Staffing & HR Acquisitions in Michigan

Kingswood Capital Management has completed a strategic growth investment in Infotree Global Solutions, a Plymouth, Michigan–based provider of international workforce management solutions. Infotree, founded in 2002, has more than 5,000 employees operating in 80+ countries and offers EOR, contingent staffing, SOW and independent contractor management primarily to U.S.-domiciled Fortune 500 clients; co-founders Raman Sawhney and John McKimmy remain significant shareholders post-closing. Kingswood will provide capital and operating support to help scale the business and invest in additional growth initiatives.

Grand Rapids-based Sena Info Technologies made a strategic minority investment in Pathway Staffing, a purpose-driven talent acquisition start-up led by Shane Gianino. The partnership will leverage Sena Info's IT and staffing expertise to help Pathway Staffing scale its recruiting services, expand geographically across the Midwest and United States, and advance its community-focused hiring initiatives.

The Liberty Group, a Halifax-backed provider of multifamily staffing solutions, has acquired the multifamily-focused temporary staffing and direct-hire placement services division of Full House Marketing, Inc. (Michigan). The deal (terms undisclosed) brings Full House Michigan’s staffing team and operations into Liberty’s brand to expand the buyer’s geographic footprint into Detroit and the broader Michigan market.

Public Pension Capital (PPC) has made a strategic minority investment in Edustaff, a Grand Rapids-based provider of substitute, paraprofessional and support staffing services to K-12 school districts and community colleges. PPC's capital will support Edustaff's investments in service capabilities, sales and marketing, and technology to accelerate geographic expansion across the U.S.; Edustaff's management will remain in place.

PRO Unlimited, a global integrated workforce management platform, will acquire Geometric Results, Inc. (GRI), an independent Managed Services Provider currently owned by MSX International and funds managed by Bain Capital Private Equity Europe. The acquisition adds GRI's MSP capabilities, global presence (including the UK and India) and client relationships to PRO's IWM platform to expand services for Fortune 1000 and mid-market customers.

Iron Creek Partners led an investment alongside Main Street Capital Corporation to provide growth capital to Credential Check Corporation, a Troy, Michigan–based provider of employment background screening and drug testing services. The transaction closed in August 2021; financial terms were not disclosed.

CapStone Holdings, a family-office structured investor, made a $2.0 million strategic investment in The United Green, a Michigan-based national staffing agency serving the legal cannabis and hemp industries. The capital will support United Green’s operational expansion into additional U.S. states as cultivation and retail activity scales, enabling more contract and direct-hire staffing across cultivation, processing, testing, transport and retail operations.

Trustpoint.One, an Atlanta-based eDiscovery and legal solutions provider, acquired Kelly Legal Managed Services (KLMS) from the Kelly Services family of businesses. The acquisition expands Trustpoint.One's legal staffing, managed review and legal solutions capabilities and broadens its footprint in the legal talent and managed services market.

Technosoft Corp., a Southfield, Michigan-based IT digital transformation and staffing provider, has acquired Rumba Solutions, LLC, an IT services and staffing firm based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The acquisition strengthens Technosoft’s ability to deliver in-demand IT skills (including Salesforce and data science) and brings Rumba’s employees and customer relationships into Technosoft’s enterprise delivery organization.

America's Back Office (ABO), a Sterling Heights, Michigan-based professional employer organization, has acquired Employees Only, Inc., an HR outsourcing and PEO firm based in Rochester, Michigan. Brown Gibbons Lang & Company served as exclusive financial advisor to Employees Only; terms were not disclosed — the deal creates one of the largest PEOs based in Michigan through an in-market consolidation of capabilities and client bases.