Executive search firms GRS Group and Kinsey Allen Consulting (KA) are to merge.

GRS says it is seeking to  develop a capital markets and advisory business along with its  existing practices in risk, audit & compliance, legal, tax and insurance & pensions; while KA is striving for a global platform for its specialist operations in corporate finance, infrastructure & structured finance, asset management, alternative investments, equities, fixed income, energy & commodities and environmental markets since its inception in 2001.  

The merged company comprises 100 consultants across 3 continents in its offices in New York, Hong Kong, Munich, Paris, London and Brighton.  Further plans to open an office in the Middle East are well advanced.

Both company names will be retained for the foreseeable future with any future re-branding being done in consultation with employees and clients.

Jonathan Robin, founding partner at KA, says: “The benefits of combining two highly complementary but non-competing organisations were compelling for all of us from the outset. We are committed to achieving the undoubted advantages we have identified to develop our competitive position and momentum in the marketplace.”

Ken Brotherston, chief executive at GRS Group adds: “At a challenging time for the executive search industry, it is important to be able to deliver even greater levels of service to our clients. This merger makes good on our promise to deliver more to them through our professionalism and deep market knowledge across a wider range of specialisms.”