for PTO, 1-on-1s, onboarding, social connections, and referrals. The Roots team will join Deel and their technology will be integrated into Deel's product suite to help customers improve culture, collaboration, and reduce burnout among distributed teams.

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.