888X - Transformation & Restructuring Experts. Information

888X is a Brisbane-based M&A advisory firm that works exclusively with recruitment, staffing, and labour hire businesses across Australia. We advise owners selling their business, acquirers buying one, and operators raising capital to grow. Our team has worked with more than 60 recruitment and labour hire businesses, preparing them for sale and taking them through a sales process. In 2026, 888X advised on nine recruitment and labour hire transactions with a combined enterprise value of about $60 million: six businesses taken to market and three acquisitions. What we do – Sale-ready assessments: an independent view of value, normalised EBITDA and buyer readiness – Value optimisation: fixing what buyers discount for, including client concentration, working capital, compliance and reporting – Business sales: the full sell-side process, from information memorandum to completion – Business purchases: target identification, due diligence, valuation and integration planning – Capital raising: equity and debt to fund growth and acquisitions How we work Every engagement is built on our Three Pillars framework: People, Commerciality and Operational Systems. Our team brings CFO and COO experience from inside recruitment businesses, so we read a business the way a buyer will. Start with a confidential conversation about value and timing. Christopher White, Executive Director | chris.white@888x.com.au | +61 417 743 525