FDYL, the Yorkshire-based financial consultancy and recruitment specialist, has signed a venture agreement to merge with recruitment firm Woodrow Mercer, reports the Business Desk. The deal will see FDYL become part of a division of Woodrow Mercer. "We are able to retain the personal involvement and service that our very loyal client base in the North expects, but we will also gain resources and personnel to broaden our reach to cover the whole UK immediately. Overnight, we have gained access to the back office systems and economies of scale of a national recruiter," FDYL managing director Neil Muffitt said.