TalentoHC Acquires The PeterSan Group

TalentoHC has acquired The PeterSan Group and PeterSan Legal Staffing, marking a significant expansion in the firm’s service offerings. The acquisition was facilitated by Hunt Scanlon Ventures. The new partnership unites TalentoHC’s comprehensive human capital expertise with The PeterSan Group’s legacy of excellence in legal recruitment, creating a powerhouse in executive search and staffing solutions. Let’s go inside the deal!

January 28, 2025 – Talento Human Capital (TalentoHC) has acquired The PeterSan Group and PeterSan Legal Staffing. Hunt Scanlon Ventures, based in Greenwich, Conn., served as an advisor to both organizations. The merger brings expertise in legal recruiting to TalentoHC’s customer experience model and comprehensive human capital services, including retained executive search, professional and management recruiting, RPO, staff augmentation, and human capital consulting. Managing partners Peter Gosule, Peter Goldfeder, and Sandy Friedman of The PeterSan Group will lead the TalentoLegal business unit from New York City, where the firm has been rooted for three decades.

“The PeterSan transaction fits in well with our platform strategy as we build onto our customer-centric model and expand our industry and functional vertical focus,” said Juan Gaitan, CEO of TalentoHC, based in Coral Gables, FL. “The intersection of these two approaches will create opportunities for continued growth and value for our customers, candidates, associates and shareholders.”

Heightened Interest

“The acquisition of The PeterSan Group and PeterSan Legal Staffing creates a significant new growth lane for TalentoHC,” said Scott A. Scanlon, co-CEO and founding partner of Hunt Scanlon Ventures, who along with HSV managing director Drew Seaman facilitated the transaction. “This merger brings together The PeterSan Group’s decades-long expertise in legal recruitment with TalentoHC’s broad human capital solutions.”

Mr. Seaman said the legal services sector is emerging as a dominant growth vertical, making legal recruiting ripe for consolidation and further M&A activity. “Private equity is demonstrating heightened interest in the space,” he said, “as PE investors seek to establish platform acquisitions to anchor consolidation strategies cross-industry.”

Strategic buyers, noted Mr. Scanlon, have also been monitoring the legal recruiting space as a potential way to grow revenue and accelerate margins while avoiding client off-limits conflicts that naturally arise as search firms expand. “Legal recruiting is highly attractive by the ‘recession-resistant’ nature of the business and the high production rates of legal recruiters,” he said. “This transaction is a big win for TalentoHC,” said Mr. Scanlon.

“The PeterSan team of top-tier lawyers and recruiting experts are unrivaled in the marketplace,” said Andrea Rodriguez, chief commercial officer at TalentoHC. “This partnership allows our teams to leverage a foundation built on ethics and compassion while creating new opportunities to deliver value to our clients. Working with the partners and the incredible team at The PeterSan Group as we pave a robust future together is something we’re all very excited about.”

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Established in 1994, The PeterSan Group has grown to a team of 24 professionals specializing in executive search, management & professional recruiting, and interim legal staffing for Fortune 500 companies, Am Law 200 firms, and boutique firms.

Trusted Leader in Legal Recruitment

“As we celebrate 30 years of The PeterSan Group, we are filled with gratitude for the incredible journey we’ve had,” said Mr. Goldfeder, Mr. Gosule, and Ms. Friedman, managing partners of The PeterSan Group. “What started as a dream to become a trusted leader in legal recruitment has grown into a legacy of excellence. Our team’s dedication to professionalism, ethics, and deep relationships has been the cornerstone of our success,” he said.

“Partnering with TalentoHC opens an exciting new chapter, where we can expand our footprint beyond the legal space while offering a compelling value proposition, corporate infrastructure, and investment capability to deliver even greater value to our customers and associates,” he noted.


TalentoHCM Acquires De Forest Search

TalentoHCM has acquired De Forest Search, a Los Angeles-based executive search firm known for its 28-year history with Fortune 500 companies in consumer products, media and entertainment, alongside deep functional experience in sales, marketing, creative, product, ecommerce, human resources, finance and supply chain. Together, the combined organizations offer a broader human capital services menu and are projected to grow to $1 billion in revenue by 2030. Hunt Scanlon Ventures, based in Greenwich, Conn., facilitated the introduction and transaction. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We are thrilled to bring the deep industry & functional expertise of the Los Angeles team into the TalentoHCM platform to continue to obsess over delivering innovative customer experiences,” said Juan Gaitan, CEO of TalentoHCM. “Today’s customers need more from their partners. Our combined executive, management, and professional recruiting offerings as well as contingent workforce solutions bring tremendous capabilities to today’s HR and business leaders.”


Through the new partnership, The PeterSan Group will operate as the key growth platform of an expanding TalentoLegal business unit. In partnership with TalentoHC, TalentoLegal will provide expertise in areas including information technology, human resources, marketing, sales, supply chain, finance and many other industry-specific functions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

“This merger marks a pivotal moment in The PeterSan Group’s history,” said the firm’s managing partners in a joint statement. “By joining forces with TalentoHC, our team is poised to expand its reach onto three continents, strengthen our resources nearly five times, and meet the evolving needs of customers across 25+ industries. With a footprint in New York, Miami, Orlando, Los Angeles, Seattle, Medellín, Toronto, Vancouver, London and Newcastle, the future looks brighter and broader than ever.”

TalentoHC delivers customized talent acquisition solutions designed to meet the unique needs of its clients. Since its founding in 2017, Talento has partnered with high-growth, middle-market, and enterprise organizations to achieve their business goals. For businesses that are merging, growing, divesting, or retooling their approach, TalentoHC provides tailored, individualized customer experiences to support their specific needs.

Related: M&A Deal Volumes Jump As CEOs Hunt Down Acquisitions

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor  – Hunt Scanlon Media

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