Operating Company Business Services

Diversified Search Group

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Woman-founded executive search and leadership advisory firm placing C-suite and board leaders across sectors; provides executive search and leadership consulting services with an emphasis on diversity-focused recruiting.

Focus Areas
Executive search, Leadership advisory, Board and C-suite recruiting

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2019-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

1 addon · 1 buyout · 1 growth capital

Diversified Search Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Diversified Search Group. 1 2019 1 2022 1 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Diversified Search Group
    Target
    Yardstick Management
    Industry
    Consulting
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    Diversified Search Group, ShoreView
    Target
    Alta Associates
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    ShoreView Industries, LLC, Diversified Search, LLC
    Target
    Koya Leadership Partners, LLC
    Seller
    Certain shareholders
    Industry
    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.

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