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Duff & Phelps Advised InStaff Holding Corporation on its Sale to BG Staffing

In May 2013, BG Staffing, a portfolio company of Taglich Private Equity, acquired InStaff Holding Corporation, a portfolio company of North Texas Opportunity Fund LP.

About InStaff Holding Corporation
InStaff is a leading regional provider of light industrial staffing services serving clients in Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee and New Mexico.  Founded in 1984 with one office in Corsicana, TX, InStaff is now headquartered in Plano, TX and has grown to 11 branch offices with 12 on-site locations.  InStaff specializes in providing temporary staffing, direct hire, and managed on-site services to primarily light industrial clients performing tasks in the areas of logistics, distribution, warehouse, manufacturing, printing and mail services.

About North Texas Opportunity Fund
North Texas Opportunity Fund LP is a vintage 2000 private equity fund created to make for-profit equity and equity-related investments in minority and female-run companies or companies located in low-income areas of North Texas. The Fund’s dual bottom line is to provide economic development and quality job creation in underserved areas while generating attractive investor returns.

About BG Staffing
BG Staffing is a private-equity backed, temporary staffing platform that has integrated several regional and national brands and is set to achieve scalable growth. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, BG Staffing provides staffing solutions to a variety of industries through its information technology, light industrial and multi-family divisions.

Transaction Role
Duff & Phelps was engaged as the exclusive financial advisor to InStaff to provide merger and acquisition advisory services in connection with a sale transaction.



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