Recruitment firms are flavour of the month

In the last four months Cavendish Corporate Finance has completed five sales of businesses in the recruitment and human capital sector, for a combined value of 87 million.

The five sales include:

- Digby Morgan - Specialists in HR recruitment for permanent and interim positions for the financial, professional services and technology sectors

- Marks Sattin - Specialists in financial recruitment

- James Harvard International - Specialists in pharmaceutical and bio-technology recruitment with a strong presence in the Japanese market

- Psychometric Services Ltd - Online psychometric testing of recruitment candidates

- Link Group Consulting - Reward, job evaluation and equal pay software provider

Cavendish also has two additional live mandates in the recruitment sector.

Cavendish is seeing a real appetite for bolt-on acquisitions among the larger sector players, both in the UK and overseas, as they seek to grow their businesses at this stage of the economic cycle.

Commenting on the current market interest, Hugo Haddon-Grant, Cavendish Managing Director, said:

ìThe recruitment and HR sector is currently enjoying buoyant market conditions as well as significant levels of MandA activity, making it an excellent time to sell. However, there are a number of issues for which a seller needs to be prepared and there is a clear benefit from seeking early advice in a sale process. Our recent work and number of deals closed clearly demonstrates our experience and expertise in the recruitment market.î

The more successful sellers are those with strongly focused businesses, clear exit strategies and real management continuity. Cavendish has a track record of working with clients to put these facets in place and continues close client relationships throughout the sale process until completion of the deal.î

As a vendor-only specialist, Cavendish is ideally placed to help entrepreneurs and other business owners achieve their objectives. Cavendish was established in 1988 and since then has completed the sale of well over 350 businesses.