London co. buys Sumo Medical

Acacium Group, a global healthcare and life science company with headquarters in London, has acquired Draper-based Sumo Medical Staffing, a physician placement agency with U.S-wide coverage. Acacium Group provides services and staffing operations across the U.S, the U.K., Europe, Asia and Australia. Sumo Medical Staffing is a locum tenens agency that places physicians and advanced practice providers in temporary and permanent positions across the U.S. in specialties including psychiatry, internal medicine, hospitalist, family medicine, and other medical professions.

Sumo will continue to be led by its{mprestriction ids="1,3"} founding owners, Jeff Parker, Kevin Anderson and Boyd Waters. Somo will operate as part of Acacium Group’s U.S. Healthcare Staffing Division under CEO Christopher Brink.

“This new partnership will enable us to access expertise and resources that can further strengthen our offering to clients and healthcare professionals. Our dedication remains the same, with an unwavering focus on delivering excellence and quality service,” said Parker.

“Sumo Medical Staffing is an outstanding healthcare business that expands our staffing and workforce management offering to our clients in the U.S.” said Acacium Group CEO Mike Barnard. “Sumo has a proven record of success and is closely aligned with our values in their commitment to excellence and putting people first. Acacium Group has ambitious plans to grow globally in a way that positively impacts society, and Sumo will play an important part in helping that happen.”{/mprestriction}