- ettain group is one of the largest privately held IT resourcing and services providers in North America
- Will become part of ManpowerGroup’s Experis business, further strengthening our global IT leadership and positioning Experis as a $4.5 billion1 global business specializing in IT resourcing and services
- Experis will become one of the largest IT resourcing and services providers in North America
- Purchase price of $925 million in cash, with significant future tax benefits expected with the acquisition
- Acquisition expected to be accretive to 2021 and 2022 EPS, excluding one-time and integration costs
ettain will become part of Experis, ManpowerGroup’s global IT resourcing and services brand, and when combined, the business will have total annual revenues of more than $4.5 billion globally with more than $1.7 billion in North America. The combination will provide increased strength in delivering IT services to the higher growth financial services and health care industries.
ettain is one of the largest privately-held IT resourcing and services providers in North America, with particular strength in Financial Services, Healthcare IT, Government and Technology clients. Founded in 1996, ettain has 28 offices located in 24 key regions across North America and has earned ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Diamond Award for both Client and Talent Satisfaction for 10 consecutive years.
For the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, ettain pro forma Revenues and pro forma EBITDA were approximately $724 million and $75 million respectively. Pro forma results assume businesses ettain acquired occurred at the beginning of the period.
Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup Chairman & CEO, said, “We’re pleased to be announcing the acquisition of ettain, which accelerates our strategy of diversifying our business mix into higher growth and higher value services, continuing the expansion of our U.S. and global Experis IT resourcing and services business”.
Becky Frankiewicz, ManpowerGroup President North America, added, “As companies amplify their investments in technology, demand for the IT skills that Experis provides is accelerating too. That’s why we look forward to welcoming ettain’s talented team to ManpowerGroup. Their impressive growth, proven leadership and winning culture will enable us to extend our capabilities, providing greater solutions expertise and more skilled talent to our clients as well as wider IT opportunities to our Experis consultants across North America”.
Trent Beekman, ettain group CEO, said, “This acquisition creates compelling opportunities for employees and offers superior value for clients. This is a great opportunity for us to leverage our demonstrated expertise and strong reputation with Experis and ManpowerGroup’s global leadership in workforce solutions. The combination of these two great organizations is exciting for our employees and provides many more opportunities to provide value to our clients.”
Under terms of the agreement, ManpowerGroup will acquire all of ettain’s equity for $925 million to be paid at closing. ManpowerGroup expects to fund this acquisition with existing cash and approximately $150 million from its revolving credit facility which it intends to repay over 12 months. The acquisition will primarily be an asset purchase for tax purposes, resulting in significant anticipated annual cash income tax savings to ManpowerGroup. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is expected to close as early as late September 2021.
1 Pro forma revenues with ettain group estimated for 2021.