ZRG Acquires Helbling & Associates

ZRG Acquires Terra Search Partners

April 12, 2022

Staffing & HR

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm, has acquired Terra Search Partners, a retained executive search firm focused exclusively on the real estate industry. Founder Matt Slepin and his team will join ZRG's real estate practice to expand the firm's real-estate recruiting capability across the U.S.

ZRG Acquires Hub Recruiting

December 6, 2022

Staffing & HR

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm backed by RFE Investment Partners, has acquired Hub Recruiting, a boutique RPO (Recruiting Process Outsourcing) firm based in Bedford, Massachusetts. The acquisition expands ZRG's capabilities in embedded recruiting and volume hiring for technology-focused clients, integrating Hub's Full Stack RPO offering into ZRG's talent advisory and data-driven recruiting services.

ZRG Acquires Walter James

December 21, 2021

Staffing & HR

ZRG, a PE-backed global talent advisory firm, has acquired London-based executive search firm Walter James to expand its supply chain and life sciences recruiting capabilities and inherit the Euromedica brand. Walter James CEO James Absalom will join ZRG as Functional Global Leader of Supply Chain, and ZRG expects the acquisition to accelerate end-to-end talent support for its clients globally.

ZRG Acquires Wiser Partners

March 14, 2024

Staffing & HR

ZRG has acquired Wiser Partners, a nearly 30-year-old boutique retained executive search firm focused on marketing, sales and go-to-market leadership. The acquisition expands ZRG's functional expertise in marketing, sales and analytics and gives Wiser access to ZRG's global platform; ZRG is backed by private equity investor RFE Investment Partners.

ZRG Acquires Aspen Leadership Group

February 6, 2025

Education

ZRG, a PE-backed global talent advisory and executive search firm, has acquired Aspen Leadership Group (ALG), a specialist in placing fundraising and senior leaders in higher education and the nonprofit sector. The add-on expands ZRG’s education practice and strengthens its capabilities across executive search, interim leadership, consulting, and embedded recruiting for academic and nonprofit clients.

ZRG Partners Acquires Jamesbeck

July 23, 2024

Professional Services

ZRG Partners, a global talent advisory firm and portfolio company of RFE Investment Partners, has acquired Jamesbeck, a New York City-based executive recruitment firm specializing in senior-level talent for the investment management community. The deal expands ZRG's asset management capabilities and complements its private markets work; Jamesbeck co-founders Melissa Norris and Beth Rustin will become co-heads of asset management search at ZRG.