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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Korn/Ferry International (KFY)

Korn Ferry completes AMS acquisition, paying £473 million and $326 million in cash

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Korn Ferry completed its acquisition of AMS, a UK-headquartered talent and organizational consulting firm, on September 1, 2026. The company paid about £473 million and $326 million in cash and issued 3,118,628 shares of common stock to the sellers, and the combined firm now has nearly 17,000 colleagues in more than 130 offices. Shareholders will see the share issuance and cash outlay, and the financial statements and pro forma information for the deal have not yet been filed.

Key points

  • Acquisition closed September 1, 2026; AMS is now an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Korn Ferry
  • Cash paid: about £473 million and $326 million, covering seller proceeds, AMS debt repayment and other obligations
  • Issued 3,118,628 shares of Korn Ferry common stock to the sellers, exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2)
  • Financial statements and pro forma information will be filed by amendment within 71 calendar days

The filing

CompanyKorn/Ferry International (KFY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 1, 2026, 4:38 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-378508

Items reported: 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 01, 2026.

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