Operating Company Software

Ciphr

Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Provides integrated HR, payroll, benefits and learning solutions for UK organisations, including real-time integrated HR and payroll software and related people-management tooling.

Focus Areas
HR technology / HRIS, Payroll software, Employee benefits platform
Website
ciphr.com

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2019-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

4 addon · 1 buyout

Ciphr Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Ciphr. 1 2019 1 2020 1 2023 2 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Ciphr Acquires Avantus
    November 19, 2024
    Buyer
    Ciphr, ECI Partners
    Target
    Avantus
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Surrey, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    ECI-backed Ciphr has acquired Avantus, a UK-based employee benefits and rewards platform provider, adding Avantus’ FlexGenius and MyWorkPal products and a c.30-person team to Ciphr Group. The transaction expands Ciphr’s HCM proposition to include employee benefits and wellbeing as part of its strategy of complementary add-on acquisitions.

  • Ciphr Acquires Shape Payroll
    June 3, 2024
    Buyer
    Ciphr
    Target
    Shape Payroll
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Reading-based HR software group Ciphr has acquired Shape, a cloud-based, API-first payroll platform used by around 1,500 UK businesses. The deal (Ciphr is backed by ECI Partners) is intended to accelerate Ciphr’s payroll technology development and strengthen its payroll proposition for medium and large organisations.

  • Ciphr Acquires Marshalls (Marshall E-Learning)
    April 4, 2023
    Buyer
    Ciphr
    Target
    Marshall E-Learning (Marshalls)
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    SaaS HR provider Ciphr has acquired Marshall E-Learning (trading as Marshalls), a UK-based specialist in diversity, inclusion and workplace e-learning. The undisclosed deal brings Marshalls' eight employees and founder David Marshall into the Ciphr Group to expand its learning and development content and strengthen its integrated HR and learning management offering.

  • CIPHR Group Acquires Digits Industries Ltd
    September 15, 2020
    Buyer
    CIPHR Group
    Target
    Digits Industries Ltd
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    CIPHR Group, an LDC-backed UK provider of SaaS HR, payroll and recruitment software, has completed the acquisition of its strategic learning partner Digits Industries Ltd. The deal integrates Digits' learning management system with CIPHR's people management platform to expand CIPHR's L&D capability and cross-sell to its mid- and enterprise-market customers.

  • CIPHR Acquires Payroll Business Solutions
    December 16, 2019
    Buyer
    CIPHR, LDC
    Target
    Payroll Business Solutions
    Industry
    Professional Services
    Location
    Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    CIPHR, the LDC-backed HR software provider, has completed the acquisition of Marlow-based Payroll Business Solutions (PBS). The deal integrates payroll capability into CIPHR's platform and enables two new products—CIPHR Payroll and CIPHR Outsourced Payroll—expanding the group's payroll services and customer reach.

Related Acquisition Pages

Cloud & SaaS Buyers & Acquisitions 3 tracked deals by Ciphr. Education Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Ciphr. Professional Services Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Ciphr.

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