Private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. LLC announced an investment in Motion Recruitment Partners, a Boston-based firm that provides IT staffing through its Jobspring Partners and Workbridge Associates brands. Motion Recruitment is also the parent company of recruitment process outsourcing provider Sevenstep. Management joined Littlejohn & Co. in the investment.

“We’re aiming to capitalize on the massive opportunities in the talent acquisition space and Littlejohn has a proven track record of helping companies like ours accelerate their growth plans,” Motion Recruitment Partners CEO Beth Gilfeather said. “We are thrilled to partner with them as we enter this next important phase of our evolution and are confident that Littlejohn’s investment and partnership will support our leadership position in the industry.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Littlejohn & Co., headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., has more than $7 billion spend under management.