
Ep 3 – Starting, growing and selling the first and largest search firm in China – with Louisa Wong
Recruitment Transactions International is the first global matching platform for buyers, investors and sellers in the recruitment and staffing industry. In our second podcast, RTI Director Simon Childs speaks with Louisa Wong on “Starting, growing and selling the first and largest search firm in China.”

News Release: Starfish Partners Acquires Ohio-based Direct Recruiters Inc. (DRI) in all stock deal
PLANO, Texas – Starfish Partners, an international investment and ownership platform for niched professional and mid-to-upper management search specialists, announced the acquisition of Direct Recruiters, Inc. (DRI). Recruitment Transactions International Managing Partner Simon Childs advised on the deal.

Ep2 – Accelerating Strategic Growth through M&As with Peter Zukow
Peter is a business builder with an extraordinary track record of delivering results and positive outcomes for key stakeholders, including leveraging M&As to fast-track strategic growth. As an executive search leader with close to 30 years in the recruiting and staffing space, he is a trusted advisor to clients, colleagues, and business partners.

Recruit Holdings ’ $100-M Recruitment Expansion across Asia
In 2007, Recruit Holdings, Japan`s largest recruitment and staffing business, began to look at ways to increase service line and geographical expansion. They began a series of conversations with the co-founders of CDS, a
Tokyo- and Osaka-based executive search firm which had recently received private equity investments from NIF-SMBC ventures. CDS was a high-profile boutique search firm with western founders, with credibility and market awareness gained through high-profile assignments such as helping Google launch in Japan through their first 20 hires, including the CEO.

Ep1 – The Savage Truth Behind M&As in the Recruitment & Staffing Industry with Greg Savage
Greg is a 40-year recruitment veteran, founder of four highly successful businesses, and widely respected as a trusted advisor and respected voice across global recruitment on the subject of M&As in the industry given his first-hand experience in both the buyer and seller side of noteworthy transactions.