Toronto, ON and Minneapolis, MN
Ceridian a global leader in human capital management (HCM) technology, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ideal, a leading talent intelligence software provider based in Toronto, Ontario. This acquisition is anticipated to optimize Ceridian’s talent management offering once Ideal’s capabilities are integrated into the Dayforce platform.
The acquisition is expected to close on April 30, 2021.
In today’s competitive global labor market, organizations are increasingly challenged to attract top talent while keeping pace with rapidly changing recruitment needs. Those that succeed will need to harness the power of modern technologies to reinvent their talent recruitment strategies.
“Together with Ideal, we stand to further our vision to make work life better by empowering our customers to make smarter, more efficient talent decisions and improve equity across their workforces,” said Joe Korngiebel, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Ceridian. “Today’s announcement reinforces that we continue to not just meet the needs of organizations today, but well into the future, and we are thrilled to welcome Ideal to the Ceridian family.”
Joe Korngiebel
Through the power of artificial intelligence-driven talent capabilities, Ideal’s talent intelligence products enhance recruiting processes, including screening, shortlisting, and matching top candidates. Dayforce customers will also have access to Ideal’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) intelligence system, enabling employers to meet diversity head-on by ensuring that objectivity and inclusion happen up-front in the talent acquisition and management processes.
“At Ideal, we are passionate about providing our customers with powerful, actionable workforce insights to drive fair, accurate, and equitable decision making and help them achieve long-term organizational success,” said Somen Mondal, CEO and Co-founder, Ideal.
“We’re excited to take our innovation, fueled by artificial intelligence and machine learning, to a broader, global audience by joining forces with Ceridian, a recognized industry leader,” said Shaun Ricci, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder, Ideal.
Lightning Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Ideal in the transaction.
