Blue Octopus
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Blue Octopus - overview
Established
2010
Location
Leeds, -, UK
Primary Industry
Software
About
Based in Yorkshire, UK, and founded in 2010 by Director Chris Coleman and Director Liam Coleman, Blue Octopus operates as a developer of recruitment software providing recruitment and onboarding technology and manages recruitment services. In November 2023, IRIS Software Group Limited, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners, Hg and ICG, acquired Blue Octopus. Blue Octopus provides Octo recruitment and onboarding technology, which is a talent acquisition platform for client recruiting candidates for matching profiles and manage the process. The company offers team of talent professionals to hire and recruit the talent for companies and employers.
In addition, the firm provides careers sites focused over employer's brand to provide information related to work of company. Blue Octopus developed a candidate onboarding hub for providing onboarding process for new talents and candidates by scheduling, customizable tasks, user reminders, and setting mangers meeting. As of 2023, the company provides services to various industry such as social housing, manufacturing, not-for-profit, education, retail, hospitality, leisure, and infrastructure.
Current Investors
IRIS Software Group Limited
Primary Industry
Software
Sub Industries
Recruitment/Executive Search, Human Resources Services, Analytics & Performance Software, Application Integration Software
Website
www.blueoctopus.co.uk
Verticals
Cloud Computing
Company Stage
Add-on
Total Amount Raised
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Blue Octopus - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
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| Add-on | Completed | Blue Octopus | - |
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