Here comes the update for M&A activity in April 2026 - a bit delayed due to my stay at Acadian Ventures Summit in sunny San Diego. Whilst the discussions in WorkTech and B2B SaaS continues to focus on the impact of AI on the SaaS business model and B2B SaaS valuations in general, this does not put M&A to a hold but actually speeds up consolidation and in several areas at the moment. A dominant theme across deals worth flagging are the continued build-up of - oftentimes also P

Here comes the update for M&A activity in March 2026. Whilst the current discussion in global HR Tech and B2B SaaS focuses on the impact of AI on the SaaS business model and B2B SaaS valuations in general, the were still several acquisitions and mergers communicated in March that were mostly negotiated prior to this discussion. Two dominant themes across deals worth flagging are the continued build-up of PE-backed European payroll/ HR platforms and AI-native add-ons to establ

Here comes the final update for M&A activity in 2025. 2025 has been an extremely busy year in HR Tech/ WorkTech consolidation and it already looks like this development will continue in 2026. Key drivers of consolidation in 2025 where: Portfolio extensions of larger (suite) vendors for more up- & cross-selling - often also driven by investors. Market and customer access into untapped markets that are especially hard to win in business-critical product areas with low churn or

Whilst the August update included some major transactions in HRTech already, this streak continued into September 2025. With more than 100 acquisitions announced in Q3, we are in the midst of a strong consolidation period in HRTech. Also in September there were several transactions of AI-based vendors in the talent acquisition space. Furthermore, also the benefit and payroll consolidation driven by the large employee benefits and payroll groups continued. Here is the summary

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