The Recruitment Network (TRN) announced that it has acquired recruitment media and awards company The Global Recruiter.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both companies are based in the UK.

The Recruitment Network is a global peer to peer community and advisory services provider to the recruitment industry.

According to TRN, the move underscores its commitment to bring together ‘the ultimate community of recruitment business leaders, suppliers and industry experts.’

The acquisition enables TRN to integrate The Global Recruiter's suite of products and thought leadership, including awards, magazine, and CEO roundtables, into its existing infrastructure, further enhancing its ability to empower recruitment businesses.

James Osborne, Co-founder of TRN, said, "This marks another significant milestone for TRN as we look to widen and deepen the support we give to our members.”

“Our mission is to empower recruitment businesses to maximise their performance, productivity and profitability and this merger with The Global Recruiter gives us the opportunity to take things to the next level on that mission,” Osborne said. “This creates numerous synergies and leverages our collective strengths to better serve TRN members and the industry as a whole, and this enables us to go into 2024 now with some real momentum behind that.”

Gary King, Publisher of The Global Recruiter, said, “I’ve known James, his co-founder Gordon Stoddart, and their great team at TRN for many years, and have a huge respect for what they have built as a community. I’ve seen first-hand the very measurable impact they make to their members. Coming together enables us both to do so much more with what we already have and make an even bigger impact to the industry.”