EFU Investment Ltd Acquires Consult Recruitment
PRESS RELEASE: EFU Investment Ltd Acquires Consult Recruitment
Specialist recruitment firm,
Consult Recruitment, are delighted to announce they have
been acquired by investment firm, EFU Investment Ltd. The
deal which was effective 31 March 2019, sees the existing
senior leadership team staying in place, and creates
significant growth opportunities for Consult.
Consult
Recruitment was started in 2008 by Angela Cameron, a
specialist accounting and finance recruitment leader. Her
focus on people and relationships has seen the business grow
from strength to strength over the last 11 years. Consult
now employs over 25 consultants and has expanded to recruit
within the accounting, finance, leadership, legal, HR and
sales functions. Angela’s exceptional leadership was
recognised last month through winning the Recruitment,
Consulting & Staffing Association (RCSA) New Zealand
Recruitment Leader of the Year Award.
EFU Investment
Ltd was founded by the Fukutake family, who have been
resident in New Zealand since 2009. EFU and the Fukutake
family are focused on investing in local businesses that
enhance the lives of New Zealanders.
Commenting on the
acquisition, founder and CEO, Angela Cameron
stated, “We are excited to have the backing of
EFU. Consult now has more ability to change people’s lives
through their careers and help businesses succeed through
the people we find for them. This vision mirrors EFU’s
which is crucial for success, and hugely important for our
team as a values based organisation. I am ambitious for our
future as we aim to make Consult the best place to work in
New Zealand.”
Consult’s Chair, and
industry advisor Greg Savage said, “Since
becoming involved with Consult in 2013, I have been
impressed with Angela’s leadership and what Consult were
trying to achieve within the recruitment industry. It is
great to see this effort resulting in industry recognition
with Angela winning the RCSA New Zealand Recruitment Leader
of the Year Award for 2019. We now have ambitious (and
scalable) growth plans in place and our EFU relationship
allows us the opportunity to do this through entering new
sectors and pursuing new acquisitions. We are open to a wide
range of investment opportunities.”
EFU
Investment Director, Hideaki Fukutake, added, “We
are extremely excited to add Consult Recruitment to our
business portfolio. My father is a strong believer that the
economy should exist to create and support good communities
where people can find happiness. In Consult, we believe we
have found the perfect business and platform to help shape
the future of work from a people centric viewpoint. We look
forward to supporting Angela, Greg and the Consult team
bringing this to reality.”
www.consultrecruitment.co.nz