UK recruiter Eutopia Solutions is entering into a transatlantic strategic business partnership with US search firm The Franklin Career Group. The pact formalises a co-operative relationship dating back several years, and will enhance service quality on international placements through local knowledge.

"Both companies are committed to delivering a first-rate service on an international scale to a growing customer base," said Frank Mainero, chief executive officer and president of the US group. "Our respective teams are top of their games in our own marketplace so the decision … was clear-cut."

Craig Coverman, founder and managing director of Eutopia, said: "Intercontinental links and common market knowledge are both the ends and means to a growing international recruitment business."