ADCORP will form a partnership with Singapore-based staffing group Apba, the human resources agency announced on Tuesday.Apba had offices in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan, as well as in Singapore, Adcorp said. The deal will help Adcorp expand into these countries, with the South African group gaining an option of acquiring a stake in Apba."The partnership exposes us to a market whose staffing industry is performing very well. The idea is that we and Apba will tender for business together. We want to list a company in Singapore in 2018 and closer to the listing we intend to buy equity in Apba," Adcorp CEO Richard Pike said."This strategic tie-up is an important milestone for both businesses. There is much that we can learn from each other; there are exciting cross-selling opportunities," said Mr Pike."Most importantly, it enables us to offer our clients unique solutions across Asia, Africa and Australia in a number of important industry sectors such as oil and gas, healthcare, i...
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