Davenport Lyons advises on the acquisition of Kelly Services

Davenport Lyons acted on behalf of Hexagon Staffing Solutions Limited trading as Interaction Recruitment (collectively referred to as ìThe Interaction Groupî) on their purchase from Kelly Services of 31 commercial staffing branches in England.

The Interaction Group was founded in 1986 and currently operates nine branches in the Northern Home Counties region. They specialise in providing office support and industrial staff on a temporary and permanent basis. The company also provides labour recruitment services in the driving, legal, technical, financial, human resources and technology sectors.

ëíThe acquisition of these branches means that Interaction is now a national agency offering services across the UK. We have been most impressed with our new colleagues and welcome them to Interaction where they will find a happy and motivated teamëí said Andrew Gilchrist, Chairman of Interaction.

ìInteraction is expanding, to be prepared for the upturn when it occurs. With our extra locations and the high quality personalized service we offer, we aim to win more national accounts and to provide the high service levels that customers are looking for. We are recruiting experienced staff, and if you are a very successful recruitment professional Interaction offers a great career and package.

ìInteraction is an exciting place to work and we have one of the highest staff retention rates in the industry. We can now offer more customers our high service levels and look forward to winning more business. Particular thanks go to Davenport Lyons for helping us put this deal together in under three weeks and for stepping in at an hourís notice.î

Corporate Partner, Alon Domb led the team, assisted by Julian Ciercierski-Burns, with Marie van der Zyl dealing with the employment issues and Stuart Darlington handling the property aspects.