International management and professional recruitment specialist, Antal International, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with one of the key players in the sector in the US, SearchPath.

The joint group will now encompass more than 120 offices and over 600 consultants and give access to clients and candidates in 28 countries on five continents.

“We’re already well-established in Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia and Africa and recently moved into the Latin American market with a new office in Brazil,” said Antal International’s chairman and chief executive, Tony Goodwin. “Partnering with SearchPath gives us that next key piece in the global jigsaw – the US. And it’s a vital piece given the fact that the US still accounts for over 25% of all world trade and there are consequently literally thousands of US companies looking for the talent necessary to fuel overseas expansion.”

Founded in late 2005, SearchPath International (SPI) is now one of the US’s fastest growing talent acquisition companies with over 70 offices opened since its launch.