M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
HireQuest offers $105M cash to buy TrueBlue's People-Ready on-demand segment
HireQuest, Inc.
- Proposal to acquire certain assets of TrueBlue's People-Ready segment for $105M in cash.
- HQI says offer equals $3.45 per TrueBlue share based on recent proxy filing.
- Previous all-company offers at $7.50-$12.30/share in 2025 were rejected by TBI board.
- HQI states on-demand business is underperforming and complementary to its HireQuest Direct division.
- HQI exploring all options; no deal yet with TrueBlue.