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Get filing alertsKorn Ferry completes AMS acquisition for ~£473M and $326M cash plus 3.1M shares
Filed September 1, 2026 · Period ending September 1, 2026 · ~1 min read
Key Changes
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Korn Ferry closed its acquisition of AMS, making it an indirect wholly owned subsidiary.
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Consideration included ~£473M and $326M cash plus 3,118,628 shares of Korn Ferry common stock.
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The Consideration Shares were issued in reliance on the Section 4(a)(2) private placement exemption.
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The combined firm has nearly 17,000 colleagues in more than 130 offices globally.
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The accounting effective time of the closing was set at 12:01 a.m. London time on September 1, 2026.
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Summary
Korn Ferry completed its acquisition of AMS on September 1, 2026, paying approximately £473 million and $326 million in cash and issuing 3,118,628 shares of common stock. The cash portion covered seller consideration, repayment of AMS's indebtedness, and other transaction obligations. The stock issuance dilutes existing shareholders by roughly 3.1 million shares.
The combined company will have nearly 17,000 employees across more than 130 offices worldwide, expanding Korn Ferry's talent and consulting footprint. The acquisition was funded with a mix of cash and stock, and the Consideration Shares were issued under the Section 4(a)(2) private placement exemption, meaning they were not registered with the SEC.
The accounting effective time was set at the start of September 1, 2026, so AMS's results will begin consolidating into Korn Ferry's financials from that date. No red flags were identified in the filing.
Section-by-Section Diff
Event · Item 2.01 — Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Item 2.01 — Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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KF Global Holdings (i) paid a combination of approximately £473 million and $326 million in cash (as consideration to the sellers, in repayment of AMS’s indebtedness, and in satisfaction of other AMS transaction obligations) and (ii) issued 3,118,628 shares of Company common stock (the “Consideration Shares”) to the sellers.
The acquisition was funded with a mix of cash and stock. The cash portion includes repayment of AMS's debt and other obligations, while the stock issuance dilutes existing shareholders by 3,118,628 shares.
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confirm that for accounting purposes the effective time of the Closing occurred at 12:01 a.m. (London Time) on September 1, 2026.
The parties amended the purchase agreement to set the accounting effective time at the very start of September 1, 2026. This determines when AMS's results begin consolidating into Korn Ferry's financials.
Event · Item 3.02 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Korn Ferry issued unregistered shares as acquisition consideration, exempt under Section 4(a)(2).
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The offer and issuance of the Consideration Shares is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a) (2) of the Securities Act.
Korn Ferry issued Consideration Shares in connection with an acquisition, relying on the private-placement exemption in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The shares were not registered with the SEC, which is typical for stock issued as merger consideration to a limited number of recipients.
Event · Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure
Korn Ferry issued a press release on Sept 1, 2026 about closing an acquisition of AMS.
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On September 1, 2026, in connection with the Closing, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The 8-K discloses that Korn Ferry closed an acquisition of AMS and issued a press release on September 1, 2026. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The filing does not provide financial terms or other details of the acquisition in the body of the 8-K.
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Korn Ferry completed its acquisition of AMS from OMERS Private Equity, paying cash and stock.
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Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) today announced the completion of its acquisition of UK-headquartered AMS from OMERS Private Equity.
Korn Ferry has closed its acquisition of AMS, a UK-headquartered talent solutions provider, from OMERS Private Equity. The deal combines two talent and organizational consulting firms.
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The combined firm has nearly 17,000 colleagues in more than 130 offices across the globe
The combined company will have nearly 17,000 employees across more than 130 offices worldwide. This gives investors a sense of the enlarged organization's global footprint.
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