Japanese staffing firm Outsourcing Inc. (2427:JP) announced that it has acquired all of the shares of ISC Inc., a Japan-based HR services firm.

Outsourcing will acquire 100% of the shares (800 shares) of ISC, thereby making it a subsidiary. The price of the transaction was not disclosed.

ISC is engaged in dispatching for a wide range of industries, including not only manufacturing but also logistics.

“By joining the group, ISC can benefit from leveraging group management resources including sales capabilities and nationwide strength in recruiting, and can also expect growth acceleration through raising the level of management aspects,” Outsourcing stated. “Going forward, the group will continue to promote hardening of its growth base, as well as accelerating both group business stabilisation and business expansion.”

After the share acquisition, ISC is scheduled to become a consolidated subsidiary in the third quarter. The impact of the acquisition on the company’s current fiscal year’s consolidated financial results is negligible.

This year Outsourcing made a number of acquisitions.

• On 28 January, Outsourcing announced it would acquire Select Staff Group and HorizonOne Recruitment
• On 29 January, it was announced Outsourcing, through its subsidiary Outsourcing Technology, would acquire Itec Co., a company engaged in electrical telecommunications construction work and pillar construction work
• On April 2021, the company announced that, through its subsidiary American Engineering Corporation, it will acquire California Pacific Technical Services LLC
• Earlier this month, Outsourcing announced that its American Engineering Corp. subsidiary acquired Integrity Networks Inc., a firm based in the US