Vester Group, a specialist HR and recruitment consultancy group, has acquired Thrive HRM, in a deal advised by GS Verde (An AAB Group Company).

The acquisition brings together Vester Group’s established expertise from Executive HR Ltd (HR recruitment, HR executive search, senior-level HR business advisory, and projects) with Thrive HRM’s established specialist HR consultancy services.

This enables Vester-owned Executive HR Ltd to focus on its core strengths in recruitment and NED sourcing, while significantly enhancing the Group’s broader offering through a comprehensive, end-to-end consultancy and retained advisory solution under the Thrive HRM banner.

Founded and led by Tracey Spiller-Burnett, an experienced HR Director with board-level and commercially driven leadership experience, Thrive HRM has built a strong reputation for delivering flexible, people support that delivers real business impact to organisations of all sizes. Its services span the full employee lifecycle, with a strong reputation in compliance, employee relations, performance management, organisational design, wellbeing and day-to-day operational support.

Dave Matthews, Managing Director, Vester Group, said: “This is a highly complementary acquisition that significantly enhances our capability as a people-focused advisory firm. Thrive HRM brings deep expertise, credibility and a modern, commercially aligned approach to HR.

By bringing our businesses together, we can offer clients a seamless solution; from attracting the very best talent through to developing, engaging and retaining it. This is about building a genuinely integrated people proposition that delivers real value to our clients.”

Tracey Spiller-Burnett added: “Joining Vester Group represents an exciting new chapter for Thrive HRM. We’ve always focused on delivering practical, commercially driven support that genuinely helps businesses run better—not just ticking boxes. Vester’s vision, network and market presence provide a powerful platform to scale that impact even further.

The acquisition reflects Vester Group’s continued growth strategy and its commitment to delivering high-quality, advisory-led people services that help organisations grow, remain compliant and get the best from their people.

At GS Verde - An AAB Group Company, our team of corporate finance, legal, tax, accountancy, and communications experts work seamlessly under one roof to produce effective deal outcomes through our end-to-end services. With a one team approach, we provide our clients with clarity and confidence when it comes to long-term growth.

Source: Vester Group expands people advisory offering with acquisition of Thrive HRM | NuStaff