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ISH completes acquisition of Staff Squared to expand its HR software portfolio

Jun 18, 2024•about 1 year ago

Acquiring Company

ISH (Invincible Software Holdings)

Acquired Company

Staff Squared

OxfordSouthend-on-SeaEnterprise SoftwareSaasSoftwareHuman ResourcesSaasInformation TechnologySoftware

Description

Oxford-based ISH, an active software holding company, has successfully acquired Staff Squared, a UK-based core HR platform. With this acquisition, ISH expands its customer count to over 2,200 and enhances its position in the HR software market, adding valuable HR functionalities to its portfolio.

Company Information

Company

ISH (Invincible Software Holdings)

Location

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

About

ISH is an active software holding company founded by Michael Richards and Adam Reynolds with the mission of developing a solid portfolio of founder-run Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. They achieve this by making early investments and offering support to existing teams. ISH has successfully acquired Staff Squared, marking its fourth acquisition in two years and expanding its customer count to over 2,200.

M&A Insights

Based on deal data
Integration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed

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