Oxford Global Resources, an H.I.G. Capital Portfolio Company, Acquires Linksap
June 20 2024 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global alternative
investment firm with $64 billion of capital under management, is
pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Oxford Global
Resources (“Oxford” or the “Company”), a provider of specialty
staffing and consulting services in the United States and Europe,
has acquired Linksap Europe Limited (“Linksap”). The acquisition
serves as a strategic expansion of Oxford’s existing high-end SAP®
offerings into targeted European markets and customer channels.
Linksap is a premium staffing solutions firm that provides
highly skilled consultants specializing in the SAP® software
ecosystem to clients in more than 40 countries. With an exclusive
focus on SAP®, Linksap is the partner of choice to a broad base of
clients across Europe and North America. Linksap is a complementary
addition to Oxford’s existing Technology practice, further
expanding the Company’s high-growth SAP® solutions in Europe.
Linksap’s Co-Founders, Rupert Bassi and Alistair Coker, as well as
the broader Linksap team, have joined Oxford and will continue to
lead Linksap moving forward.
“We are highly impressed with Linksap’s premium expertise,
quality service offering, and geographic reach,” commented Rob
McGuckin, Chief Executive Officer of Oxford. “Our partnership with
Linksap will bolster Oxford’s SAP® capabilities in Europe and add
new clients that can benefit from Oxford’s broad service offering
across technology platforms.”
Rupert Bassi, Co-Founder of Linksap, expressed his excitement
for the combination. “We are thrilled to partner with Oxford. We
look forward to bringing our SAP® platform expertise, strong
customer relationships, and highly skilled network of specialists
to Oxford.” Alistair Coker, Co-Founder of Linksap, also voiced his
enthusiasm for the combination, “Through this partnership, Oxford
and Linksap will leverage our combined strengths to offer
additional services and value to our clients and employees.”
“Linksap is a strong addition to the Oxford business, adding
specialized expertise in the attractive SAP® market, which is
benefitting from the favorable tailwinds of ongoing cloud
migration,” commented Matt Lozow, Managing Director at H.I.G. “We
are excited to continue to support Oxford’s management team in
investing in high-growth platforms and geographies.”
Linksap is the second acquisition that Oxford has completed
since H.I.G. acquired the Company in August 2021. Oxford continues
to actively pursue additional acquisition opportunities, which are
a core pillar of the Company’s long-term growth strategy.
Ropes & Gray LLP acted as legal counsel to Oxford. Azlan
Advisory acted as financial advisor and Squire Patton Boggs LLP
served as legal counsel to Linksap.
About Oxford Global Resources
Oxford is a leading high-end specialty staffing and consulting
services firm in the United States and Europe. The Company provides
clients with niche, highly specialized talent for Technology and
Life Sciences engagements. Oxford focuses on proactively utilizing
its network of highly skilled professionals to immediately connect
its clients with the expertise they need. The Company is known for
its unmatched ability to deliver The Right Talent. Right
Now. ® Oxford is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, and
the Company serves over 2,000 active customers in the United States
and Europe. For more information, visit oxfordcorp.com.
About Linksap Europe Limited
Linksap is a leading provider of high-end specialty staffing
services for the SAP® software ecosystem across Europe. Linksap is
dedicated exclusively to SAP® and supports business critical
engagements for clients across a wide variety of industries and
geographies. For more information, visit linksap.eu.
About H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. is a leading global alternative investment firm with $64
billion of capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with
offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York,
and San Francisco in the United States, as well as international
affiliate offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan,
Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Dubai, H.I.G.
specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to middle
market companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally
focused/value-added approach:
- H.I.G.’s equity funds invest in management buyouts,
recapitalizations and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as
well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.
- H.I.G.’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche, and junior
debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a
primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary
markets. H.I.G. also manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse
Finance.
- H.I.G.’s real estate funds invest in value-added properties,
which can benefit from improved asset management practices.
- H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus
investments in the infrastructure sector.
Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed
more than 400 companies worldwide. The Firm's current portfolio
includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of
$53 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G.
website at hig.com.
*Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its
affiliates.
SAP® is a registered trademark of SAP®, SE. Neither Oxford
Global Resources nor Linksap Europe Limited are affiliated with
SAP®, SE, nor does SAP®, SE. sponsor or endorse either their
business or their services.
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Robert Jang Managing Director rjang@hig.com
Kyle Fitzgerald Principal kfitzgerald@hig.com
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