PerLease

What PerLease does

PerLease GmbH is a privately-held German personnel-services company (Personaldienstleister) headquartered in Berlin, founded in 2010 by managing partner Peyman Rahimi Motem. The company provides temporary-worker leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), direct permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), workforce consulting, on-site management/outsourcing, and event-staffing services through a network of 18 branch offices across Germany. PerLease serves five industry verticals — Hotellerie, Catering, Gesundheit (healthcare), Industrie, and Sicherheit (security) — with a roster of more than 2,000 active temporary workers (PerLeaser) and a customer base that includes Beiersdorf, Volkswagen, Unilever, Bayer, Aldi, Marriott, Kempinski, Grand Hyatt, Fairmont, Radisson, Sofitel, InterContinental, Sodexo, Aramark, Käfer, Kofler Kompanie, and Meyer, among others.

The underlying operating model is sales-led and relationship-driven: each of the 18 branches conducts local worker acquisition and client acquisition, with no online marketplace or platform layer — the technology stack is described as standard web-based infrastructure with applicant tracking systems, supplemented by the proprietary PerLease Academy (a customer-co-developed internal training program) and a specialized subsidiary, perlease-mpv.de, offering medical-device validation/Prüfer services. The company differentiates on "personality-driven" worker matching, above-tariff pay, and ISO 9001-certified quality management rather than on technology.

PerLease monetizes through three primary professional-services revenue streams: (1) Personalleasing — acting as the employer of record and charging client markup over the GVP-collective-bargaining wage (€15.00/hr entry-level stepping up to €18.00/hr); (2) Personalvermittlung — placement fees for permanent hires; and (3) Beratung — workforce-planning and personnel-forecasting consulting. Distribution is exclusively direct via the branch network (no resellers, no franchise model), with the talents4events sub-brand operating two dedicated event-staffing branches in Berlin and Hamburg. The company is GVP-associated, ISO 9001-certified, holds the mandatory Arbeitnehmerüberlassungserlaubnis, and has received consecutive kununu Top Company awards from 2023 through 2026.

Name

PerLease

Legal name

PerLease GmbH

Website

https://perlease.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

PerLease is a German temp-staffing and personnel-services firm operating 18 branches across Germany, deploying 2,000+ temporary workers to hotels, catering, healthcare, industrial, and security clients including Marriott, VW, Unilever, Bayer, and Sodexo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Personnel leasing
• Hospitality staffing
• Workforce solutions
• Recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personalleasing (Temporary Worker Leasing): The core revenue stream is the temporary leasing of flexible workers to client companies. PerLease acts as the employer of record, leasing staff to companies for flexible workforce needs, filling positions on a temporary basis.
2. Personalvermittlung (Direct Recruitment): PerLease recruits and places candidates directly with client companies, charging a placement fee for matching qualified workers to permanent positions.
3. Beratung (Consulting Services): On-site analysis and strategy concepts for workforce planning, budgeting, and personnel forecasting, offered as an additional consulting service to clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PerLease is a German staffing agency (Personaldienstleister) that provides temporary worker leasing (Personalleasing/Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), direct permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), workforce consulting, and on-site management/outsourcing to business clients. The company operates as the employer of record, deploying qualified personnel across five industry verticals: Hotellerie (hotels), Catering, Gesundheit (healthcare), Industrie, and Sicherheit (security).

