NEW YORK (October 15, 2019)- TMP Worldwide,
a global leader in talent acquisition technologies, is announcing its fourth
acquisition this year with the addition of Carve. Carve, a London social media
firm, has a rich heritage of framing global social strategies that distinctly
position its clients as leaders in the marketplace. The company is known for
its ability to deliver forward-thinking social excellence for a range of
high-profile clients.
Carve’s product suite includes a social analytics dashboard
to help clients identify trends, support decisions and drive ROI, as well as a
program to equip client leadership with the tools, understanding and confidence
to create meaningful relationships on social. Carve’s solutions complement TMP’s
TalentBrew recruitment marketing platform, which predicts, personalizes and
influences the candidate experience to help companies build and retain the
right talent.
“Carve’s social capabilities enhance our existing technology
and support our vision of comprehensive talent acquisition solutions that
utilize extensive data sets to solve business problems,” said Michelle Abbey,
President and CEO of TMP Worldwide. “This acquisition bolsters our ability to
design and deploy sophisticated social strategies, leveraging Carve’s proven
solutions to equip clients with a substantial competitive advantage in today’s
war for talent. Carve’s live social dashboard delivers real-time monitoring and
metrics, providing continuous ability to fine-tune campaign effectiveness. It’s
an end-to-end solution in the pursuit of client success.”
Paul
Harrison, CEO of Carve added, “The acquisition will allow Carve to take
advantage of TMP Worldwide’s global network and local market expertise across
North America, South America, Asia and Europe, providing scale and reach as we
expand our mission of helping world-leading organizations use social to build
meaningful relationships with candidates, customers, influencers and industry
stakeholders.”
The company will continue to operate as Carve and be led by
its current Chief Executive, Paul Harrison, with Darren Harris joining Carve as
Managing Director.
TMP Worldwide is a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, a
Westport, Connecticut-based private equity firm.
About TMP Worldwide
TMP Worldwide is a global leader in talent acquisition
technologies, committed to finding new ways to leverage software, strategy and
creative to build talent and enhance our clients' employer brands – across
every connection point. From healthcare to government to retail to technology
and everything in between, we've revolutionized the way companies and
candidates connect.
About Gemspring Capital
Gemspring Capital is a private equity firm with
$355 million of equity capital under management that focuses on making control
and structured equity investments in middle market companies headquartered in
the United States and Canada. Gemspring partners with talented management teams
and takes a hands-on approach to driving revenue growth and value creation. For
more information, please visit www.gemspring.com.
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