M&A Deal Summary

Diversified Search Group Acquires Grant Cooper and Associates

On July 31, 2019, Diversified Search Group acquired staffing company Grant Cooper and Associates

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Diversified Search Group’s 2nd transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Diversified Search Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Diversified Search Group’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-31
Target Grant Cooper and Associates
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Diversified Search Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Grant Cooper and Associates

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Grant Cooper and Associates LLC is a retained executive search firm that specializes in placing talented leadership in the healthcare industry. Grant Cooper and Associates LLC is a boutique firm with a national reach, Grant Cooper possess the flexibility to tailor the approach to search’s unique challenges, and the scale to ensure needs are comprehensively met.

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Buyer

Diversified Search Group

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

Diversified Search Group is an executive search firm that specializes in recruiting senior-level executives and board directors primarily within the healthcare, life sciences, higher education, and non-profit industries. Diversified Search Group was established in 1974 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Staffing) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-25 BioQuest

San Francisco, California, United States

BioQuest LLC is a retained executive search firm specializing in building leadership teams for healthcare innovators. Its extensive network is the result of more than three decades of close collaboration with venture firms, corporate boards, and industry leaders.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-06 Storbeck Search and Associates

Media, Pennsylvania, United States

Storbeck Search & Associates is a search firm in higher education that conducts searches for colleges and universities, private schools, and nonprofit institutions. Its roster of clients includes such names as Brown, Columbia, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Lawrenceville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pomona, Princeton, Swarthmore, and the University of Wisconsin, among many others. The Firm was founded by Shelly Storbeck in 2007 and is headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania.

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