Cpl buys UK firm but warns on profits

The recruitment firm said issues relating to Brexit and the US have caused some uncertainty for its business

Cpl chief executive Anne Heraty

Recruitment group Cpl Resources has announcedthe acquisition of 91 per cent of RIG Healthcare Group, a specialist healthcare recruiter in the UK, for £8.1 million (€9.3 million) but it warned that pre-tax profit this year would fall short of expectations.

In a trading statement, the company said that "issues relating to Brexit and changes to the US administration have caused some uncertainty and, in turn, delays in our market, affecting some of our ...