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Debbie McGrath · HR Technology & Media · Grimsby, Ontario  ·  BX1 run 2026-04-08 · 17/17 buyers · pipeline v2.0.0-br4
17
Buyers researched
6
Active appetite
4
Opportunistic
1
Constrained
6
Unknown
80.7%
Avg coverage
Tier 1a — US Public Filers (GAAP)  ·  8 buyers
Workday
WDAY · $9.6B rev
active
low leverage 10/11 sections high confidence
91%
Integration: Sana (AI-learning)→ Open dossier
IBM
IBM · $67.5B rev
active
$13.6B cash 10/11 sections high confidence
91%
watsonx + software expansion→ Open dossier
ADP
ADP · $20.6B rev
active
$3.3B cash 8/11 sections med confidence
73%
Payroll + recruiting adjacencies→ Open dossier
Paychex
PAYX · $5.4B rev
active
low leverage $1.6B cash 9/11 sections
82%
SurePayroll tuck-in precedent→ Open dossier
TriNet
TNET · $4.9B rev
active
low leverage 10/11 sections high confidence
91%
PEO consolidator→ Open dossier
Paylocity
PCTY · $1.5B rev
active
net cash 8/11 sections med confidence
73%
Platform expansion language→ Open dossier
Oracle
ORCL · $57.4B rev
opportunistic
net cash $10.8B cash 10/11 sections
91%
Capacity without stated HR intent→ Open dossier
Accenture
ACN · $69.7B rev
opportunistic
$11.5B cash 9/11 sections high confidence
82%
No HR-adjacent precedent→ Open dossier
Tier 1b — Non-US Public Filer (IFRS / DAX)  ·  1 buyer
SAP SuccessFactors
SAP · $43.2B rev
opportunistic
net cash $9.66B cash 10/11 sections
91%
Cautious post-Concur / Qualtrics→ Open dossier
Tier 2 — PE-backed Private  ·  4 buyers
UKG
Private · ~$3B rev
constrained
B– S&P · 6.0× leverage PE exit: critical 9/11 sections
82%
H&F · Blackstone · JMI — Yr 6 of 6→ Open dossier
Cornerstone OnDemand
Private · ~$137M rev
opportunistic
PE exit: high 7/11 sections med confidence
64%
Clearlake · gut-check recommended→ Open dossier
Ceridian (Dayforce)
Private · ~$348M rev
unknown
B– S&P (CreditWatch +) 9/11 sections low confidence
82%
Thoma Bravo · IPO-watch positive→ Open dossier
BambooHR
Private · ~$125M rev
unknown
8/11 sections low confidence no rating
73%
Sorenson · ICONIQ→ Open dossier
Tier 3 — VC-backed Private  ·  4 buyers
Rippling
Private · ~$570M rev
unknown
9/11 sections no public balance sheet
82%
Deel litigation · switching-cost moat→ Open dossier
Deel
Private · ~$1B rev
unknown
9/11 sections 5 moat quotes no public balance sheet
82%
Rippling litigation active→ Open dossier
Gusto
Private · ~$736M rev
unknown
8/11 sections no public balance sheet
73%
Strong moat · thin corpus→ Open dossier
HiBob
Private · ~$574M rev
unknown
8/11 sections no public balance sheet
73%
Thinnest tier-3 corpus→ Open dossier
BX1 run 2026-04-08 · pipeline v2.0.0-br4 · base commit 81fd5e6 · 17/17 buyers success · 0 failures · SUPABASE_WRITE_ENABLED=false