Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Joe Gomes, CFA, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Generalist , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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Another Acquisition. Last week, Star Equity announced that its Hudson Talent Solutions business acquired Cornerstone RPO LLC, a recruitment process outsourcing (“RPO”) provider based in Richmond, Virginia. The transaction closed on November 2, 2026. Cornerstone will operate as part of HTS within Star’s Business Services division. We view this bolt-on as part of HTS’s strategy as a global total talent solutions provider.
Details. At closing, Star paid the sellers $500,000 in cash and $250,000 in a promissory note. Up to an additional $1.5 million of contingent earnout is possible if the firm hits certain revenue milestones, with the entire payout payable if Cornerstone hits $20 million of revenue over 36 months. We see a clear opportunity to grow Cornerstone’s existing client engagements into larger, longer-term programs through HTS’s enterprise RPO, talent advisory, and TalentFusion capabilities.
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