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This merger will give clients and partners access to a top-tier health and development organization with:
- A multisectoral portfolio through expertise in global health, economic development, trade, democracy and governance, education and training, agriculture and rural development, law and justice, and food security; and
- Comprehensive experience from operating successfully in more than 140 countries throughout Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.
“The partnership between GRM and Futures Group gives us the opportunity and flexibility to do more for more people around the world,” said Kim Bredhauer, Managing Director of GRM International. “We believe our colleagues, clients, communities and shareholders will all benefit from the merger, and it will help us to deliver improved outcomes to the people we impact. We will continue our focus on managing development projects – it is our business and it will remain so. At the same time, the merger positions us to grow our business, provide greater opportunities for our people, and deliver better value to our clients and key stakeholders.”
“The partnership with GRM will further Futures’ mission to protect and promote people’s well-being around the world,” said Chris LeGrand, CEO of Futures Group. “We will continue to provide our clients with services reflecting our technical excellence. The merger will also allow us to build on our existing work predicting future health and development trends, uncovering barriers to well-being, and forging on-the-ground partnerships to ensure lasting change. Working together, we will be equipped to aggressively compete for a wide range of development projects providing innovative solutions for a better world.”
The two organizations will combine under a new holding company, Futures Global, but will continue to operate on a semi-autonomous basis with distinct identities. GRM and Futures Group will continue to operate and manage ongoing projects independently, ensuring there is no change to existing commitments. New projects will be undertaken either independently or jointly in order to best respond to client needs. Integrated activities will focus on areas that help grow the combined entity, and provide the best value proposition for clients and other stakeholders.
The new combined business will be a majority staff owned, purely International Development firm with major contracts from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.K. Department for International Development and the Australian Agency for International Development. The firms will have the ability to operate seamlessly with these and other clients to provide innovative, flexible and value-for-money solutions to contemporary development issues.
GRM is a leading international development management company specializing in the provision of project design, management expertise and technical assistance to development projects for bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, governments and corporations. For more than 45 years, GRM has been bringing expertise in managing large-scale projects, and sourcing and managing high quality experts covering all disciplinary skills required to implement development projects. For more information, visit www.grminternational.com.
About Futures Group
Futures Group, the global consulting firm, helps to protect and promote people’s well-being around the world. For 40 years, Futures Group has created lasting solutions to some of the most pressing public health challenges facing nations. For more information, see www.futuresgroup.com.