Gambit Corporate Finance’s Human Capital M&A Market Review highlights a strong upturn in M&A activity in the sector, with a surge in deal volumes and deal values reaching new long-term highs.
Key Points in Focus:
- With global Human Capital deal volumes increasing by 12.9% from H224 to H125, Human Capital business owners looking to consider their options are urged to capitalise on opportunities from well-capitalised acquirors during the new wave of sector consolidation.
- As blue-chip consolidators ‘on-shore’ their staffing provisions and global Private Equity look to de-risk US centric portfolios, cross-border M&A activity in the sector increased by 5.0% from H224 to H125, driving significant value growth across the Human Capital M&A market.
- As competition in the UK Human Capital sector intensifies, business leaders should focus on enhancing KPIs, such as fee earner productivity and NFI to EBITDA conversion to secure premium valuations and maximise acquiror appetite.
- The UK has once again reaffirmed its position as a secure and stable location for Human Capital investment, with the UK capturing 15.8% of global M&A activity in the sector, second only to the US.
- Human Capital companies embracing innovative technology will differentiate their candidate and client value propositions, increasing their attractiveness to strategic and financial acquirors, both domestic and cross-border.
