--- title: Insight By HHMC - M&A, Business Advisory Blog for Recruitment Industry | Rod Hore description: Rod is a 35-year veteran of Australian and international IT and corporate advisory organisations. His executive-level credentials traverse many segments of the staffing and recruitment industry and include corporate advisory assignments, mergers and acquisitions mandates, and C-level advisory to multinational and other public and private organizations. Located in Perth, Rod founded HHMC to provide local industry acumen and global knowledge to Asia Pacific recruitment agencies. 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Nigel: It see... [Read more](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2012/08/technology-in-recruitment__trashed) ### [Open book management](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2011/10/open-book-management__trashed) ![Author avatar](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg?width=100&length=100&name=HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg) [Rod Hore](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/rod-hore) [Strategy](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/strategy)[HHMC](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/hhmc)[Recruitment](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/recruitment)[Risk](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/risk)[Staffing](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/staffing)[Leadership](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/leadership)[RIB Report](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/rib-report)[Rod Hore](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/rod-hore)[Director](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/director)[Nigel Harse](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/nigel-harse) 31 Jul 2026, 06:45:00 Nigel Harse, RIB REPORT Business improvement through financial transparency or open-book management ... 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[Read more](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2011/08/what-does-the-future-hold-for-niche-agencies__trashed) [![](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/3.9%20scott-graham-5fNmWej4tAA-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/deal-structure-the-most-important-conversation) ### [Deal Structure: The Most Important Conversation](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/deal-structure-the-most-important-conversation) ![Author avatar](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg?width=100&length=100&name=HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg) [Rod Hore](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/rod-hore) [Recruitment industry](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/recruitment-industry)[Recruitment agency](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/recruitment-agency) 9 Jul 2026, 06:22:59 We have regularly commented that recruitment agency owners spend too much time discussing valuation ... [Read more](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/deal-structure-the-most-important-conversation) [![](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/3.8%20vitaly-gariev-LS5dCL0NkhE-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/a-valuation-and-a-transaction-are-different) ### [A Valuation and a Transaction are Different](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/a-valuation-and-a-transaction-are-different) ![Author avatar](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg?width=100&length=100&name=HHMC%202013%20Rod%20180x180.jpg) [Rod Hore](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/rod-hore) [Recruitment industry](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/recruitment-industry)[Recruitment agency](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/recruitment-agency) 2 Jul 2026, 06:23:00 One of the more common conversations we have with recruitment agency shareholders is around what the... 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