Your Trusted Advisor to the Recruitment Industry

For over 25 years, HHMC has been providing strategic advisory services and M&A advisory services to recruitment and staffing businesses across growth, valuations, and equity transactions.

Who We Are

Our Mission

To support recruitment businesses at every stage of their journey, with clear advice grounded in deep industry understanding, a strong network, and an international perspective.

We guide business owners and leadership teams through growth, equity valuation, and transaction-related decisions by bringing structure and experienced judgment to complex business situations.

Founded in 1999, HHMC is an independent advisory firm focused exclusively on the recruitment industry in Australia and New Zealand, all while maintaining an international perspective.

We work with founders, leadership teams, and investors to provide strategic advisory services across equity transactions, market valuation, and business planning. Our role is to enable clarity-driven decision-making at critical stages of the business lifecycle.

Best known for acquisition and divestment transactions, HHMC also supports organisations in preparing for equity transactions, developing growth strategies, and building long-term business sustainability.

Leadership That
Guides Every Decision

Rod Hore

Director, HHMC Global

With over 40 years of experience, Rod has built HHMC into a specialist advisory firm focused on recruitment businesses. His work centres on guiding owners through equity growth, transactions, and long-term strategic decisions.

As founder of HHMC, he brings a long-standing perspective shaped by decades in consulting and active involvement in the global staffing industry. He continues to contribute through industry events, publications, and advisory engagements.

Richard Hayward

Senior Advisor, HHMC Global

Richard brings over 30 years of recruitment and corporate experience, with a leading role in more than 60 equity transactions across buy-side and sell-side engagements, including cross-border projects.

His background spans executive search, large-scale recruitment, and leadership roles across multiple sectors and business environments, giving him a deep understanding of both operational and strategic challenges within the sector.

Our Partners and Industry Associations

Connections across the recruitment sector provide HHMC with a broader understanding of market developments and emerging trends.

Strategic Advisory
Across Every Stage

We help recruitment businesses with advisory services that guide growth, valuation, and important business decisions. Our approach is grounded in industry understanding and practical experience.

Equity Transaction Services

HHMC Global supports recruitment businesses through buy-side and sell-side transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and exits. Our structured approach combines industry insight with careful planning and advisory.

Business Review and Market Valuation

Our external reviews and market valuations provide a clear understanding of business performance, risks, and value. This supports planning, strategic direction, and informed decision-making.

Expert Advisory

We work with business owners and leadership teams through advisory roles, reviews, and structured guidance. Our focus is on simplifying complex situations and supporting considered business decisions.

Offshore Recruitment Support

We guide recruitment businesses in the strategic use of offshore capability. This helps improve efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness through considered implementation.

Integrity and Discretion

Every interaction is handled with complete confidentiality, objectivity, and respect for sensitive business decisions.

Specialist Industry Focus

Over 25 years of focused experience in recruitment, delivering deep sector insight to inform every strategic and transactional decision.

Experience-led Advice

Guidance grounded in real experience across mergers and acquisitions, business growth, and complex advisory situations.

Data-Informed Decision Making

Data-driven financial analysis combined with market insight enables clear, well-informed decisions.

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Trusted Client Experiences

Hear from recruitment industry leaders who trust HHMC’s advice when discussing market strategies, growth, valuations, equity transactions and developing sustainable businesses.

Rod plays an important role on our board at Aston. His guidance is practical, measured and genuinely impactful. He has a strong ability to cut through noise, identify and help resolve key issues, and offer insights that directly support better decision making. Over time, Rod has helped us grow the business and strengthen how we operate, bringing an appropriate level of corporate discipline while still respecting our culture. Because he only weighs in when he has something meaningful to add, we listen — and we trust his judgement.

Chantal Haskett

Founder, Aston Advantage

Mradula Palore

IMS People

Rod has been a highly valued onshore advisor to IMS, particularly in strengthening our presence within the Australian market.
Our partnership is built on a strong alignment of intent and execution. Rod brings a sharp understanding of market dynamics, coupled with a pragmatic, results-driven approach that complements our offshore delivery model.

Through HHMC, he adds tangible value across multiple fronts, from providing nuanced market insights and refining our positioning, to engaging directly with clients in a way that builds credibility and trust. His ability to bridge onshore expectations with offshore capabilities has been instrumental in driving meaningful conversations and outcomes.

From a working perspective, Rod is collaborative and highly invested in ensuring success. He operates as a true extension of our leadership team, consistently challenging thinking while remaining focused on practical execution.

His contribution has not only enhanced our go-to-market strategy but has also played a key role in accelerating our growth ambitions in Australia.

There are a number of advisors active in the Australian staffing Industry and in the years that I have been a business owner, I have been in contact with most of them one way or the other. HHMC’s knowledge, understanding and professionalism puts them not just ahead of other consultancies but is probably the only organisation in Australia who I would regard as capable of adding real value and effectiveness to the strategy of any staffing business owner. This knowledge and experience would also be on inestimable value to anyone looking to divest or invest into the Australian Staffing Industry. Rod Hore’s wisdom in particular has provided critical advice to WorkPac over the years.

