The Dains team was led by Chris Matthews and Victoria Tunaley from Dains’ Corporate Finance and Tax Advisory teams respectively.
Leicester-based Meet and Engage (M&E) provides a technology platform that enables large corporates to manage their recruitment and graduate programmes more effectively. The platform enhances candidate experience whilst supporting organisations in delivering high-volume recruitment campaigns efficiently and at scale.
After receiving landmark investment from Pelican Capital in 2024, Unseen has completed four strategic acquisitions. Meet & Engage is the tenth organisation overall to join the group.
Zac Williams, CEO of Manchester-based Unseen Group said: "Meet & Engage is a fantastic product that plays an essential role in the hiring processes of some of the UK's biggest organisations.
"The addition of a candidate experience and onboarding solution – especially one with the reputation and power of Meet & Engage – will be transformational for us and our ability to empower and service our educator and employer partners."
Ali Hackett, co-founder and managing director of Meet and Engage, who remains in her role following the acquisition, said: "This marks an exciting opportunity not just for our clients - who will benefit from greater access to cutting-edge thinking and solutions - but also for our team, who now have even more scope for career development and fresh perspectives.”
"The onboarding and integration process has been outstanding, and every day we’re uncovering new opportunities for collaboration and growth.
"We're thrilled to be part of this next chapter and to contribute to the momentum of the Unseen Group."
She added: “Dains have been a trusted advisor from our inception back in 2015 to today taking care of all our day-to-day accounting needs while providing specialist advice on a variety of projects over the years.
“That advice has continued all the way through to today where Chris and Victoria have helped guide us through the maze that was the sale process presenting complex issues in a clear and simple way to understand.”
Chris Matthews, corporate finance associate director at Dains said: “It’s been a pleasure to help the shareholders of M&E in getting their sale agreed with Unseen Group (Gradtouch). The solution that the team has developed is trusted by some of the most highly regarded brands in the country. This transaction should help see the development of the platform to continue delivering for their existing and new clients into the future.”
The Shareholders of M&E were advised by Alex Clifton of BHW Solicitors.