Personio

Ma Activity · EMEA

Korn Ferry to acquire UK-based AMS (talent solutions provider) from OMERS Private Equity for approximately $1.1 billion USD, combining executive search, RPO, early careers recruiting, and contingent workforce solutions. Deal expands global footprint to 120+ countries and creates combined entity of 16,000+ employees.

Ma Activity · EMEA

Publicis Groupe is acquiring LiveRamp, a independent audience and identity data vendor. This acquisition will displace LiveRamp's existing brand clients who will need to source alternative identity resolution and audience data platforms.

Ma Activity · EMEA

MoonPay acquired Entendre, an AI accounting agent platform serving stablecoin firms, to extend infrastructure into financial operations (reconciliation, treasury, close workflows).

Ma Activity · EMEA

Temenos acquired Swiss fintech additiv in a 50/50 cash-equity deal, expected to close early Q3 2026. The acquisition adds wealth management orchestration and mass affluent capabilities to Temenos' platform.

Restructuring · EMEA

Savannah Group, a UK-based executive recruitment firm, has entered insolvency and been listed for sale after a failed pivot to AI-driven talent acquisition. Revenue fell 20% YoY (£15.6m to £12.4m), debt costs spiked 5.5x, and net profit halved. The company invested heavily in MapX, an AI recruitment platform launched publicly in February 2023 after internal development since 2019.

Geographic Expansion · EMEA

Ripple secured a preliminary MiCA CASP license in Luxembourg, establishing EU market access for digital asset services.