Chaberton Partners, an executive search firm based in Switzerland, announced it has invested a majority stake in Ganci Partners, an executive and board search and assessment firm also based in Switzerland.

The strategic combination will strengthen Chaberton’s market leadership in the French-speaking part of the country. The combined business will operate from 12 offices across Europe — in Italy, France, Switzerland and Austria.

The transaction is effective immediately, with both companies maintaining their current operations and brand for the time being while working to integrate their systems, processes and assessment capabilities to better serve their clients and candidates.

Details of the transaction are not being disclosed.

Ganci Partners provides board and executive search across Switzerland, with 18 consultants in three offices, and its own assessment centre, Novelia, with five consultants.

Chaberton Partners, a firm 100% owned by its partners and directors, said it “brings a strong growth trajectory in the businesses of board advisory, executive and management search in four core European markets (Italy, Switzerland, France and Austria).”

Vincenzo Ganci, founder, will continue to serve as co-CEO of Ganci Partners with Claire Brizzi. Ganci said in a press release, “Christian Vasino [founder and CEO of Chaberton Partners] and I share a vision to build the leading executive search firm in Switzerland and beyond. The combination of our firms creates unprecedented opportunities for our clients, candidates and consultants. The complementary strengths of Ganci Partners and Chaberton Partners put us in a unique position to help organizations identify and assess exceptional leadership talent throughout Switzerland and neighboring countries at the board, executive and also at management level.”

Ganci will join the leadership team of Chaberton Partners.

Vasino said, “This move represents the next transformative step in our growth journey. I am delighted to welcome Vincenzo Ganci, Claire Brizzi and the whole team to Chaberton Partners and believe that together we can take the combined company to the next level.”