International recruiter Harvey Nash has acquired 50.1 % of the shares in executive search, assessment and technical recruiter Bjerke & Luther.
Harvey Nash purchased the shares for 18.5m Norwegian Kroner (roughly £2.1m) plus 300,000 Norwegian Kroner in transaction costs (approximately £0.03m) payable in cash on closing.
More jobs would be created if the government focused its support on companies with at least 10 staff rather than on start-ups, according to Ernst & Young’s ITEM Club.
Hetal Mehta, economic adviser to the ITEM club, said that many start-ups hit a growth ceiling.
Languages like Mandarin and Arabic are set to be in demand among employers, according to research from specialist language recruiter Euro London Appointments.
The poll of 228 employers found that 37% said exotic languages such as Mandarin and Arabic would grow in demand in the future, particularly in areas such as the financial services sector.
Lucy Wood has been appointed an assistant business manager at Reed Accountancy.
She moves from Reed Specialist after four years.
Management and technology consultancy Grey Spark Partners has appointed Jamie Lake as managing consultant.
The former Morgan Stanley senior associate joins GreySpark after five years at Goldman Sachs in various senior positions and will develop the Investment Banking Operations team, as the firm continues to grow and expand its full service capabilities.
Technical recruiter MBN Recruitment Solutions has appointed Darrel Curren as senior account manager.
Curren has worked for Reed, IBM and Hudson and has a wealth of experience working with a number of blue chip clients throughout the UK.
Following the launch of NorthEastJobs.org last year, jobseekers in the South-East, South-West and East Midlands will soon be offered a one-stop shop on the web for council jobs in their area.
Executive search specialist Commodity Search Partners has appointed Richard Paisley, chief executive of procurement and supply chain recruitment specialist Proco Global Group, as a non-executive director.
Before his appointment at Proco Global, Paisley was responsible for founding GRS Group which was sold to a private equity backed MBO for £18m in 2008.
Engineering recruitment specialist Cammach Recruitment has appointed Donna Liddle as business development manager.
Liddle will focus on extending Cammach Recruitment’s client base in the UK in addition to boosting the company’s international sales.
She is also charged with offering ad hoc marketing consultancy, strategic analysis and marketing solutions to the firm’s clients.
