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US: Talent mobility and corporate relocation firm Graebel Companies has joined forces with flexible accommodation provider Reside Worldwide with the support of private equity firm Westbridge Capital.
Graebel and Reside will both continue as operating entities. Ron Dunlap will serve as CEO of the combined companies, with Reside’s CEO Lee Curtis joining the leadership team.
Westbridge, which owns Reside Worldwide, will help to expand the business beyond traditional relocation.
Mike Meekins, president and CEO of Westbridge, said: “Graebel has a unique vision for the future of managed moves and is leading the industry into a place of more connected support for companies and people, beyond traditional mobility. We’re looking forward to enabling that vision and to supporting this combination as the first step on that path, with additional opportunities on the horizon to reduce friction and improve experiences across the employee journey.”
Curtis said: “Bringing Reside 3Sixty corporate housing marketplace platform together with Graebel’s technology and service platform will simplify a critical part of the employee journey, helping people settle in and succeed more quickly. This brings us closer to delivering the seamless, end-to-end experience employees increasingly expect.”
Dunlap added: “Where people live has such an impact on their work experience and success, whether it’s for a longer-term relocation or temporary deployment for a short-term project. Bringing Graebel and Reside together allows us to play a more meaningful role in the employee journey while extending the value we create for clients. It’s an important step toward simplifying complexity, reducing friction and helping organisations better support their people.”
Founded in 1950, Graebel supports organisations across 190 countries by connecting workforce strategy, mobility, and technology into one integrated solution.
Reside provides access to more than 3.4 million professionally vetted and globally compliant accommodations across more than 60 countries. In 2024, the company entered into a 10-year partnership with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Highlights:
- Corporate relocation firm Graebel Companies and flexible accommodation provider Reside Worldwide have merged under shared ownership with backing from private equity firm Westbridge Capital.
- Both organisations will remain operating entities under combined leadership, with Ron Dunlap appointed as CEO and Reside CEO Lee Curtis joining the executive leadership team.
- The transaction integrates Reside’s 3Sixty corporate housing marketplace platform with Graebel’s global workforce mobility infrastructure.
- The combined entity aims to streamline talent mobility and expand services across short-term assignments and long-term corporate relocations.
