Q1 2021

Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is forecasting that the US staffing industry will continue to recover along with the economy in 2021 and grow 12% to reach $141.5 billion.  We believe that M&A activity will recover commensurately. We note that Q1 2021 activity increased 29% versus Q1 2020. 57 M&A transactions were announced or completed, vs.…

Q4 2020

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing activity in 2020 experienced double-digit declines. Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is forecasting that the US staffing industry will continue to recover along with the economy in 2021 and grow 12% to reach $141.5 billion. DOWNLOAD FULL PDF

Q3 2020

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Staffing Industry Analysts is projecting double digit declines in staffing activity in 2020, with a recovery later in the year and continuing through 2021. We believe that M&A activity will recover commensurately.   DOWNLOAD FULL PDF

De Bellas Quarterly Newsletter Q2 2020 staffing industry experts

Q2 2020

August 13, 2020 – Irvine, CA – De Bellas & Co., the leading M&A advisory firm serving the Staffing and Workforce Solutions industries exclusively, reported today on M&A activity in Q2 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Staffing Industry Analysts is projecting double digit declines in staffing activity in 2020, with a recovery later in…

De Bellas Quarterly Newsletter Q1 2020 staffing industry experts

Q1 2020

April 10, 2020 – Irvine, CA – De Bellas & Co., the leading M&A advisory firm serving the Staffing and Workforce Solutions industries exclusively, reported today on M&A activity in Q1 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Staffing Industry Analysts is projecting double digit declines in staffing activity in 2020, with a recovery later in…

De Bellas Quarterly Newsletter Q4 2019 staffing industry experts (1)

Q4 2019

February 19, 2020 – Irvine, CA – De Bellas & Co., the leading M&A advisory firm serving the Staffing and Workforce Solutions industries exclusively, reported today on M&A activity in Q4 2019.   In Q4 2019, 37 M&A transactions were announced or completed, vs. 45 in Q4 2018, representing a decrease of almost 18%. In…

De Bellas Quarterly Newsletter Q3 2019 staffing industry experts

Q3 2019

December 10, 2019 – Irvine, CA – De Bellas & Co., the leading M&A advisory firm serving the Staffing and Workforce Solutions industries exclusively, reported today on M&A activity in Q3 2019.   In Q3 2019, 52 M&A transactions were announced or completed, vs. 36 in Q3 2018, representing an increase of more than 44%.…

De Bellas Quarterly Newsletter Q2 2019 staffing industry experts

Q2 2019

In Q2 2019, 45 M&A transactions were announced or completed, vs. 38 in Q2 2018, representing an increase of more than 18%. In Q2 2019, the most active staffing segments were Software/Cloud and Healthcare, with 7 transactions each and Commercial with 6 transactions, vs 8 for Software/Cloud, 7 for Healthcare and 5 for Commercial in…

De Bellas Quarterly Newsletter Q1 2019

Q1 2019

In Q1 2019, 48 M&A transactions were announced or completed, vs. 56 in Q1 2018, representing a decrease of 14%. In this period, the most active staffing segments were Software and IT Staffing, with 10 and 8 transactions respectively, vs 2 for Software and 6 for IT Staffing last year. DOWNLOAD FULL PDF

De Bellas Quarterly Newsletter Q4 2018

Q4 2018

In 2018, 176 M&A transactions were announced or completed, vs. 134 in 2017, which is an increase of 31%.  The most active staffing segments in 2018 as well as Q4 2018 were IT Staffing, Healthcare, Commercial and Software. DOWNLOAD FULL PDF