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.
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.