Tracked deals
6
6 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Staffing & HR Buyers & Acquisitions in Utah
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
5 strategic · 2 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
2 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Vensure Employer Solutions has made multiple Utah-focused moves, including acquiring Distro (AI-powered recruiting platform) and Resource Management Inc. (RMI) (HR outsourcing, payroll, benefits, and compliance capabilities).
- Paychex expanded its employment compliance and HCM-adjacent capabilities by acquiring SixFifty Technologies, LLC (employment-law compliance and document automation) from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
- hyrUP used acquisition to deepen specialization, buying Evolve Partners, a boutique executive search firm focused on finance and accounting hires.
- G&A Partners broadened its Utah County presence through the acquisition of Teamworks Group, a Provo-based PEO and HR outsourcing provider.
- Deal activity in Utah spans recruiting automation, HR outsourcing/PEO services, and employment-law compliance technology—typically framed as capability expansion within broader HR platforms.
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vensure Employer Solutions | 2 | Provider of HR/HCM technology, managed services, global B... | Strategic |
| G&A Partners | 1 | Nationwide professional employer organization (PEO) provi... | Strategic |
| Gladstone Capital Corporation | 1 | Publicly traded business development company providing se... | PE |
| Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners | 1 | Lower-middle market private equity firm focused on contro... | PE |
| Paychex | 1 | Provider of payroll, human capital management (HCM), and ... | Strategic |
| hyrUP | 1 | Tech-enabled executive search and recruiting firm special... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Staffing & HR in Utah by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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January 21, 2026
- Buyer
- Vensure Employer Solutions
- Target
- Distro
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Vensure Employer Solutions acquired Distro, an AI-powered recruiting platform based in Lehi, Utah, adding AI screening, résumé vetting, job matching and a 1.9 million-candidate network to its HR technology portfolio. The acquisition expands Vensure's recruiting automation capabilities and integrates Distro's AI-driven talent marketplace into Vensure's suite of employer-of-record and managed HR services.
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December 1, 2025
- Buyer
- hyrUP
- Target
- Evolve Partners
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
hyrUP, a tech-enabled executive search and recruiting firm, has acquired Evolve Partners, a national boutique executive search firm focused on finance and accounting hires. The deal expands hyrUP's nationwide footprint and deepens its specialization in high-caliber finance and leadership talent, with Evolve Partners' founder Kate Brogden joining hyrUP's leadership team.
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- Buyer
- Paychex
- Target
- SixFifty Technologies, LLC
- Seller
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Paychex has acquired SixFifty Technologies, the legal-technology subsidiary of law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. The deal — terms undisclosed — transfers SixFifty's employment-law compliance and document-automation platform to Paychex to broaden its HCM and compliance capabilities.
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April 30, 2024
- Buyer
- G&A Partners
- Target
- Teamworks Group
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
G&A Partners, a Houston-based national PEO, acquired Teamworks Group, a Provo, Utah-based professional employer organization (PEO) and HR outsourcing provider. The transaction expands G&A Partners' presence in Utah County, adds local resources and relationships, and will allow Teamworks’ leadership to continue supporting staff and clients under the G&A platform.
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October 19, 2023
- Buyer
- Vensure Employer Solutions
- Target
- Resource Management Inc.
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Vensure Employer Solutions, a privately held HR/HCM technology and managed services provider headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, has acquired Utah-based Resource Management Inc. (RMI). The deal expands Vensure's HR outsourcing, payroll, benefits and compliance capabilities and extends its geographic and client reach within the HR/PEO market.
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December 21, 2021
- Buyer
- Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, Gladstone Capital Corporation
- Target
- WorkforceQA
- Industry
- Staffing & HR
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, alongside WorkforceQA management, completed a recapitalization of WorkforceQA, a Salt Lake City–based tech-enabled third-party administrator of employee screening and compliance services. Gladstone Capital Corporation provided senior debt and a minority equity investment to support the transaction, which will fund technology and people investments and accelerate WorkforceQA's acquisition strategy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which recurring acquirers appear in Utah Staffing & HR deals?
Recurring buyers in the listed Utah transactions include Vensure Employer Solutions, Paychex, hyrUP, G&A Partners, Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, and Gladstone Capital Corporation.
What types of companies are targets in these Utah acquisitions?
Targets include an AI recruiting platform (Distro), an HR outsourcing/PEO provider (Teamworks Group, Resource Management Inc. (RMI)), an employment-law compliance and document-automation technology provider (SixFifty Technologies), and an executive search firm (Evolve Partners).
How do these deals typically position the acquired technology or services?
They are generally described as expanding recruiting automation and talent matching, broadening HCM and employment compliance capabilities, or increasing HR outsourcing/PEO resources under a larger platform.
Are these acquisitions geographically concentrated in Utah?
Yes. The listed transactions all reference Utah, United States locations (for both targets and/or deal framing), including Lehi, Provo, and Salt Lake City areas.
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