Product overview

PerLease is a German staffing and personnel services company (Personaldienstleister) offering a unified portfolio of workforce solutions. The core offerings include Personalleasing (temporary worker deployment), Personalvermittlung (direct placement), Beratung (consulting), Recruitment, and Outsourcing services. These are delivered across five industry specializations: Hotellerie, Catering, Gesundheit, Industrie, and Sicherheit. The PerLease Academy provides internal staff training and development. With operations spanning 18 branches across Germany and access to over 2,000 temporary workers, the company focuses on personality-driven staffing—matching workers' character traits with client needs rather than just filling positions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalleasing (Temporary Worker Leasing) Core service providing flexible deployment of qualified temporary workers (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) to client companies. PerLease acts as the employer of record, covering staffing gaps, vacation coverage, and sick leave replacements across multiple industries. Workers are deployed on a temporary basis with tariff-based hourly rates starting at €15.00/hour.
• Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement / Permanent Recruitment) Direct placement service matching qualified candidates with client companies for permanent employment positions. PerLease recruits and places candidates directly, charging a placement fee for matching qualified workers to permanent positions.
• Beratung (Workforce Consulting) On-site analysis and strategic consulting for workforce planning, budgeting, and personnel forecasting needs, offered as an additional service to clients.
• OnSite-Management / Outsourcing On-site management services including contract creation for operational, logistics, engineering, and business process outsourcing at client sites.
• Hotellerie-Staffing Temporary staffing services for the hospitality sector, providing personnel for banquet service, breakfast service, bar, room service, kitchen, logistics, reception, and porter positions in hotels.
• Catering-Staffing Staffing for catering and events, covering service staff, kitchen personnel, logistics, and event/concert/festival workers.
• Gesundheits-Staffing Healthcare staffing providing nurses, caregivers, medical assistants, physiotherapists, and other medical personnel for hospitals, clinics, and care facilities.
• Industrie-Staffing Industrial and trade staffing covering call center agents, office managers, warehouse workers, production staff, painters, drivers, architects, engineers, and reception personnel.
• Sicherheit-Staffing Security services including object protection, facility security, hotel security, and event security for concerts, conferences, and private events.
• Validierer/Prüfer (Medical Validation Services) Specialized validation and inspection services offered through the subsidiary website perlease-mpv.de for the healthcare sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 PerLeaser workers available for deployment nationwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GVP (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V.)coreOthersPerLease is a member of GVP (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister), the German industry association for staffing services. Membership provides industry representation, standards alignment, and access to the GVP collective agreement tariff system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce-solutions provider operating across Germany in hospitality, industrial, and administrative verticals. Directly comparable to PerLease in temporary-leasing model and client mix.
• Adecco: One of the world's largest staffing firms with significant German presence in office, industrial, and hospitality segments. Competes directly with PerLease for multi-vertical enterprise contracts and benefits from global brand and balance sheet.
• Piepenbrock: Large German family-owned facility services and staffing provider with deep hospitality, security, and industrial verticals. Direct competitor to PerLease in Sicherheit and Hotellerie, with broader facility-management capabilities.
• Randstad: Global staffing leader with deep German operations across multiple verticals including hospitality and industrial. Direct competitor to PerLease for enterprise clients like VW and Unilever, with materially greater scale and proprietary digital platforms.

Direct peers

• Amadeus FiRe: German mid-market staffing group focused on temporary leasing and permanent placement across accounting, finance, and office verticals. Comparable to PerLease in size, multi-vertical structure, and German domestic focus.
• DIS AG: Leading German mid-market staffing and recruiting firm specializing in commercial, technical, and IT verticals. Most direct mid-market peer to PerLease, with similar branch-network model and multi-vertical positioning in Germany.
• Hays: Global specialist recruiter with substantial German operations across professional, technical, and hospitality-adjacent verticals. Comparable to PerLease's multi-vertical German staffing model with strong branch presence.
• GVO Young Generation: German staffing specialist in event, catering, and hospitality verticals with national coverage. Closely comparable to PerLease's Catering and Hotellerie specializations and similar target customer profile.

Emerging players

• Joblift: German digital job-matching platform serving multiple verticals. Adjacent competitor to PerLease on the recruitment and candidate-acquisition side, leveraging technology over branch-led relationships.
• Zenjob: Berlin-based digital staffing platform targeting hospitality, retail, and event workers with an app-based matching model. Competes with PerLease's PerLeaser supply side and Catering/Hotellerie clients using technology rather than branch offices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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