1) FiveTen Group has acquired Antal Russia, a leading recruitment firm in Russia, for an undisclosed sum. This is FiveTen Group's sixth acquisition in the last 18 months. 2) The acquisition will provide synergies between Antal Russia and FiveTen Group's other recruitment businesses in legal, IT, and finance. Antal Russia is a leading sales and marketing recruiter in Russia. 3) Tremayne Elson, Managing Director of Antal International Russia, praised his management team and consultants for their abilities and the investment for facilitating their expansion in Russia.

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Rise and Avance in Sole FiveTen Group Announces
deals Supply Service Agreement Acquisition of Antal Russia
Rise Group’s International recruitment firm Antal
Leading Employment Services specialist contact International has announced the sale of
Provider Parasol has joined ranks c e n t r e its Russian subsidiary to the FiveTen
with the Association of recruitment Group (previosusly Greythorn) for an
Professional Recruitment division has made undisclosed sum. This is the sixth deal for
Consultants (APRC), to increase a sole supply FiveTen Group in the last eighteen
and enhance “best practice” service agreement months.
messages throughout the with Avance.
recruitment sector. “We are delighted with Antal Russia
The value of the joining the FiveTen Group; they are a
deal has not been announced, but given superb business that operates in several
Healthcare Employment Avance’s growth, it is expected to be specialist sectors in Russia and dominates
Consortium Ltd. (HEC) has been “substantial”. most of them,” said Graham Palfery-
appointed as Master Vendor for the Smith, Global CEO of the FiveTen Group.
provision of temporary Allied David Williams, Business Manager for “The synergies with our recruiters in
Health Professionals and Healthcare Rise’s contact centre recruitment division, Laurence Simons (legal), Greythorn (IT)
Sciences Services staff to the East said: “We are thinking ahead of others in and WH Marks Sattin (finance) are
of England NHS Collaborative our field. We’ve entered a number of manifold,” he continued, “and it is no
Procurement Hub, which delivers arrangements like this with several clients coincidence that Antal Russia is the
procurement benefits for NHS who have varied requirements. leading Sales and Marketing recruiter in
Trusts in Bedfordshire, Russia and fits very well with EMR, a
Cambridgeshire, Essex, “We are genuinely developing our industry UK business the group acquired a few
Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. to enhance service levels for both weeks ago, which we are presently rolling
Implementation has already begun, candidates and clients. Our agreement with out around the world.”
and managers have been asked to Avance will lead to a superior recruitment
make all placements in these staff journey for candidates, and our experience Tremayne Elson, Managing Director of
categories through HEC. tells us the arrangement should contribute Antal International Russia, praised “the
to Avance’s already impressive business exceptional abilities of my management
performance.” team and consultants”, and also “the
Wynnwith Group has been awarded enlightenment of Tony Goodwin, who
a three-year framework agreement Avance was created through a management attracted this investment, to facilitate our
to supply technical resources to buyout of a division of a leading credit ever-more rapid expansion in Russia - a
AgustaWestland. Wynnwith has management organisation in 2006, and market viewed by many as one of the
supported AgustaWestland for employs over 600 professionals. most exciting and dynamic in the world”.
more than 15 years.
Jennifer Middleton, Group Human As the intention was to capitalise on Antal
Resources Manager at Avance said: “Rise Russia’s market-leading position in the
Manpower Inc. has acquired Vitae, has provided Avance with a quality service Russian executive recruitment space,
a leading professional placement to date. We are confident in their service- Goodwin will continue to own and expand
firm in the Netherlands. Vitae, led model, which fits well with our own the rest of the Antal Group outside Russia
which has offices in 10 locations, values and is a key reason we selected with businesses in China, Middle East
will initially operate independently Rise to act as our Master Vendor.” and Europe, as well as the franchise arm
under its own brand, affiliated with Antal International Network, which,
Manpower Professional within She added: “This arrangement will allow combined, employs over 500 professional
Manpower Netherlands. Vitae’s Avance to retain better control over our staff in operations across 18 countries in
current Directors will remain active employer brand, and allow us access to Africa, India, Asia, Middle East, UK and
in the company. the best candidates available.” Ri Europe. Ri
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