Our weekly recap of fundings, mergers & acquisition, partnership and other interesting news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace.
FUNDING
*This week’s fundings: $210M+
- Asana, a work management platform for teams, nabs $50M growth round at a $1.5B valuation
- Upscale Co-working firm NeueHouse locks in $30 mln
- Enterprise messaging for startup Eko Communications raises $20M for its European expansion Targeting Business with a Mobile Workforce
- Wizbii, a Grenoble, France-based provider of a platform for youth employment and entrepreneurship, raised €10m
- Blue J Legal Raises US$7MM to Support US Expansion – Product Suite Includes Tax Foresight and Employment Foresight Solutions
- Background Checking and Regulatory Technology Group, PASS Technology Group Secures £3.25 Million in Funding
- LearnLux raises $2M from Sound Ventures, Marc Benioff to help employees make financial decisions
- Neotas, a London, UK-based digital intelligence business which provides enhanced due diligence and HR screening, closed a funding round of over £1m
- Tempo, a Reykjavik, Iceland-based provider of productivity-enhancing project management solutions, received an investment from Diversis Capital
- Special Counsel, a Legal Staffing Solutions Provider, Embraces The Cloud With RelativityOne Investment
- Workspace and Business Solutions Provider Fuigo Raises First Funding Round
- Hub International, an Insurance Brokerage, Receives Minority Investment from Altas Partners
- Wrike, a San Jose, Calif.-based collaborative work management platform for high-performance teams, Receives Majority Investment from Vista Equity Partners
M&A
- Alera Group Acquires Three New Firms: Acquisitions Expand Benefits and Risk Management Expertise
- Paychex to Acquire Oasis Outsourcing
- Sterling Acquires National Crime Check, an Australian Leader in Pre-Employment Background Screening
- Majesco Acquires Exaxe, EMEA Cloud Software Leader for Life, Pensions and Wealth Management
- Cisive Announces Acquisition of Pre-Employment Screening (PES) Business from Blue Umbrella
MISC.
Week in Review – Popular Content
After 20,000 workers walked out, Google said it got the message. The workers disagree (Recode)
Recode’s Kara Swisher talks with six of the organizers of the Nov. 1 protests, who say the company’s response has been deeply inadequate.
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Tags: Google, Workplace, Misconduct
Harassment in Workplace May Seem Obvious, Except When It Isn’t (Bloomberg Law)
-Court decisions leave unclear line between harassment and protected activity
-Two Trump agencies have paused work on joint guidance
-Picketing, union elections pose gray areas
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Tags: Employment Law, Harassment, Unions
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