Italian recruitment firm Openjobmetis announced that it has acquired 70% of the share capital of HC Human Connections S.r.l. at a price of €700,000, with the right to acquire the additional 30% in the period of one year from the end of the third year from the closing date.

Openjobmetis described HC Human Connections as an educational company that carries out interventions dedicated to the development and coaching of Human Resources in organisations, through a range of advanced methodologies aimed at achieving effective changes in the people involved. The company realises interventions to help managers, talents and professionals to make the difference in their company.

Chief Executive Officer Rosario Rasizza commented, “The acquisition of HC Human Connections has the clear goal of further expansion in offering of services by Openjobmetis. The acquisition is part of the strategic approach to our growth of high added value services in Human Resources. Through the operation just concluded, Openjobmetis will have the opportunity to offer also its customers the competences, the values and the advanced methodologies of HC.”

Gian Maria Zapelli, CEO and CO-Founder of HC Human Connections also commented, “HC has consolidated 12 year of interventions supporting the change in the main leading companies of the country. The meaning for our existence is to help managers and professionals in making difference in their company. Today for us this means to provide solutions and interventions that go beyond the traditional training classroom, to obtain learning and everywhere changing in the working experience through innovative methodologies and innovative approaches.”

“We are pleased to be part of Openjobmetis Group, a successful company in constant evolution, that will allow us to reach a wider market in which to express our values,” Zapelli added.

Earlier this year, Openjobmetis acquired 100% of the capital of Coverclip Srl, a Milan-based company that owns Meritocracy, an online job-matching platform.