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Toptal Acquires Growth Collective to Launch Toptal Marketing

June 25, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Toptal has launched Toptal Marketing and simultaneously acquired Growth Collective, a freelancer marketing platform, in an all-cash, seven-figure transaction. The acquisition expands Toptal's talent marketplace to include vetted freelance marketing experts and end-to-end marketing services.

24 Seven Acquires McKinley Marketing Partners

December 12, 2023

Staffing & HR

24 Seven, a New York–based marketing, creative and tech recruiting firm, has acquired McKinley Marketing Partners, a Washington, D.C.-area marketing and communications staffing firm. McKinley's founder Michelle Boggs will remain on as a strategic advisor as the firm is integrated into 24 Seven's family of brands to expand talent solutions and geographic reach.

Lightcast Acquires Skill Collective

September 4, 2025

Consulting

Lightcast has acquired UK-based consultancy Skill Collective to combine Skill Collective's workforce transformation consulting with Lightcast's global skills intelligence and data platform. Skill Collective will operate as "Skill Collective – a Lightcast Company," continuing consulting engagements while gaining access to Lightcast's taxonomy, labor-market insight, and infrastructure to scale skills transformation for enterprise clients.

Peak Seven Acquires Bigfoot Web

March 14, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Peak Seven, a Boca Raton full-service ad agency, has acquired Bigfoot Web, a Denver-based digital development and advertising agency. The acquisition expands Peak Seven's geographic reach to the western United States, broadens its service offering (branding, video production, stronger digital marketing and development), and will add jobs in both Denver and Boca Raton.

Excel Sports Management Acquires Game Seven

June 16, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Excel Sports Management has acquired creative and experiential marketing agency Game Seven to bolster its Brand Marketing division and expand capabilities across sports and entertainment marketing. Game Seven's founders will continue to lead the agency and retain a minority stake while the agency will operate as part of Excel's Brand Marketing team from its Brooklyn office.

617 Collective Acquires Nominee Design

January 22, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

New York-based holding company 617 Collective has acquired Nominee Design, an Oklahoma City-based strategic brand and creative studio. The deal adds Nominee to 617 Collective's founder-led agency platform; Nominee will continue operating under its existing name and leadership with no anticipated staffing or client changes. Terms were not disclosed.