ZRG Acquires Terra Search Partners

ZRG Acquires NextCap Search

July 31, 2025

Staffing & HR

ZRG, the global talent advisory firm backed by RFE Investment Partners, has acquired boutique executive search firm NextCap Search to deepen its financial services and investment banking recruiting capabilities. NextCap founders Jill Feldman and Tom Labadie will join ZRG and co-lead investment banking search efforts, enabling ZRG to offer expanded sector depth and broader global reach across executive search, interim solutions, and advisory services.

ZRG Acquires Turnkey Search

January 25, 2021

Staffing & HR

ZRG acquired Turnkey Search and merged all Turnkey staff and assets into the combined business now operating as TurnkeyZRG. Len Perna continues to lead the sports & entertainment practice while ZRG applies its data-driven, tech-enabled 'Moneyball' approach to expand into sports, entertainment and media recruiting.

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 Helbling & Associates

June 14, 2023

Staffing & HR

ZRG, a PE-backed global talent advisory firm, has acquired Helbling & Associates, a Wexford, Pennsylvania–based executive search firm focused on real estate, facilities, and construction. The acquisition bolsters ZRG’s Real Estate practice and expands its capabilities to serve clients across education, healthcare, research, and construction sectors.

ZRG Acquires Toft Group

November 14, 2019

Staffing & HR

ZRG, a global executive search firm, has acquired the Toft Group, a boutique life sciences and biotech executive recruiting firm. The acquisition expands ZRG's life sciences practice, adds approximately $10 million in annual revenue, and strengthens the firm's West Coast presence and expertise in early-stage biotech recruiting.

ZRG Acquires EP Dine to Expand Legal Recruiting Capabilities

March 13, 2025

Legal Services

ZRG, a global talent advisory firm backed by RFE Investment Partners, has acquired EP Dine, a premier legal executive search firm. The acquisition expands ZRG’s ability to conduct General Counsel searches and to serve law firms, integrating EP Dine’s specialized legal recruiting expertise with ZRG’s global footprint and data-driven platform.