Warburg Pincus’ NEOGOV acquires High Line Corporation

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CPE Media News – pcJournal (8/18/2018) – NEOGOV, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, LLC, has acquired High Line Corporation for undisclosed amount.

Markham, Ontario based, High Line is a provider of a fully-integrated and configurable HRMS solution that encompasses all aspects of core HR, payroll, and time and attendance.

High Line has been a family owned organization. Ownership changed in 2015 to members of current management team led by President Megan Rogister.

El Segundo, California based NEOGOV is a market and technology leader in on-demand human resource talent management software for the public sector and higher education.

Warburg Pincus acquired NEOGOV in October 2016. Shane Evangelist was appointed new CEO in April 2017, replacing founder Damir Davidovic.

High Line is NEOGOV’s second acquisition under Warnurg Pincus ownership. In November 2017, NEOGOV acquired FirstNet Learning, a provider of comprehensive online learning solutions, specializing in training public agencies and higher education.

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News Release

NEOGOV Announces Purchase of High Line Corporation

Fast-growing HR Software as a Service company creates completely integrated HR suite with the purchase of HRMS company

EL SEGUNDO, California, October 12, 2018 – NEOGOV, a market and technology leader in SaaS human resources software for the public sector and higher education markets, announced today that it has acquired High Line Corporation, provider of a configurable solution that encompasses all aspects of core HR, payroll, and time and attendance.

Established in 1999, NEOGOV’s HR software solutions automate recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management processes specific to public sector and higher education organizations. The benefits to customers include faster time-to-hire and onboard, more engaged employees, higher performing employees, and reduced overtime and administrative costs.

“High Line Corporation is a pioneer in human resources management systems, with a focus on public sector and higher education markets. We are thrilled to add their next-generation breadth of solutions to our expanding talent management suite as we help our customers grow and thrive,” said Shane Evangelist, CEO of NEOGOV.

Since its inception over 30 years ago, High Line has been pioneering human resource management systems. The company specializes in bringing people and technology together to move organizations forward with efficiency and precision. Originally designed as a robust payroll engine, the solution and company have evolved both the technology and functionality to become a dominant player in today’s marketplace.

“One of our guiding principles is to ensure our clients are kept current with technologies, which is why we are excited to integrate High Line’s solutions with NEOGOV’s customer-focused suite of talent management software,” said Megan Rogister, President of High Line Corporation. “Bringing together the two companies creates a powerful and completely integrated HR suite.”

About NEOGOV

Headquartered in El Segundo, California, NEOGOV is a market and technology leader in on-demand human resource talent management software for the public sector and higher education. With the mission to build the highest quality and easiest to use talent management suite, NEOGOV services over 6,000 customers enabling them with applicant tracking, onboarding, training, and performance management software. NEOGOV’s SaaS based software is dynamic enough to service, and currently does service, customers with as few as 15 employees to customers with over 100,000. For more information, visit www.neogov.com.

About High Line Corporation

Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, High Line offers a fully-integrated HRMS system. The system integrates essential HR solutions, including core HR, payroll, and time and attendance. Highly flexible, it allows the most extreme/complex requirements to be configured easily. For more information, visit www.highlinecorp.com.

For More Information:

Frank Holman, NEOGOV, (310) 658-5708, fholman@neogov.net