Sydney, Australia, 21 January 2015 – Baker & McKenzie is advising Japan-based Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd, one of the world's largest recruitment firms, on two separate significant Australian transactions:

  * acquisition of ASX-listed, HR services provider, Chandler Macleod through a scheme of arrangement; and
  * acquisition of Peoplebank, the largest technology recruitment firm in Australia, from private equity firm Navis.

Lead partners from the Australian office are Ben McLaughlin and Richard Lustig with Jiro Toyokawa and Tetsuo Tsujimoto from Tokyo.

Other key lawyers involved include Candice Heggelund, Helena Caan Mattsson and Jo Hopkins from Sydney; and Simon De Young and Rick Troiano from Melbourne.

Partner Ben McLaughlin commented: "We are delighted to be assisting Recruit Holdings on these two transactions."