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💰 April 2025: European HRTech Investment Update - M&A 🚀

Whilst the first of 2025 closed with a number of deals in HRTech already, M&A announcements in April have cooled off a bit. Conversations with investors, advisors and analysts underline, however, that several deals are on the way and also some start-ups in the continuous challenging funding environment are looking for a larger partner to team up with. Several deals again indicate a suite portfolio approach and others early exists of AI-based new tech solutions.

In April, we see industry consolidation continue and there are some interesting European and global #HRTech deals recorded. Here is the summary:

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📝 Talos360 (UK) acquired Appraisd  (UK), a global leader in performance management software. By bringing Appraisd into the Talos360 family, the LDC-backed company expands beyond hiring to offer performance management capabilities, ultimately enabling businesses to manage, develop and enhance the full candidate and employee lifecycle, across the entire hire-to-retire journey: https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2025/04/07/talos360s-strategic-acquisition-expands-its-global-reach/

📝 Visma (NO) acquired Lara AI (Argentina), a pioneer in artificial intelligence solutions for Human Resources management. Designed to enhance communication and strategic decision-making across the workforce, Lara AI acts as the ultimate virtual HR Business Partner (HRBP), helping organisations unlock their full potential: https://www.visma.com/news/visma-strengthens-its-offering-of-hr-tech-in-latin-america-through-the-acquisition-of-lara-ai

📝 Damia Group Portugal (PT) acquired Landing.Jobs (PT), the tech enrollment stage known for its community-centric and digital-first approach. With over 350,000 innovation experts, Landing.Jobs joins Damia's portfolio, reinforces its approach of becoming a job matching and recruiting firm: https://devs.com.pt/news/damia-group-acquires-landing-jobs-expanding-tech-recruitment-portfolio

📝 Talent2Go (DE) acquired WÖRK.APP (now part of Talent2Go) (DE) - both early-stage startups focusing on young talent with their apprentice management and young talent recruiting solutions backed by allygatr. The companies plan to combine their solutions to thus have a broader joint offering and value proposition: https://www.startbase.de/news/talent2go-uebernimmt-woerk/

Some deals also took place in the HR services, consulting & outsourcing space (less HR Tech) that are still notable as oftentimes partners in the ecosystem and also moving closer together through tech:

📝 Amrop Rosin (BE) announced the merger of Amrop Canada and Humanis Talent Acquisition & Advisory (Canada), two of the country's most respected executive search firms. Amrop Rosin will be strengthened by the addition of an experienced and respected Western Canadian team. The firm will operate under the Amrop global brand. https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/amrop-rosin-announces-merger-in-canada-302445857.html

📝 EnRival AB- Din framtid börjar här! (SE) acquired Curonova (SE), a job matching and recruiting firm. With the acquisition the company plans to leverage synergies within the group and to further strengthen its offer to the market: https://globallegalchronicle.com/enrival-abs-acquisition-of-curonova-consulting-ab/

🌎 Globally the most notable and also discussed HRTech deals in April include:

📝 Engagedly Inc (US) acquired hiringtool.co (US), a GenAI-driven applicant tracking system purpose-built for modern recruiters at startups and SMEs. This move marks a major step in Engagedly’s mission to deliver an Agentic AI-powered, end-to-end talent experience - from hiring and onboarding to performance, development, and retention.

Congrats to all of those involved in these deals and all the best for the next iteration of the journey!

Let me know if I overlooked something in the comments below! ⬇

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