Addison Group

What Addison Group does

Addison Group, operating through its legal entity APFS Staffing, Inc. (a Delaware limited liability company), is a US professional services firm that delivers talent solutions and consulting services to enterprise and mid-market employers. Founded in 1996 and headquartered at 225 W Randolph St in Chicago, the firm operates 28 US offices spanning major markets from New York to San Francisco, plus a Global Excellence Center in Noida, India. The company is built around six horizontal practice areas: Finance & Accounting, Information Technology, Human Resources, Healthcare (non-clinical), Administrative, and Digital Marketing, serving both hiring managers and job seekers. Notable customers span healthcare (Wellpath, Lutheran Medical Center, QualDerm Partners), manufacturing (Gates Rubber), automotive (Grease Monkey), energy (Fundare Resources), agriculture/retail (Grow Generation), and CPG (saved $1.2M via specialized global talent). The firm has been named to SIA's Largest US Staffing Firms list for 9 consecutive years, ranks #4 on SIA's Largest Finance & Accounting Staffing Firms list, and has been recognized by Forbes for 3 consecutive years.

Name

Addison Group

Legal name

APFS Staffing, Inc.

Website

https://addisongroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Addison Group is a US-based staffing and consulting firm delivering contract, contract-to-hire, permanent placement, executive search, and consulting services across finance & accounting, IT, HR, healthcare, administrative, and digital marketing verticals for enterprise employers through 28 US offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Staffing Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• Professional staffing services
• Talent solutions
• Executive search
• Contract staffing
• Consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices29 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Talent Solutions Staffing: Addison Group provides contract staffing, contract-to-hire, and permanent placement solutions across six practice areas: Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Human Resources, Healthcare, Administrative, and Digital Marketing.
2. Executive Search: Specialized executive search services for hard-to-fill management positions from CXOs to vice presidents, controllers, directors, and managers. Offers both contingent and retained executive search services.
3. Consulting Services: Provides consulting solutions through subsidiary brands including AIM Consulting, ArcLight Consulting, Bridgepoint Consulting, DLC, Kranz Consulting, and Harmony Healthcare. Services include strategic guidance, change management, and specialized talent for complex initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Addison Group is a professional services firm providing contract staffing, contract-to-hire, permanent placement, executive search, and consulting services across six practice areas: Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Human Resources, Healthcare, Administrative, and Digital Marketing. The company operates through 28 US offices and a Global Excellence Center in Noida, India, with access to a network of more than 1.5 million candidates. It also delivers specialized consulting through wholly-owned subsidiary brands including AIM Consulting, ArcLight Consulting, Bridgepoint Consulting, DLC, Kranz Consulting, Mondo, and Harmony Healthcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AIM Consulting: Strategic guidance and cutting-edge technology solutions that elevate complex initiatives and drive sustainable growth.
• ArcLight Consulting
• Bridgepoint Consulting
• DLC
• Harmony Healthcare
• Kranz Consulting
• Mondo

Quantifiable outcome

• 10.3K candidates placed in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harmony HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 July 2022Addison Group acquired Harmony Healthcare, a human capital management company providing non-clinical healthcare workforce and consulting solutions nationwide. Harmony Healthcare operates under Addison Group as a brand offering healthcare talent and consulting solutions, specializing in health information management, revenue cycle, and healthcare leadership staffing.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad (US operations): Global staffing leader with broad US practice coverage including F&A, IT, healthcare, and HR — overlaps Addison's verticals at greater scale and geographic breadth.
• ManpowerGroup (US operations): Global workforce solutions and staffing company with sizable US operations across administrative, IT, finance, and healthcare — broad incumbent competitor.

Emerging players

• Mondo: Addison's wholly-owned IT, digital marketing, and creative staffing brand — illustrates the niche specialty-staffing model Addison rolls up and competes against standalone peers.
• Bridgepoint Consulting: Acquired by Addison Group, Bridgepoint is a Texas-based finance and accounting consulting firm — a useful comp for Addison's consulting subsidiary economics within staffing parents.

Direct peers

• TEKsystems: Large US IT staffing and services provider — directly overlaps Addison's IT practice area and similar client base of enterprise technology buyers.
• Apex Systems: IT and technology-focused staffing and services firm — directly comparable to Addison's IT practice and to its consulting-style delivery via subsidiary brands.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider with US operations spanning F&A, IT, healthcare, and administrative staffing — comparable multi-vertical staffing model.
• Kforce: US staffing firm focused on Technology and Finance & Accounting placements — directly competes with Addison's two largest practice areas.
• Insight Global: Large US staffing and managed services provider across IT, F&A, engineering, and healthcare — closely comparable multi-vertical staffing footprint and contract/contract-to-hire mix.
• Robert Half International: Largest US specialized staffing firm with deep Finance & Accounting, technology, and administrative placement practices — directly overlaps Addison's core F&A and multi-vertical staffing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/addison__group
• Facebookfacebook.com/AddisonGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/addisongroup
• Instagraminstagram.com/addison__group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A5 records

Investments

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