Edinburgh-based recruitment group Taranata Group announced that it acquired London-based consulting business Hanya Partners.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Hanya Partners describes itself as a consulting business that works with large firms to ensure they get the most from their suppliers. The company was founded in 2014 and has offices in Edinburgh and London, and employs 3 people, supported by approximately 30 associates who provide specialist support depending on the needs of the individual clients.

Martin Ewart, founder and leader of Hanya Partners will take on the role of Chief Executive of Taranata Group, this is a new role replacing the executive chairman, and the group’s founder, Paul Atkinson, who will move to the role of non-executive group chair.

Ewart has been chairman of Taranata Group subsidiary Head Resourcing since 2014 and has led the business through significant growth, and most recently the formation of the Taranata Group.  He will remain as chair of Head Resourcing while taking on his new group CEO role

“I’m delighted to take on this new role,” Ewart said. “The quality of the team at Taranata is second to none and we have ambitions to match. Our clients have an ever-changing dynamic set of needs.  They require partners who can be skilled and flexible enough to bring the right response to help them accelerate their growth.”

“We will always continue our focus on talent provision and capability. In addition, now we can also provide strong sourcing, supplier management and IT Services too,” Ewart added.

Atkinson also commented, “This is a defining moment for our business. Our current brands focus on recruitment at all levels, now having made a conscious decision to add consulting and IT Services, we are beginning to realise our larger ambition – to broaden out from our recruitment and talent services and collaborate with our clients across more of their strategic goals.”

The Taranata Group comprises Head Resourcing, Head Medical, Change Recruitment, Rawmarsh and now Hanya Partners.  The group advises clients on everything from executive search and selection, to volume sourcing of call centre teams, specialist search in IT, digital, construction, medical and financial sectors, and now business transformation.