Eversheds Sutherland represented institutional investors and other sellers in corporate transactions in which the Finnish private equity investment company Sponsor Capital became the new majority owner by an agreement concluded on 5 October 2017. The agreement is subject to approval of the Competition Authority. The transaction accelerates StaffPoint’s growth and service development from a staffing agency to a strategic full-service HR partner.

The StaffPoint group is one of the leading firms in the personnel field and one of the largest employers in Finland. It employs almost 12000 people and has a turnover of EUR 130 million.