French head-hunter HUMBLOT-GRANT ALEXANDER (annual turnover EUR 7.6 million) has just formed a strategic partnership with German company DR MAIER+PARTNER (annual turnover EUR 5.3 million), one of the research specialists of directors from across the Rhine with five offices. The two associates plan to carry out their European expansion in concert according to one simple principle: in each country, one of the two will be leader, the other providing aid for specific tasks. The cooperation must...