--- title: Insight By HHMC - M&A, Business Advisory Blog for Recruitment Industry | Strategy description: Strategy | Keep you updated with our trending articles related to M&A in recruitment & Staffing businesses by our expertise. --- [Skip to content](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/strategy#main-content) [![logoHHMC.jpg](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/logoHHMC.jpg?width=200&height=177&name=logoHHMC.jpg)](https://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Home](http://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Services](http://www.hhmc.com.au/services/) - [About](https://www.hhmc.com.au/about-us/) - [Events](https://www.hhmc.com.au/upcoming-events) - [Blog](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](http://www.hhmc.com.au/) - [Services](http://www.hhmc.com.au/services/) - [About](https://www.hhmc.com.au/about-us/) - [Events](https://www.hhmc.com.au/upcoming-events) - [Blog](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/) - [Contact us](https://www.hhmc.com.au/contact-us/) [Contact us](https://www.hhmc.com.au/contact-us/) ![HHMC-2](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/HHMC-2.png?width=600&height=70&name=HHMC-2.png "HHMC-2") [![](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shortlist-370x190-1.jpg)](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2013/05/specialise-caution-recruitment-company-vendors-warned__trashed) ### [Specialise with caution, recruitment company vendors warned](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/2013/05/specialise-caution-recruitment-company-vendors-warned__trashed) ![Author avatar](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Signature/HHMC-logo-signature.png?width=100&length=100&name=HHMC-logo-signature.png) [Source Material](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/author/source-material) [Strategy](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/strategy)[Acquire](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/acquire)[Buy](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/buy)[HHMC](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/hhmc)[Sell](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/sell)[Valuation](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/valuation)[Divest](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/divest)[cat:M&A](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/catma)[Recruitment](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/recruitment)[Leadership](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/leadership)[Rod Hore](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/rod-hore)[Shortlist](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/shortlist)[NPA](https://blog.hhmc.com.au/tag/npa) 31 Jul 2026, 06:45:01 Acquirers looking at the Australian recruitment SME market increasingly want highly specialised busi... 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