On 21 October 2014, the Board of Interquest announced it had decided to conduct a strategic review of the Company's options to maximize value for shareholders, including a potential sale of the Company, as reported by Staffing Industry Analysts.

According to an announcement released yesterday: “Following that announcement, the Board held constructive discussions with a number of interested parties; however, the outcome of these is that the Board does not believe that a sale of the Company at this time would achieve maximum value for shareholders in the medium term, having regard to the opportunities, growth potential and inherent value of the Company….Therefore… the Board has decided to terminate the formal sale process with immediate effect”.

In a trading statement released with this announcement the company states:

Since the Company announced its half year results on 9 September 2014, which showed a 34% increase in net fee income and an 82% increase in adjusted profit before tax, the performance of the Company continues to be strong. The Ecom acquisition is proving an excellent addition to the Company’s product offering and is also now providing good cross selling opportunities. Permanent recruitment in the second half of the year has performed as planned and the Company has seen continued growth in the contract book which has increased by approximately 18% between January 2014 and November 2014 (comparing £’s per day net fee income in November to January).

The Board continues to believe in the growth opportunities that exist for the Company and its focus is to build on the existing momentum within the business.

The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has confirmed that the Company is no longer in an offer period under the City Code and, accordingly, the requirement to make disclosures under Rule 8 of the City Code has now ceased.

As of its last trade, Interquest Group PLC (ITQ:LSE) traded at GBP 99.00, 16.81% above the 52 week low of 84.75 set on 27^th December, 2013. This means the company is valued at GBP 34.36 million.