
Generational Group Advises Protouch Staffing in Sale to W3Global
By Generational Group
08/15/2018
Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Pro-Touch Nurses Inc. dba Protouch Staffing Inc., to W3Global Inc. The acquisition closed June 28, 2018.
Protouch Staffing, based in Plano, Texas, is one of the leading healthcare staffing companies in the U.S. The business provides permanent, temporary-to-permanent, temporary, per-diem and travel staffing for nursing and allied services positions in three major markets – Dallas, Houston and Chicago. It serves more than 1,000 clients and aims to be the benchmark in providing quality employment opportunities to more than 500 nurses per year.
W3Global is one of the foremost providers of IT professional services & staffing. Beyond IT, it also delivers staffing services for the following sectors: accounting and finance, engineering, human resources, quality and strategic consulting. Based in Coppell, Texas, W3Global likewise offers turnkey IT solutions, as well as end-to-end IT solutions for small, medium and large-scale enterprises.
“We are excited about the Protouch acquisition, as it is a strategic expansion into a new vertical,” said W3Global CEO Sridhar Venkatesan. “We believe that this acquisition will bring exceptional growth opportunities that are available in the ever-demanding healthcare staffing industry.”
Generational Group Senior Managing Director Michael Goss’s team, led by VP Corey Painter, successfully helped close the deal. Executive Managing Director Bill Kushnir established the initial relationship with Protouch.
“W3Global’s acquisition of Protouch Staffing will add a highly experienced healthcare staffing team to its already wide array of staffing capabilities,” said Painter. “The companies will undoubtedly achieve great success together.”
About Generational
Generational Group, headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a leading, award winning full-service M&A advisory firm. Generational has over 300 professionals across 16 offices in North America. The firm empowers business owners to unlock the full value of their companies through a comprehensive suite of services—including strategic growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A advisory, digital solutions, and wealth management.
Celebrating its 20th year, Generational has successfully closed over 1,700 transactions and has ranked #1 or #2 in all LSEG league tables for deals valued between $25 million and $500 million in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
The firm was named 2024 USA Investment Banking Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network and recognized as Investment Banking Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor in both 2024 and 2022.