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HR Path, the global HR consulting and technology firm, has acquired Payroll Experts Australia, expanding its payroll and HR services footprint in the Australian market, according to PR Newswire.
AI hiring platform Humanly has acquired CareerArc, a recruitment marketing specialist, aiming to connect candidate sourcing and employer branding with its AI-driven hiring workflow, according to Outsource Accelerator.
Job Board Consulting is listing a portfolio of approximately 30 international job-board websites for acquisition or strategic investment, according to the publisher; the portfolio reportedly spans North America, Europe, APAC, and other regions, claims over one million registered users, and generates roughly $7,700 per month in revenue, with AI-powered candidate tools including resume analysis and job matching.
AI recruiting platform Humanly has acquired CareerArc, a recruitment marketing and outplacement technology firm, according to GeekWire — a deal that aims to unite candidate attraction and AI-driven hiring workflows under one platform.
Workday has launched a wave of AI agents and acquired an agentic identity startup, according to CRN, marking a significant expansion of its autonomous-AI workforce capabilities within its HCM platform.
The Hartford has completed its acquisition of Equitable's employee benefits business — representing roughly $500 million in non-medical benefits premium — along with Equitable's employee benefits technology platform, with the deal aimed at expanding The Hartford's product and tech footprint among small and midsize employers.
SixFifty has launched an agentic HR compliance feature — its first major product release since being acquired by Paychex — according to LawSites, marking a concrete move by the payroll and HCM giant to embed autonomous AI into employment compliance workflows.
SAP has agreed to acquire TechWolf, an AI-powered skills and work intelligence platform, according to SAP Community — a move that signals a significant expansion of AI-driven talent intelligence capabilities for SAP SuccessFactors customers managing workforce skills and job architecture.
SAP has agreed to acquire TechWolf, an AI-powered skills intelligence platform, to anchor its "Autonomous HCM" strategy — a framework built around automating HR operations, redesigning work structures across human and AI contributors, and reinventing talent processes; the deal, announced at SAP Connect 2026, is expected to embed skills mapping and workforce planning across the SuccessFactors portfolio once it closes, according to SAP SuccessFactors.
European HR platform Personio has acquired Circula, an expenses and benefits software provider, according to Tech.eu — a move that consolidates payroll, expense management, and employee benefits into a single platform for Personio's SME customer base.
Gyde, an AI-native benefits brokerage platform, has acquired Atlanta-based Capstone Benefits Consulting in its first move into group health and employee benefits, according to Business Wire — expanding its platform beyond Medicare and individual plans into employer-facing benefits consulting.
SAP has announced its intent to acquire TechWolf, an AI-powered workforce intelligence platform that maps employee skills, capabilities, and tasks to business strategy — with plans to integrate it into SAP SuccessFactors, the Joule copilot, and the broader SAP portfolio to power continuous workforce planning and talent deployment. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in Q4 2026, according to SAP.
FOCUS Learning has acquired P&RO Solutions, a move the company says will broaden its workforce performance capabilities, according to PR Newswire. The deal represents consolidation in the learning and performance tech space, though financial terms were not disclosed.
Alight (NYSE: ALIT), a benefits administration platform, has acquired Abett, a healthcare and benefits data technology company whose core "Data Engine" product aggregates benefits ecosystem data — including medical, pharmacy, and point-solution vendors — for Fortune 500 employers, according to Business Wire. The deal positions Alight to deepen its data infrastructure capabilities across health, wealth, and leave benefits administration.
Pearson is acquiring Workera, a Silicon Valley startup focused on AI-powered skills verification and enterprise assessments, in a move that deepens the global learning giant's push into corporate upskilling and workforce readiness for the generative and agentic AI era — the deal terms were not disclosed in the source.
Consulting and advisory firm Armanino has acquired Sability, an HCM consultancy, according to Consulting.us — a move that expands Armanino's human capital management services footprint. HR-tech buyers relying on implementation partners should take note of the consolidating HCM consulting landscape.
APM, an Australia-based health and employment services group, has acquired WorkCare and reportedly agreed to acquire Medcor, building out a scaled occupational health and workforce wellbeing platform across North America alongside its existing Assure business. HR and benefits leaders evaluating employer-focused occupational health vendors should note the consolidation of these providers under a single platform.
