In this edition of Founder’s Human Capital Management Market Insights, our team provides insights from the marketplace from Q2 of 2025. The global M&A market built off the momentum from the past few quarters posting a 13.4% year-over-year increase in deal value and an 18.6% jump in deal count in Q2 2025. Six of the last seven quarters have seen greater than 13% year-over-year growth in total deal value as markets continue to break out of the 2022 to 2023 slump.

Our update also includes insights into:

• Q2 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.