Founded in 2002 by Ronaldo GARCIA and mainly based in Geneva, ONE PLACEMENT is a reference in the temporary staffing market in French-speaking Switzerland, with a leading position in the medical and construction sectors, among others. ONE PLACEMENT reported 2018 revenues of close to CHF60 million.
ONE PLACEMENT stands out with its unique business model:
- a flexible and functional organisation with large agencies organised by sector
- an extensive and diversified client base composed of key accounts in the private and public sectors
- an effective commercial policy based on its sector specialisation model
Operating from its 3 agencies in Geneva, Lausanne and Basel, the Company is a reference in the temporary staffing market for the construction, medical, industrial, hotel and tertiary sectors and completes its offer by providing permanent staffing services.
ADVISO PARTNERS has advised investment fund MBO PARTENAIRES (which acquired a majority stake in the Company in 2014), Sylvie ROLLIN (current CEO) and Ronaldo GARCIA (company founder) on the sale of ONE PLACEMENT to French company ACTUAL LEADER GROUP.
Created in November 2018 from the merger of GROUPE ACTUAL and LEADER INTERIM, ACTUAL LEADER GROUP generates revenues of €1.1 billion through its network of 350 agencies and is France's 7th largest temporary staffing group.
In the words of Edouard MALANDRIN and Médéric GAILLARD, Partner and Chief Investment Officer of MBO PARTENAIRES, "ONE PLACEMENT was one of the last independent players to have achieved critical mass in French-speaking Switzerland, which sparked interest from a large number of strategic buyers, particularly in France. Throughout the process, ACTUAL LEADER GROUP has shown genuine motivation and a real strategic vision for ONE PLACEMENT. Sylvie ROLLIN was seeking an ambitious partner for ONE PLACEMENT and a group with strong human and entrepreneurial values".
Jean-Philippe PAPIN, CEO of ACTUAL LEADER GROUP affirms:
"Human development is a result of Business development. One Placement echoes this philosophy".
Gilles Coudon, Managing Director of ADVISO PARTNERS: "This structuring cross-border deal, executed in collaboration with GRANT THORNTON's Swiss Corporate Finance teams, will enable ONE PLACEMENT to accelerate its development plan by capitalising on its historical positions, further expanding its regional coverage, reaching out to new markets, offering a wider range of services and being actively involved in the sector's consolidation. The transaction is also in line with ACTUAL LEADER GROUP's policy of international external growth. The group already operates in Switzerland under its MAX STUDER brand. Thanks to this acquisition, it will rank among the top 5 temporary staffing groups in French-speaking Switzerland."
