Inop's x Freelance.com
INOP’S and Freelance.com announce the completion of their merger, creating the French leader in freelance work.
Founded in 2009, INOP’S has built the leading network of digital experts, bringing together more than 70,000 SMEs, start-ups and freelancers (within its XXE platform dedicated exclusively to the freelance community). INOP’S’ mission is to bring these hyper-experts into major private and public sector accounts to accelerate their digital transformation. Big data, AI, dematerialization, mobility, digital workplace, smart city… INOP’S is now positioned to tackle all the major challenges of the digital revolution. The company supports 26 major private sector accounts and more than 300 public sector players (ministries, local authorities, institutions, etc.) throughout France, through more than 70 framework contracts and major referrals.
INOP’S generated sales of €84m in 2019, up 52%.
Freelance.com is the benchmark global platform for the talent-business ecosystem. The group offers a range of solutions (talent sourcing, resource management, freelance administration, payroll, compliance, international mobility, etc.) and personalized support to provide freedom and security for organizations and individuals alike. A forerunner in the market, Freelance.com has continued to extend its expertise to cover the full range of relationships between companies and talent, with over 1 million users of its platforms. With 15 regional branches and 6 international locations (France, Germany, UK, Morocco, Singapore, Switzerland), the Freelance.com group generated sales of €237m in 2019.
With this transaction, Freelance.com is significantly strengthening its digital expertise, rounding out its range of services (including increased capacity for fixed-price engagements, dedicated offerings for the public sector, management of large-scale programs, etc.) and will be able to draw on the largest ecosystem of digital SMEs and start-ups.
Advised by the teams at Pax Corporate Finance, this transaction also sees the exit of the Odyssée Venture investment fund, which had been supporting INOP’S in its development since 2012. This is the 6th “tech” deal advised by Pax Corporate Finance since the start of 2020.
According to Laurent Levy, President of INOP'S: "I am delighted with this merger with the Freelance.com group and our shared ambition to launch a major industrial project with all our teams. In an economic environment that is changing towards more value for talent and agility for large organisations, a strong dynamic of our respective teams to disrupt the market, a DNA of innovation deeply rooted in the genes of our organisations... this merger was so obvious! This new 360° approach to the strong complementarity of our know-how will immediately benefit all our private & public sector clients."
According to Sylvestre Blavet, Chairman and CEO of Freelance.com: "We are delighted to be joining forces with INOP'S, a company that is both profitable and growing rapidly. This is a new step that will enable us to consolidate our leadership in a young market with immense potential, where much remains to be done. The world of work is changing rapidly and we want to support the societal changes that are taking place. With INOP'S, we are further expanding our service offering to address the needs of both talent and companies as widely as possible. The future looks extremely interesting and exciting for all our teams and all those involved in the liberated work environment.
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