Focus Search Partners, A Vaco company, acquired a San Francisco-based firm and Sharp Decisions Inc. acquired the Denver and Phoenix offices of staffing firm CN-TEC.
Focus Search Partners acquired San Francisco-based technology search firm Charlson Partners.
The transaction closed March 15; terms were not disclosed. The Charlson Partners brand will transition to Focus Search Partners.
The acquisition expands Focus Search’s nationwide footprint into the technology industry.
Charlson Partners conducts senior executive search assignments for enterprise technology and service companies. Their client base includes some of the largest enterprise technology platforms in the world, as well as Silicon Valley’s top private equity-owned and venture capital-backed organizations, according to the firm.
Charlson Partners’ executives remain with the firm, with founder Adam Charlson taking the role of managing partner.
“Charlson Partners’ commitment to placing the best talent with the best companies perfectly aligns with our long term goals,” said Paul Frankenberg, managing partner of Focus Search. “With the support of our parent company Vaco, a $300 million consulting and strategic talent solutions firm, we plan to continue growing and expanding our service offerings nationwide.”
“Adam and his team at Charlson Partners embody the entrepreneurial spirit of Vaco to a T,” said Jerry Bostelman, Vaco CEO & founding partner. “We are thrilled to have them on board.”
Focus Search Partners, the retained executive search division of Vaco, was founded in Nashville, Tenn., in 2010. Vaco provides consulting, contract and direct hire services in sectors including accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations, administration and more.
Sharp Decisions acquires Denver and Phoenix staffing operations
Sharp Decisions Inc., a technology consulting firm headquartered in New York City, acquired the Denver and Phoenix offices of staffing firm CN-TEC in an asset purchase transaction.
The deal closed Feb. 29. Terms of the transaction were not announced.
CN-TEC will be rebranded and operate under the Sharp Decisions banner. Steve Byas and Molly Gravatt, founders of CN-TEC, have joined the Sharp Decisions executive leadership team and will have primary responsibility for the leadership of the Arizona and Colorado offices, respectively.
The acquisition provides Sharp Decisions a footprint in the Mountain West region with operating centers in Denver and Phoenix. Post transaction, the company’s headcount now approximates 500 and serves clients nationwide. The acquisition also advances Sharp Decisions’ growth strategy and expands its presence in the strategic business and technology consulting solutions marketplace.
“With this acquisition, Sharp Decisions is now one of the most experienced and far-reaching technology consulting services firms in the United States,” said Sharp Decisions President and CEO Karen Ross. “We are thrilled to add both Steve and Molly to our leadership team and to have established an enhanced and expanded platform for the marketing, sales and implementation of both our traditional staffing services and our V.E.T.S. Program offerings.”
Sharp Decisions provides strategic business and technology consulting services to government agencies as well as domestic and global corporations. Subject matter expertise includes investment banking, finance, healthcare, media and telecommunications, and manufacturing. The company has locations abroad as well as throughout the US.
