NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 11, 2012-- CTPartners (AMEX: CTP), a leading global retained executive search firm, announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Farin & Company, a Hamburg, Germany based executive search firm focused on executive recruiting, development and corporate learning.

Annika Farin will join the firm as Managing Partner, Head of Germany. Before starting Farin & Company in 2010, she was a Partner in a leading multi-national executive search company.

Brian Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of CTPartners said, "Farin & Company shares the same commitment to quality as CTPartners, and we are pleased and excited to have them join our firm. They represent the best in executive search, development and corporate learning."

Annika Farin, stated, "CTPartners' global platform is unmatched in the industry and will enable us to broaden our reach and continue to meet the growing needs of our clients."

About CTPartners

CTPartners is a leading performance-driven executive search firm serving clients across the globe. Committed to a philosophy of partnering with its clients, CTPartners offers a proven record in C-Suite, senior executive, and board searches, as well as expertise serving private equity and venture capital firms.

With origins dating back to 1980, CTPartners serves clients with a global organization of more than 400 professionals and employees, offering expertise in board advisory services and executive recruiting services in the financial services, life sciences, industrial, professional services, retail and consumer, and technology, media and telecom industries. Headquartered in New York, CTPartners has 24 offices in 15 countries.

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