Quad-C acquires S.i. Systems

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By Ted Liu

Quad-C Management, Inc. has acquired S.i. Systems, a Calgary based IT staffing company. Financial terms were not disclosed.

S.i. Systems’ founder, Derek Bullen, will retain a significant ownership position and continue to lead S.i. Systems as CEO.

With 14 offices in Canada, S.i. Systems is the largest Canadian IT staffing company. S.i. Systems’ MatchGuide, a proprietary web-based match-making solution, provides precision contract, and permanent placements for IT professionals across Canada.

Charlottesville, Virginia based Quad-C is a middle market private equity firm focused on investing in well-established business services, consumer, general industrial, healthcare, specialty distribution and transportation/logistics companies.

Quad-C is currently investing its ninth fund, Quad-C Partners IX, L.P., a US $1.1 billion 2016 vintage fund.

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News Release

Quad-C Announces Investment in S.i. Systems

Charlottesville, VA. December 20, 2018 – Quad-C Management, Inc. (“Quad-C”), a leading middle market private equity firm, announced today it has closed an investment in S.i. Systems, a leading IT staffing company in Canada.

Founded in 1994, S.i. Systems is the largest IT staffing company headquartered in Canada. The company’s founder and CEO, Derek Bullen, maintains a significant ownership position and continues to lead S.i. Systems as CEO following the Quad-C investment.

“This is a tremendous opportunity to grow personally and professionally as we continue the buildout of S.i. Systems. Quad-C has proven expertise in professional staffing and brings a new level of strategic and operational insight to the company,” said S.i. Systems CEO Derek Bullen. “We both love the industry and believe we can provide even more value to our clients and consultants. This accelerates our ability to grow organically and via quality acquisitions.”

“Over the past 25 years, S.i. Systems created a premier brand in Canadian IT staffing, and the company’s ability to make the match is exceptional,” said Tim Billings, Partner, Quad-C. “We are excited to partner with the management team of S.i. Systems in its next stage of expansion.”

“S.i. Systems and Quad-C align tightly on our core values,” Bullen added. “After a very thorough and lengthy process, we selected Quad-C as our partner of choice to implement the new strategic plan to become the leading professional staffing firm in Canada.”

“We look forward to working closely with Derek and his management team to achieve new growth objectives and create long term value for clients and contractors,” said Jack Walker, Principal, Quad-C.

Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

ABOUT S.i. SYSTEMS
Founded in 1994, S.i. Systems (“S.i. Systems” or the “Company”) is the largest IT staffing Company headquartered in Canada with fourteen offices throughout the country. S.i. Systems created MatchGuide™, a proprietary web-based match-making solution to provide precision contract, and permanent placements for IT professionals across Canada. There are now more than 228,000 qualified IT professionals registered in MatchGuide™ and the system has a 99.45% success rate in matching candidates, allowing S.i. Systems the unique advantage of providing a 30 day no questions money back guarantee on all new placements. www.sisystems.com

ABOUT QUAD-C
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, Quad-C is a middle market private equity firm focused on investing in well-established business services, consumer, general industrial, healthcare, specialty distribution and transportation / logistics companies. In its nearly three-decade history, Quad-C has invested over $3 billion of capital in over 65 companies. The Quad-C team is committed to partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to accelerate growth and create long-term value. www.quadcmanagement.com

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