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Careerminds Acquires Progression to Enhance AI-Driven Career Development

October 8, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Careerminds, a global provider of outplacement and career development solutions, has acquired Progression, a London-based AI-powered career-framework SaaS company. The acquisition expands Careerminds' product capabilities by integrating Progression's AI-driven job architecture and upskilling/reskilling tools into its global career-development offerings.

ACP CreativIT Acquires Mindsight

January 7, 2025

IT Services

ACP CreativIT has acquired Mindsight, a Downers Grove, Illinois-based IT consulting firm known for Cisco expertise, cloud services, cybersecurity, and managed services. The deal expands ACP CreativIT’s Midwest footprint and technical capabilities by adding Mindsight’s team of over 50 professionals and strengthening managed services, cloud and security offerings for mid-market clients.

Insight Enterprises Acquires Inspire11 from Keystone Capital

October 1, 2025

IT Services

Insight Enterprises, Inc. has acquired Inspire11 LLC, a Chicago-based AI-focused business transformation and technology delivery firm, from Keystone Capital Management. The acquisition expands Insight's Solutions Integrator capabilities in data, AI and custom technology delivery; terms were not disclosed.

Minds + Assembly Acquires Awaken Interactive

October 31, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Minds + Assembly, a PE-backed healthcare communications and commercialization agency, has acquired Awaken Interactive, a healthcare-focused digital marketing firm specializing in digital media, analytics, technical development and marketing automation. The deal is an add‑on to Minds + Assembly’s platform (backed by Amulet Capital Partners) to expand its analytics and digital capabilities for healthcare clients.

3Cloud Acquires DesignMind to Expand Data & AI Capabilities

March 3, 2025

Data & Analytics

3Cloud, the largest pure-play Microsoft Azure services firm, has acquired San Francisco-based DesignMind, a two-decade data and analytics services provider. The add-on strengthens 3Cloud's Data & AI expertise as it scales its Azure-focused delivery capabilities; 3Cloud is PE-backed by Gryphon Investors.

Growth Catalyst Partners-Backed Platform Acquires Data Society to Form Data Society Group

February 13, 2024

Education

Data Society, a Washington, D.C.-based data science and AI workforce training company, has joined a Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP)-backed platform that includes The Data Lodge and CDO Magazine to form Data Society Group. The combined business will operate under the Data Society brand and offer data literacy assessment, training, custom data science services, and events/media to enterprise and government clients.