CLEVELAND, Feb. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the sale of Employees Only, Inc. (Employees Only or the Company) to America's Back Office (ABO), a Michigan-based professional employer organization (PEO). BGL's Business Services team served as the exclusive financial advisor to Employees Only. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Cliff Sladnick, Head of BGL's Business Services practice, led the engagement with Employees Only. Sladnick's experience in the PEO industry spans over a decade, having previously served as an executive officer at Gevity HR, then the largest PEO in the country. Commenting on the transaction, Sladnick said, "The acquisition of Employees Only by ABO is a great example of an in-market PEO combination that will be very beneficial to both companies and their clients."
Founded in 1996 and based in Rochester, Michigan, Employees Only provides human resource outsourcing solutions through a combination of PEO and ASO services. The Company offers a comprehensive suite of HR consulting and compliance, employee benefits, workers' compensation, and payroll / tax administration services for clients in over 20 states.
Mario Apruzzese, CEO and Founder of Employees Only, said, "I have been working with Cliff Sladnick for over 10 years as I considered the best strategic alternatives for Employees Only. Besides exhibiting great patience, Cliff has always demonstrated great knowledge of the PEO market, as well as given me objective and sage advice. Once we committed to this partnership with America's Back Office, the full BGL team demonstrated great commitment in order to get this transaction structured, negotiated, and completed in a very effective manner."
Headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan, America's Back Office handles all aspects of employee administration including human resource management, payroll, employee benefits, labor law, and workplace safety and risk management. With the addition of Employees Only, the combined company will now be one of the largest PEOs based in the state of Michigan.
"Throughout this process with Employees Only, Cliff Sladnick and the BGL investment banking team were critical to ABO's execution of this deal. I look forward to pursuing other PEO opportunities that BGL can bring to ABO," said Dave Otto, President and Founder of America's Back Office.
To learn more about BGL's Business Services Group, please visit: www.bglco.com/business-services
About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company is a leading independent investment bank serving the middle market. BGL specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory services, debt and equity placements, financial restructuring advice, and valuations and fairness opinions, with global industry teams in Business Services, Consumer & Retail, Environmental & Industrial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrials, and Real Estate. BGL has offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Antonio, and San Diego in addition to Global M&A partner offices in more than 50 countries across 5 continents. BGL is able to deliver to our clients unparalleled access to strategic relationships, investors, and opportunities globally. For more information, please visit www.bglco.com.
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