The UK operation will focus on "large employment segments — finance, sales and customer service", said Farhan Yasin, president of international development.
Two former chief executives of well-known recruitment companies have teamed up to become joint chairmen of catering recruiter Berkeley Scott and will inject £2.5m into the company, in return for a 62.6% stake.
The growth of permanent staff placements accelerated to a 33-month high in December, according to the latest Report on Jobs survey.
The chairman of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has told Recruiter that he "wholeheartedly" agrees with a report which suggests that some agencies in Northern Ireland are guilty of bad practice when it comes to migrant workers.