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Quick Takes — January 16, 2007
  

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Top of Feature
1. UnicornHRO Acquires Developer of Open-Source HR Software
BMH specializes in hosted services for HR, payroll.

2. Bond Snaps Up Six-Year-Old Gowi in $17.5 Million Deal
The two companies aim to provide integrated software for HR, payroll.

3. Watson Wyatt Eyes Brans & Co.
The buyback of its alliance partner would continue a string of deals for the Washington-based HR consultancy.

4. Insurance Broker Deepens Offerings With Employee Benefits Firms
Also included is niche employee benefits company Thinc USA.

5. Mercer, Heidrick & Struggles Complete Transactions


6. Employment Losses Not as Great as in 2005
Even so, the automotive, chemical and media sectors were rocked in ’06.

7. Survey: U.S. Firms Are Best at Developing Leaders
GE ranks first, with four other U.S. multinationals rounding out the top five.

8. Quick Takes — January 9, 2007



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Mercer, Heidrick & Struggles Complete Transactions


Robust Asia-Pacific markets are drawing the interest of larger U.S. consulting firms.


Consultants Deal Down Under: Mercer Human Resource Consulting in London has acquired HRPartnering Pty Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia. Terms were not announced. HRPartnering is a talent management specialist that uses Web-based software to help organizations identify top performers. It also provides succession management and performance management consulting.

Also, for the second time in four months executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International has completed an acquisition in the Asia-Pacific region. The Chicago-based company said January 8 that it had acquired RentonJames, described as a boutique executive search and leadership consulting firm based in Auckland, New Zealand. In October, Heidrick & Struggles paid $51.6 million to acquire the Sydney, Australia-based team of Highland Partners, an executive search company that formerly was a division of Hudson Highland Group Inc.
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Even so, the automotive, chemical and media sectors were rocked in ’06.

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