In this edition of Founder’s Human Capital Management Market Insights, our team provides insights from the marketplace from Q1 of 2025. The Global M&A market was in high gear in Q1 of 2025 with a 17.1% year-over-year growth in estimated deal value and a 19.3% growth in deal count compared with Q1 2024. Cumulative deal value exceeded $1 trillion in the quarter, which is the highest quarterly deal value since Q2 of 2022.

Our update also includes insights into:

• Q1 M&A Market in Review
• Labor Market Insights & Macro Trends
• HCM Sector Spotlight
• An opportunity to take our Investment Grade Assessment (Access Code: IGA_NE)
• Upcoming HCM Conferences
• Staffing Services Valuation Scorecard

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.