Highams' name knackered by Nakama new co.

27th Sep 2011 10:52

The recruitment firm Highams Systems is on the verge of buying out Nakama a technology recruitment business operating from offices in London, Melbourne, Sydney and Hong Kong.Nakama specialises in recruitment for the digital technology and interactive media industry which Higham argues will broaden its sectoral reach.The transaction is set to cost £1.28m but will also have a significant impact on the nature of both businesses.For starters Highams is to change the combined company's name to Nakama to make it sound more international.In addition Stefan Ciecierski, founder Director of Nakama, will join the board as chief executive with Ken Ford staying as chairman.Shares in Highams were up 9.5% in early tradingBS