Mergers & acquisitions

Profitable Job Board Network For Sale – Chris Russell

January 31, 2012

This is my first video production that doesn’t involve the kids or cats – enjoyed chatting with Chris Russell about putting his profitable job board network up for sale, his interest in mobile recruiting and [...]

Universum Development buys Doostang

July 13, 2011

Universum Development, the parent company of employer branding provider Universum Group, said yesterday it has purchased job site Doostang for an undisclosed amount. Doostang markets itself as a career platform expressly for young professionals. The [...]

SumTotal Systems buys Accero and CyberShift

July 11, 2011

SumTotal Systems, a provider of human capital management systems, said on Friday that it has purchased Cybershift, a similar company that provides workforce management and expense software. SumTotal also snapped up Accero, which specializes in [...]

Todd Goldstein on Resume2Hire.com acquisition

June 22, 2011

In April, we reported the sale of Todd Goldstein’s AccountingJobsToday.com to Internet Brands. Since Todd and I have been talking shop for a couple years now, this seemed like a good opportunity to launch an interview [...]

Taleo buys Jobpartners for $38 million

June 21, 2011

Taleo, a provider of on-demand talent management solutions, has purchased competitor Jobpartners, a European company that specializes in software and people management. The deal was worth approximately $38 million in cash. Taleo is expected to [...]

CareerBuilder acquires JobsCentral Group

May 3, 2011

Job board CareerBuilder is further expanding its global reach through an acquisition of Singapore-based JobsCentral Group, an online recruitment portal. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the announcement was confirmed today by Penn-Olson.com. [...]

Internet Brands acquires AccountingJobsToday

April 28, 2011

Internet Brands, a company that grows vertical websites with a proprietary operating platform, said today it has acquired AccountingJobsToday.com, a job board and career development resource for accountants and financial professionals. Terms of the acquisition [...]

EmployeeScreenIQ partners with eScreen

November 16, 2010

EmployeeScreenIQ, a provider of employment screening, today announced a partnership with eScreen, a provider of employment screening technology and Web-based applications, to offer clients a web-based drug testing solution. The solution will eliminate chain-of-custody paperwork, [...]

TalentSpring purchased by mystery buyer

October 6, 2010

TalentSpring, a Seattle-based company that provides recruiters and HR professionals with an SaaS-based candidate sourcing solution, has been purchased by an undisclosed buyer, according to an article published yesterday on Techflash.com. The four-year-old company was [...]

LinkedIn buys ChoiceVendor

September 24, 2010

Professional networking destination LinkedIn has acquired ChoiceVendor, a small provider of online business ratings and reviews, the company said Thursday. The purchase is the second in two months for the fast-growing networking site. Chief Executive [...]

Taleo pays $125 million for Learn.com

September 3, 2010

Taleo Corporation, a provider of on demand talent management solutions, announced Wednesday it has purchased software company Learn.com for $125 million in cash. Through the acquisition, Taleo said it intends to strengthen its position in [...]

RecruitingBlogs.com and Recruiter.com merge

September 2, 2010

Recruiter.com and RecruitingBlogs.com Inc. announced a definitive merger agreement today, creating a new US-based company called Recruiter.com, LLC. The merged company will provide an integrated platform to facilitate recruiter and HR social networking, knowledge sharing, [...]

StepStone completes MrTed acquisition

August 26, 2010

StepStone Solutions, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Talent Management solutions, has completed the acquisition of privately-owned e-recruitment software provider MrTed. London-based MrTed has been gaining in popularity and has steadily increased their client base since [...]