Operating Company Software

Bullhorn

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Bullhorn provides cloud-based recruitment software for staffing and recruiting firms, including CRM/ATS and workflow tools, plus Bullhorn-powered marketplace/partner solutions and AI-enabled recruiting capabilities.

Focus Areas
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Recruitment CRM, Staffing & recruitment workflow automation
Website
bullhorn.com

Tracked deals

9

9 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

9 buyout

Bullhorn Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Bullhorn. 1 2019 1 2020 2 2021 2 2022 2 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    TargetRecruit
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn has acquired TargetRecruit, a Houston-based provider of front- and middle-office recruitment solutions built on the Salesforce platform. The deal expands Bullhorn's Salesforce ecosystem to nearly 150,000 users and strengthens its presence in the healthcare staffing market, enabling TargetRecruit customers to access Bullhorn's AI, middle-office expertise, and recruitment cloud offerings.

  • September 6, 2024
    Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    KonaSearch
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn has acquired KonaSearch, a Massachusetts-based provider of advanced search and match technology for the Salesforce platform, to strengthen sourcing for executive search and staffing firms. The deal brings KonaSearch’s cross-entity search and matching capabilities into Bullhorn’s product suite to accelerate its Sourcing AI strategy and improve executive and permanent placement workflows on Bullhorn for Salesforce.

  • Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    Textkernel
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Netherlands
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn has acquired Textkernel, an Amsterdam-headquartered leader in AI-driven resume parsing, semantic search/match and labor market insights, to accelerate Bullhorn's AI strategy for the staffing and recruitment industry. The acquisition adds Textkernel's parsing and matching technology (used by thousands of staffing firms and Fortune 500 companies) to Bullhorn's recruitment CRM and operations platform to deepen sourcing AI capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    SourceBreaker
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn has acquired SourceBreaker, a London-based search-and-match recruitment technology provider, to expand its portfolio of talent engagement solutions. The deal brings SourceBreaker's search capabilities into Bullhorn's staffing-focused cloud platform to help recruiters find and engage candidates more efficiently.

  • January 11, 2022
    Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    Able
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn, the Boston‑based cloud software provider for staffing firms, has acquired Able, a Cleveland‑based provider of candidate engagement and onboarding solutions. The acquisition brings Able’s onboarding and compliance automation into Bullhorn’s platform to reduce candidate drop‑out, accelerate time‑to‑revenue for agencies, and deepen Bullhorn’s end‑to‑end staffing capabilities.

  • November 9, 2021
    Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    cube19
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn, the Boston-based provider of cloud software for the staffing industry, has acquired cube19, a long-standing Bullhorn Marketplace partner that provides analytics and reporting solutions for staffing firms. The acquisition integrates cube19’s real-time business intelligence capabilities into Bullhorn’s platform to deliver actionable insights for staffing agencies and accelerate digital transformation.

  • Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    Sirenum
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn has acquired Sirenum, a London-based provider of shift scheduling and workforce management software for enterprise staffing companies, to strengthen its Bullhorn for Salesforce offering and help customers manage shift-based work at scale. The deal (terms undisclosed) will accelerate Sirenum’s product roadmap and expand Bullhorn’s capabilities—particularly for large European staffing agencies managing hundreds of thousands of hourly workers.

  • January 8, 2020
    Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    Herefish
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn, the cloud-based software provider for the staffing industry, acquired Herefish, a staffing automation platform, to accelerate automation and improve recruiter productivity across Bullhorn’s customer base. The acquisition integrates Herefish’s workflow and messaging automation capabilities into Bullhorn’s platform to help staffing firms reduce manual work and scale recruiter output; terms were not disclosed.

  • October 1, 2019
    Buyer
    Bullhorn
    Target
    Erecruit
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Type
    Buyout

    Bullhorn, the Boston-based staffing software provider, has acquired Erecruit, an end-to-end applicant tracking and pay-and-bill software vendor serving staffing and recruitment firms. The acquisition is intended to expand Bullhorn One's capabilities — particularly pay & bill, onboarding, and mobile candidate experience — and accelerate digital transformation for staffing customers. Terms were not disclosed.

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