SAP Acquires SmartRecruiters for Undisclosed Sum to Enhance HCM Suite

SAP AG has agreed to acquire talent acquisition software provider SmartRecruiters for an undisclosed sum. The deal, set to close in Q4 2025, will strengthen SAP's human capital management suite with SmartRecruiters' expertise in high-volume recruiting, recruitment automation, and AI-enabled candidate experience and engagement. The acquisition will provide SAP customers with enhanced and AI-enabled recruiting and hiring capabilities, making applicant tracking and candidate screening more efficient.

Title: SAP AG to Acquire SmartRecruiters for Enhanced Talent Acquisition Capabilities

SAP AG (SAP), a leading global enterprise software company, has announced its intention to acquire SmartRecruiters, a prominent talent acquisition software provider. The acquisition, set to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, aims to bolster SAP's human capital management (HCM) suite with SmartRecruiters' expertise in high-volume recruiting, recruitment automation, and AI-enabled candidate experience and engagement [1].

SmartRecruiters, founded in 2010, specializes in automating and optimizing the entire talent acquisition process. Its AI-powered platform supports over 4,000 organizations globally, including major corporations like Amazon, Visa, and McDonald’s. The acquisition will integrate SmartRecruiters' powerful, user-friendly interfaces and seamless workflows into SAP's robust HR tools, enhancing decision-making, reducing time-to-hire, and providing a superior experience for candidates [1].

The acquisition will provide SAP customers with enhanced and AI-enabled recruiting and hiring capabilities, making applicant tracking and candidate screening more efficient. Embedded analytics and AI-driven recommendations from both companies will offer rich insights into talent pools, hiring bottlenecks, and workforce planning. This integration will allow customers to manage the entire candidate lifecycle—from sourcing and interviewing to onboarding and beyond—within a single system [1].

"Hiring the right people is not just an HR priority—it’s a business priority. With this planned acquisition, we will help our customers attract and hire the best talent so they can advance their talent acquisition agendas with speed and agility, while lowering their total cost of ownership," said Muhammad Alam, a member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, SAP Product & Engineering [1].

SmartRecruiters CEO, Rebecca Carr, expressed excitement about the opportunity this acquisition presents. "SmartRecruiters' mission has always been to make hiring easy. Joining forces with SAP presents a tremendous opportunity for enterprises worldwide to benefit from our industry-leading approach to talent acquisition," she said [1].

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed [1]. Insight Partners, W Capital Partners, Rembrandt Venture Partners, and Silver Lake Waterman are investors in SmartRecruiters, while J.P. Morgan acted as the exclusive financial advisor, and Gunderson Dettmer served as legal counsel [1].

References
[1] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sap-acquire-smartrecruiters-integration-innovative-060500443.html
[2] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sap-buy-smartrecruiters-undisclosed-sum