Evolve specialises in temporary staff recruitment in the hospitality sector, while Collins King specialises in permanent staff recruitment for the sector.

The merged companies will become part of the Evolve Group of Companies, which also includes Enhance Catering Recruitment, a specialist safeguarding recruitment division of Evolve.

Legal advice was provided by Moore Barlow.

Manmohan Singh, partner at Moore Barlow, explained the current landscape: “Clearly Covid-19 has had an impact which maps the difficulties faced by underlying employers such as retail, leisure and hospitality. However, this has led to opportunities for consolidation in what is a very fragmented market and, accordingly, we’ve seen good signs of M&A activity.”

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