Diversified Search Acquires Storbeck Search and Associates

Diversified Search Group Acquires Alta Associates

March 3, 2022

Professional Services

Diversified Search Group has acquired Alta Associates, a pioneering executive search firm specializing in cybersecurity, IT risk management, and data privacy. The deal, completed with assistance from ShoreView (Diversified's private equity sponsor), brings Alta's Executive Women's Forum membership organization into Diversified's platform and expands the firm's cybersecurity leadership recruiting capabilities.

Diversified Search Acquires Grant Cooper

July 24, 2019

Staffing & HR

Diversified Search, a ShoreView portfolio company, has acquired Grant Cooper and Associates, a St. Louis–based retained executive search firm specializing in healthcare. The deal expands Diversified Search's capabilities in academic healthcare and represents an add-on acquisition to the ShoreView-backed platform.

ShoreView Invests in Diversified Search; Diversified Search Acquires Koya Leadership Partners

June 1, 2019

Staffing & HR

ShoreView Industries has made a minority/growth investment in Diversified Search to provide liquidity to certain shareholders and capital to support the firm's add-on acquisition strategy. Shortly after the investment, Diversified Search completed the acquisition of Koya Leadership Partners, a Newburyport, Massachusetts-based retained executive search firm focused on non-profit and higher education clients.

Diversified Search Group Acquires Yardstick Management

January 17, 2023

Consulting

Diversified Search Group, a leading woman-founded executive search firm, acquired Yardstick Management, a Black-owned Atlanta-based management consulting and executive search firm known for DEI and data-driven solutions. The deal adds Yardstick's organizational strategy, DEI consulting, and executive search capabilities to Diversified Search Group's global platform to scale services and expand its diversity-focused offerings.

The Stagwell Group Acquires MultiView Inc.

April 9, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

The Stagwell Group (via an affiliate) acquired B2B digital marketer MultiView Inc. from Warburg Pincus. MultiView, a leader in programmatic B2B advertising and association publishing with over 400 employees across the US and Canada, will expand Stagwell's capabilities in the B2B digital marketing space; terms were not disclosed.

SixSibs Capital Invests in Stevenson Search Partners

March 14, 2024

Staffing & HR

SixSibs Capital, a family-owned private investment company, has made a significant long-term investment in Stevenson Search Partners, a global life sciences executive search firm with offices in the U.S. and the U.K. Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to SixSibs on the transaction. The investment is intended as a buy-and-hold partnership to support Stevenson’s long-term growth plans.