Phil Smart

WorkPac

Rob Davidson

Davidson Recruitment

Rod Hore has been a friend and advisor to our business for a number of years. Rod provides wise and fearless counsel, if needs be, to his own commercial detriment. He is amongst the most knowledgeable consultants in Australia on the recruitment sector and in particular on mergers and acquisitions in this industry. Rod has assisted us in executing our strategic expansion plans through identifying and facilitating a significant merger

I have worked with Rod and Richard on both sides … as a buyer and a seller. On each occasion they have impressed. They know the market intimately and are deep specialists, which is what you need when facing a crucial process like buying or selling a business.

Greg Savage

The Savage Truth

Joanna Oakey

Aspect Legal

I have worked with Richard through numerous acquisitions and have found him to be highly skilled, and absolutely tenacious in getting the deal across the line in a way that achieves the best available outcome for both sides of the sale. I have had detailed discussions with my clients following the conclusion of these transactions, and they have all given me glowing feedback about working with Richard and HHMC. I have no hesitation in highly recommending HHMC’s services to anyone considering a future merger, acquisition or sale.

Our firm has benefited from a 10 year relationship with the experts at HHMC. Over that time they have provided us with M&A advice, valuation and other operational metrics to support internal equity transfers as well as opinions on market conditions and broader developing trends. We have also engaged the services of HHMC to act as a third party facilitator to internal strategic planning sessions. At all times the advice and input has been practical and supported by real data and observations.

Steve Heather

MPi Recruitment

Glenn Arnold

Arnold Group

I have known Rod and the work of HHMC for a number of years now. HHMC have been an avid supporter of various recruitment industry associations and groups that I have been associated with. When Rod or Richard present or just talk to you individually they both “have something to say”. Their knowledge, reach and commentary of not only the Australian market as well as their active participation in the Asian and broader global marketplace provides those who talk to them with invaluable incites on business performance, trends and innovation. The truly national and global perspective has been a definite motivator.

I have known and worked with Richard and Rod for 15 years as specialist industry colleagues and service providers. They are market leaders in their field with a robust reputation for advice and knowledge transfer and thought leadership across the industry in Australia and internationally. Their reputation has been built on ethical, honest input and their collegiate modus operandi. I recommend their unique consulting and research offering to anyone in our industry.

Kimble Winter

Logistics Executive Group

Sophie Robertson Coach

Younique Coaching

HHMC are well connected not just in the Australian market but on a global scale. They can speak knowledgeably about market trends anywhere in the world. Rod is a true professional who has great listening and follow through skills; both important business skills, that I’m constantly surprised or should I say disappointed that more people don’t display. He is generous with his knowledge and if you’re buying, selling or getting ready to sell a recruitment business, this is who you want to have on your team.

I have been working in the recruitment industry for well over 20 years and when Rod Hore speaks – I listen. Rod and Richard have made it their business to be the “Go To” people of the Recruitment Industry. I have had many occasions to cross paths with HHMC and engaged them for various activities. I wouldn’t go anywhere else to buy or sell a recruitment business. I honestly don’t believe there are others out there equipped with the same wealth of experience, global reach and understanding, integrity and generosity of spirit.

Erica Westbury

Norwest Recruitment

Ian Hamilton

Carroll Consulting

I have known Rod for years now. He has always made himself available to discuss ideas we may have had about improvements or changes we were considering to the business. He always brings and is happy to share his insight from what he is currently seeing on a National and International basis. This has been of great value in considering our options. He has also brought innovation to our business through the use of third party organisations we would not have been able to access so easily without his input and guidance. He always seems to have an enthusiastic interest in what we are doing, even if in hindsight it must have seemed like a dumb idea or something that many had been asking. He is always able to ask ‘why’ in a disarming manner that brings reflection, not arrogance. Well done Rod, thank you for your ongoing interest and commitment, even when we haven’t been a great fee earner for you!

I have known Rod Hore for years through our connection as vendors to the recruitment industry in Australia. Over that time I have got to know Rod and the highest recommendation I can give to Rod is to say that he is the first person I recommend to business owners seeking astute management consulting advice about the business of owning (and potentially selling or buying) a successful recruitment agency. Rod is knowledgeable, astute, considered and his personal style makes him a consultant that anybody can relate to (and in my many years experience of management consultants that’s unusual!). I can recommend Rod, and HHMC, without hesitation.

Ross Clennett

rossclennett.com

Barry Asin

Staffing Industry Analysts

We are pleased to be partnered with HHMC in Asia Pacific and excited to leverage the organisations depth of knowledge and expertise on the staffing and recruitment market in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Asia Pacific. The staff at HHMC are true professionals and continue to over deliver in their support of our goals to grow our research and expertise in the region.

I first met Rod in 2011 when I was looking to establish a recruitment business in Brisbane. Rod’s extensive knowledge of the recruitment industry both locally and internationally is outstanding and his ability to provide insights into the recruitment market, trends, opportunities etc is exemplary. I found Rod’s approach very refreshing, honest and responsive. If you are looking to buy, sell or grow your recruitment business or want an honest SWOT assessment of your market, Rod and the HHMC Team are the only ones to speak to.

Rod Kelly

Howard Director, C3

Your Trusted Advisor to the Recruitment Industry

Who We Are

Our Mission

Leadership That
Guides Every Decision