CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of executive search, leadership consulting and culture shaping worldwide, announced today that it has agreed to purchase Philosophy IB, a leadership consultancy based in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Philosophy IB was established in 2000 by founding partners Christine Lotze and Kaveh Naficy. Today it serves Fortune 100 companies, focused on helping clients execute their strategies by changing how people work. Twenty-five employees will join Heidrick & Struggles—including Lotze, Naficy and Stephen Tavares as partners—when the transaction closes following the completion of customary closing conditions.
"We continue to use M&A as a vehicle to accelerate our strategy of delivering premium leadership advisory solutions and data-driven insights to the highest levels of leadership at top organizations globally," said Tracy R. Wolstencroft, Heidrick & Struggles' President and Chief Executive Officer.
