Section archive
Tag: Acquisitions
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Year-End HR Tech Review 2025
Year-end is the time to step back from the daily operational demands of HR tech and survey the landscape as a whole. 2025 has been a defining year for the industry — one characterized by aggressive consolidation, AI that moved from pilot…
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HR Tech Vendor Consolidation Q3 2026 — Who’s Buying Whom
The HR technology market entered 2026 with 247 publicly tracked companies. By the end of Q3 2026, that number will have shrunk — not through bankruptcy or failure, but through acquisition at a pace that’s accelerated beyond the already-booming M&A activity of…
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March 2026 HR Tech M&A Roundup: The Consolidation That’s Reshaping the Market
The first quarter of 2026 saw HR technology M&A activity accelerate, with deals worth over $3.5 billion announced in the first 90 days of the year. The consolidation trend was driven by strategic buyers looking to close product gaps and acquire AI…
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Year-End Performance Review Software Market Consolidation Continues
The performance review and management software market is consolidating at a pace that mirrors the broader HR technology sector, but with a particular intensity driven by the disruption that AI-native platforms are bringing to established vendors. As the fourth quarter of 2025…
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September 2025 HR Tech Acquisition Wave: How Consolidation Is Reshaping the Industry
September 2025 saw HR technology M&A activity reach its highest level in three years, with deals totaling over $4 billion announced in the first three weeks of the month. The wave of acquisitions was driven by strategic buyers — primarily legacy HCM…