Consulting and advisory firm Armanino has acquired Sability, a UKG-focused HCM and workforce management consultancy, expanding its Human Capital Management practice with a named UKG implementation partner. The move signals consolidation in the HCM services channel, giving HR buyers a larger Armanino bench for UKG deployments.
Specialty Program Group has acquired HCM Unlocked, reportedly expanding its technology-enabled employee benefits and workforce services capabilities in the human capital management space. The deal signals growing M&A appetite at the intersection of insurance/benefits programs and HCM platforms, a space HR buyers are watching closely.
Japan's Septeni Holdings is set to acquire HR-tech firm Media House Holdings for approximately $68.4 million, according to finance.biggo.com — a notable M&A move for HR-technology buyers tracking consolidation in the Asia-Pacific market.
Harver, backed by Rubicon Technology Partners, has acquired Symphony Talent — combining Harver's candidate assessment platform (IO psychology, cognitive science, anti-fraud) with Symphony Talent's recruitment marketing, career sites, CRM, and agency capabilities, according to WorkTech. CEO Sean Barry reportedly frames the deal as a strategy to embed assessment throughout the candidate journey — including before candidates apply — reducing funnel drop-off and cutting through AI-generated resume noise.
Following JobGet's acquisition of RippleMatch, the combined company is opening RippleMatch's early-career recruiting platform to all universities at no cost — a move that could shift how campus recruiting teams source and manage entry-level talent pipelines.
Phoenix Education Partners, University of Phoenix's parent, has agreed to acquire AI-powered talent mobility and workforce intelligence platform Fuel50 for roughly $31.5 million in cash, plus up to $8.5 million in performance-based earnouts through 2027. The deal brings Fuel50's skills ontology — covering more than 5,000 skills, the company says — under an education-focused owner, a pairing HR-tech buyers in talent mobility and internal skills marketplaces should watch closely.
Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE: PXED) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fuel50, an AI-powered talent marketplace and workforce planning platform, combining Fuel50's workforce intelligence capabilities with Phoenix Education's offerings. HR-tech buyers tracking talent marketplace consolidation should note this deal as another sign of M&A pressure in the skills-and-mobility segment.
Harver, a predictive talent assessment and reference-checking platform, has acquired Symphony Talent — a recruitment marketing, employer brand, and candidate relationship management vendor — to build what the company says is an end-to-end talent intelligence solution spanning the full hiring journey. The deal consolidates two previously separate point-solution categories and positions the combined entity as a broader competitor in the AI-era recruiting stack.
Harver, a predictive hiring and assessment platform backed by Rubicon Technology Partners, has acquired recruitment marketing and employer branding vendor Symphony Talent, combining assessment, CRM, and candidate relationship tools into a single talent intelligence platform. The deal consolidates two named HR-tech vendors in the hiring workflow space, making it a notable M&A move for buyers evaluating end-to-end recruiting stacks.
HR Path has acquired ModusForce, a UK & Ireland-based Dayforce specialist, expanding its implementation and consultancy capabilities for the Ceridian/Dayforce HCM platform in that region. The deal signals continued consolidation among HR-tech service partners as demand for Dayforce deployments grows in the UK and Irish markets.
Stadium, the company behind Snackmagic and Swagmagic, has acquired Confetti, a virtual and hybrid team experience platform, according to WorkTech — combining Stadium's employee recognition, swag, and gifting capabilities with Confetti's live-hosted events to offer HR teams a consolidated engagement vendor. The two products will remain separate near-term but are reportedly set to integrate via APIs, with CEO Shaunak Amin framing the combined offering as a future enterprise infrastructure layer for recognition and experiences.
Recruiter.com has acquired Feenyx, an AI-powered hiring platform, in a move that expands its artificial-intelligence capabilities for talent acquisition. The deal adds an AI hiring toolset to Recruiter.com's existing recruiting marketplace and services portfolio.
Recruiter.com has acquired Feenyx, an AI-powered hiring platform, expanding its portfolio of AI-driven recruiting tools. The deal signals continued consolidation in the AI recruiting space as established staffing-tech players seek to deepen their artificial-intelligence capabilities.
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