In this edition of Founder’s Human Capital Management Market Insights, our team provides insights from the marketplace from Q3 of 2024. The North American M&A market continued the rebound that began in Q4 2023 and remains poised to maintain strong momentum in the coming quarters. Year-to-date, total deal value grew by 32% and deal count by 9% over 2023 performance. Q3 accelerated these trends with a 35% YoY increase in deal value and 20% increase in deal count.

Our update also includes insights into:

• Staffing Services Valuation Scorecard
• HCM Landscape Overview
• An opportunity to take our Investment Grade Assessment (discount code: IGA_NE)
• Historical Public Valuations by Segment
• Public Equities Index

If you or someone you know have questions regarding anything discussed, or the general HCM marketplace, please feel free to reach out to Neal England, Managing Director and leader of Founders’ Business Services Practice.