Korn Ferry - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Korn Ferry M&A Summary

Korn Ferry has acquired 15 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Korn Ferry’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired PDI Ninth House for $80M. Korn Ferry has acquired in 10 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (54%) and education (20%).

Korn Ferry Business Overview

Where is Korn Ferry headquartered?

Korn Ferry is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

What is Korn Ferry’s revenue?

Korn Ferry disclosed revenue of 2,643M USD for 2022 and 1,820M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Korn Ferry have?

Korn Ferry has 10,779 employees.

What sector is Korn Ferry in?

Korn Ferry is a staffing company.

When was Korn Ferry founded?

Korn Ferry was founded in 1969.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry

1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600,
Los Angeles, California 90067
United States,
(310) 552-1834
www.kornferry.com

Korn Ferry is a global provider of talent management solutions. The Company's primary business focuses on recruiting board-level, chief executive and other senior executive positions for clients predominantly in the consumer, financial services, industrial, life sciences/healthcare provider, technology and educational industries. Korn Ferry was established in 1969 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 11 - 1 2 1 - 15
vol $104M $104M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Salo LLC 2023-01-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.hellosalo.com
Infinity Consulting Solutions 2022-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.infinity-cs.com
Patina Solutions Group, Inc. 2022-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Brookfield, Wisconsin · www.patinasolutions.com
Lucas Group, Inc. 2021-10-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.lucasgroup.com
AchieveForum, Inc. 2019-09-30 - Divestiture
Boston, Massachusetts · www.achieveforum.com
TwentyEighty Strategy Execution, Inc. 2019-09-30 - Divestiture
Arlington, Virginia · www.strategyex.com
Miller Heiman, Inc. 2019-09-30 - Divestiture
Chicago, Illinois · www.millerheiman.com
Hay Group, Inc. 2015-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.haygroup.com
Pivot Leadership, Inc. 2015-03-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon · www.pivotleadership.com
PDI Ninth House 2012-12-06 80M USD Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 8 (53%) 104M (100%) - -
Education 3 (20%) - - -
Staffing 3 (20%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (7%) - - -
Total 15 $104M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 14 104M - -
  Minnesota 3 104M - -
  Virginia 2 - - -
  Massachusetts 2 - - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 14 (93%) 104M (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (7%) - - -
Total 15 $104M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $104M
TOTAL $104M
Largest PDI Ninth House
$80M (2012-12-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
2 (13%)
Strategic(s)
20%
3 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Staffing

Revenue

2,643   46% 2022
1,820   8% 2021
1,977   1% 2020
1,974   9% 2019
1,820   13% 2018
1,622   21% 2017
1,347   27% 2016
1,066   8% 2015
995   18% 2014
849   2013
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

10,779

Established

1969

Public

NYSE: KFY

Former Name

Korn/Ferry International

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