| 词条 | Aquent |
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| name = Aquent | logo = https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjDyr2jr6vdAhULVt8KHaVvA-4QjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Faquent.co.uk%2Ffind-work%2F136646&psig=AOvVaw1qiMRpj_eCBhX0u-jtP3qs&ust=1536494736650849 | type = Private | traded_as = | area_served = | key_people = John Chuang (co-founder and CEO) | industry = Professional services | services = Employment agencies | revenue = | operating_income = $500 million (2006)[1] | net_income = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = | homepage = aquent.com | foundation = 1986 | location = Boston | locations = }}Aquent is a staffing company specializing in placing temporary employees in marketing and creative industries. According to Staffing Industry Analysts, it is among the "largest marketing/creative staffing firms in the United States".[2] HistoryHarvard College students John Chuang, Mia Wenjen and Steve Kapner in 1986 founded a typesetting business called Laser Designs from their Harvard dorm.[1][3][4] The business grew and they added temporary staffing related to Mac training as an offering and called it MacTemps.[1] MacTemps grew, adding non-Mac as well as permanent placements. With MacTemps no longer reflecting the business, they changed their name to Aquent, intended to mean "not a follower" in Latin.[5]The company has grown substantially and entered into new business areas through acquisitions. The company saw a drop in revenue in 2001 in the aftermath of the dot-com bubble with revenue dropping in 2001 compared to 2000.[6] To counter the drop off in business, Aquent purchased Renaissance Worldwide Inc., a IT consultancy and staffing firm, for $106 million.[6] Aquent at that time had been known for offering staffing of print and web designers.[6] The deal allowed Aquent to also offer back end support staffers, which was considered by the company to complement well as a package solution.[6] The acquisition of Renaissance also included a municipal and state government IT consulting subsidiary, which as initially planned was sold months later in 2002 to EOne Global for $45 million.[7] In 2003 the company made a hostile takeover offer for Computer Horizons Corporation, a computer network services company with a staffing business segment.[8] Aquent through its investment banker Robert W. Baird & Co. had initially approached Computer Horizon's management on April 3, 2003 with an invitation to have dinner, which was rejected by Bill Murphy, the President and CEO of Computer Horizons.[9] Aquent then proceeded to launch a cash tender offer on April 14, 2003 that valued Computer Horizons at $154 million.[9] This proposal was opposed by management and in May the offer was rejected.[9] Aquent acquired Corporate Project Resources Inc. (CPRi), a staffing agency for marketing jobs, in 2005 for $25 million and renamed it Aquent Marketing Staffing while keeping its operations in Chicago.[10] In 2006, Aquent acquired Seattle-based Sakson & Taylor, a staffing agency focused on content development and design with a significant presence at Microsoft, along with offices in a handful of other cities. The Sakson & Taylor brand (with "an Aquent company" appended) was retained for some years, but is no longer used. The former Sakson & Taylor headquarters are now Aquent's Seattle offices. In 2011, Aquent launched a new division, Vitamin T, which focuses on placing "digital creatives" with marketing departments and advertising agencies for contract assignments. References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=John Chuang|url=http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2007/11/john-chuang|publisher=BizTech|date=November 27, 2007}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=2015 Largest Marketing/Creative Staffing Firms in the United States|url=http://www2.staffingindustry.com/site/Research/Research-Topics-Reports/North-America/2015-Largest-Marketing-Creative-Staffing-Firms-in-the-United-States|website=Staffing Industry Analysts}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Litl Introduces Its Web-Based Netbook|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/11/04/litl-introduces-its-web-based-netbook/|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=November 4, 2009}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Sites to Help Professional Workers Who Like to Go It Alone|url=http://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/10/circuits/articles/14agen.html|agency=New York Times|date=October 14, 1999}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=A Generation of Freelancers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/15/business/preludes-a-generation-of-freelancers.html|agency=New York Times|date=August 15, 1999}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Aquent acquires Renaissance|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2001/12/31/story7.html|publisher=Boston Business Journal|date=December 31, 2001}} 7. ^{{cite news|title='E-Taxes' Fuel Merger|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/18/business/technology-briefing-software-e-taxes-fuel-merger.html|publisher=New York Times|date=April 18, 2002}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Computer Horizons Buys RGII Technologies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/business/technology-briefing-deals-computer-horizons-buys-rgii-technologies.html|agency=New York Times|date=July 10, 2003}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Computer Horizons rejects Aquent bid|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/computer-horizons-rejects-aquent-hostile-bid|publisher=MarketWatch|date=May 2, 2003}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Aquent acquires CPRi|url=http://adage.com/article/btob/aquent-acquires-cpri/261164/|agency=Ad Age|date=July 25, 2005}} 2 : Human resource management consulting firms|Temporary employment agencies |
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