New York-headquartered global executive search firm Options Group has acquired Hong Kong and Singapore-based capital markets search firm Whitney Correlate.

According to a company statement, the deal allows Whitney Correlate access to a larger global client base, while strengthening Options Group’s investment banking and capital markets practices. 

Whitney Correlate co-founders Russell Kopp and Niall MacDonald, along with four other employees, have joined Options Group's existing Asia team.