Palladium International
Palladium (also known as "The Palladium Group", "Palladium Holdings" or "Palladium International") is an international advisory and management company representing the combination of seven prior companies: GRM International, Futures Group, Palladium, the IDL Group, Development & Training Services, HK Logistics and CARANA Corporation. As of October 2016, Palladium employs over 2,500 persons operating in 90 countries. At the end of 2015, Palladium International was the fourth-largest private sector partner for the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID). During 2011, Palladium International members Futures Group and Carana were USAID's fourteenth and sixteenth largest private sector partners , respectively. At the end of 2012, GRM International was the third largest private sector partner for AusAID. Notable initiatives. Palladium International is active in the expansion of social innovation including impact bonds, impact investing, and shared value. Select initiatives of Palladium Group include: In 2015, the firm announced the formation of the Positive Impact Research Institute to explore current and future trends in the Impact Economy and the affiliated Let's Make It Possible nonprofit organization. Subsidiaries. Subsidiaries of Palladium Group include: Notable persons. Notable persons affiliated with Palladium Group include: Incidents. On 20 November 2015, terrorist gunmen took 170  people hostage and killed 20 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali. In the 2015 Bamako hotel attack one American victim was Anita Datar, an international development worker at Palladium International working on its Health Policy Plus project. After the incident, Hillary Clinton described Ms. Datar by saying, "Anita Datar was a bright light who gave help and hope to people in need around the world, especially women and families... She represented the best of America’s generous spirit."