Staffing firm ettain group announced May 12 it acquired Bradford & Galt, an IT staffing and consulting firm based in St. Louis.

Bradford & Galt was founded in 1984. In addition to St. Louis, it has branches in Kansas City; Louisville, Kentucky; and Nashville, Tennessee.

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, ettain group has nearly 5,000 professionals nationwide with 21 offices. It has been a portfolio company of private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital since 2019.

“Bradford & Galt’s client-centric approach, uncompromising integrity, talented team and closely aligned solutions are strong complements to ettain group’s vision to deliver an unparalleled level of quality and service,” ettain CEO Trent Beekman said.