April M&A Recap - Recruitment Services and HR Tech.

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KC Clark
May 06, 2025

There were 18 acquisition announcements in April 2025. That is a 42% decrease in deals tracked compared to April’24. Here is a recap and highlights from April’s deal activity across staffing, HR Tech, and workforce services:

April Deal Highlights:

Malone Workforce Solutions acquires Ally Services - Staffing.
Takeaway: Malone Workforce Solutions has acquired Ally Services, a Kentucky-based provider of in-home healthcare staffing. The deal expands Malone’s footprint in the growing healthcare-at-home segment, where demand is being driven by aging populations and shifting care delivery models. It’s a strategic adjacency for Malone, better known for industrial and clerical staffing, and suggests a broader move into recession-resilient verticals. In a labor market that’s anything but static, home health remains a bet on both mission and margin. 

TOOTRiS Acquires WorkLife Systems to support Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies - HR Tech.
Takeaway: This acquisition enhances TOOTRiS's capabilities in the child care sector, particularly in supporting Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. WorkLife Systems brings over 50 years of experience in early childhood services, and this strategic move aims to preserve their legacy while expanding TOOTRiS's reach in providing comprehensive child care solutions.  

Intuit to Acquire HR Platform GoCo - HR Tech.
Takeaway: Intuit is deepening customer engagement by acquiring GoCo to offer HCM solutions for hiring, onboarding, workforce management, and benefits. This is part of Intuit's broader strategy to be a single source of truth for mid market finances, customers, and the whole employee lifecycle. 

WorkStep Acquires WorkHound to Further Empower the Frontline Workforce - HR Tech.
Takeaway: WorkStep has acquired WorkHound, uniting two frontline-focused employee engagement platforms tackling the problem of retention. Both firms specialize in giving voice to high-turnover, deskless employees—WorkStep in supply chain and WorkHound in trucking and logistics. The combination tightens WorkStep’s grip on feedback loops in industries where labor stability is business-critical but often elusive. It also reflects a broader market shift: employee listening is no longer a perk—it’s operational infrastructure. 

LAZ Parking acquires transportation staffing firm FleetLogix - Staffing.
Takeaway: LAZ Parking has acquired FleetLogix, a transportation-focused staffing firm serving airports and rental car operations across 75 U.S. locations. While terms weren’t disclosed, the deal brings 5,000 employees under LAZ’s umbrella and extends its reach beyond parking into broader mobility staffing. The move reflects a growing appetite among operational services firms to acquire entire recruitment teams — especially in high-turnover, logistics-heavy environments. It's a logical step in the trend of vertical integration where staffing becomes less a partner function and more a strategic in-house asset.

Mainline closes a $1B acquisition of IT services & staffing firm Converge Technology - Staffing.
Takeaway: Mainline Information Systems, a Florida-based IT solutions provider, has acquired, taken private, and rebranded Converge Technology Solutions. The new entity name will be Pellera Technologies and leadership from both sides will remain in the c-suite. This transaction was valued at $1.14B and the combined entities will do $4B of revenue. Their areas of expertise include cybersecurity, cloud, digital infrastructure and AI.

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