Main Capital Partners announces successful sale of Assessio

Main Capital Partners announces the successful sale of Assessio to Pollen Street Capital. Assessio consolidates its position as a leading talent assessment provider in Northern Europe.

Stockholm - Private equity firm Main Capital Partners announces that it has successfully completed the sale of Assessio, a leading talent assessment company, to Pollen Street Capital. Over the past four years, Assessio has grown from a local recruitment company to a leading talent assessment provider in Northern Europe. The company offers innovative solutions for both pre-hire and post-hire. Following the transition to Pollen Street, Assessio will now be in a good position to expand its boundaries of success and enter new promising markets.

Together with Main Capital, we have grown into a scalable SaaS company, doubled our revenue and established ourselves as a market leader in the Nordics and Benelux.

Johan Masironi, CEO Assessio

Strategic investor Main Capital Partners invested in Assessio in 2019, recognizing early on the potential to make the company a frontrunner in the talent assessment space. During the investment period, Assessio has made the transition from a consulting-oriented company to a highly scalable provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The company's platform covers the entire recruitment process, from pre-selection to aftercare. During this time, Assessio has more than doubled its turnover and consolidated its market leadership in the Nordics and Benelux.

Assessio has developed an exciting and highly differentiated offering that uniquely positions the company in the HCM software market.

Anastasia Kovaleva, Investment Director at Pollen Street

Main Capital Partners' support has played a critical role in Assessio's growth. The company made strategic acquisitions to expand its product portfolio and strengthen its presence in the market. The acquisitions of HFMTalentindex, Eelloo and People Test Systems contributed to Assessio's position as a leader in talent assessment in the Nordics and Benelux. More than 1,800 clients from various industries rely on Assessio.

Through organic growth and a selective buy-and-build strategy, the provider of HR software for talent assessment has developed into a leading supplier in Northern Europe. We are proud to have supported Assessio on this growth path."

Wessel Ploegmakers, Partner Main Capital Partners

The sale to Pollen Street Capital represents another significant step for Main Capital Partners. Pollen Street Capital recognizes the exceptional value of Assessio's expertise in talent assessment. This transaction will bring together Assessio's innovative solutions with the necessary resources of Pollen Street Capital to support the company on its growth trajectory and to strive for a leading position in the industry.