STRAT7 (Horizon Capital-backed) Acquires Jigsaw Research

Horizon Capital-backed STRAT7 Acquires Crowd DNA

November 25, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

STRAT7, a Horizon Capital‑backed customer analytics and insights group, has acquired cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA. The deal brings Crowd DNA’s global cultural insight capability and offices (London, Amsterdam, New York, Singapore, Sydney) into STRAT7’s analytics and customer‑centric transformation proposition to better serve global brands.

STRAT7 Acquires Incite

September 30, 2021

Consulting

STRAT7, the London-headquartered customer analytics and insights group, has acquired Incite, a strategic insight consultancy formerly part of Kin + Carta plc. Incite — with offices in London, New York, San Francisco and Chicago and a client roster of blue-chip enterprises — will join STRAT7's global group to expand its strategic insight and consulting capabilities and extend its geographic footprint.

Horizon Capital Backs Buyout of Juniper Education

July 1, 2019

Education

Horizon Capital (via its Horizon 2018 fund) has made a £20 million equity commitment to back a buyout of education software and services provider Juniper Education, supporting a buy-and-build strategy. Juniper — led by Executive Chairman Gavin Freed — has already completed an add-on acquisition of EES for Schools (Target Tracker) from Essex County Council and will pursue further organic and acquisitive growth to consolidate the fragmented UK schools software and services market.

Tillo Acquires Jigsaw Business Solutions

March 6, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Tillo, the embedded rewards and incentives platform, has acquired Jigsaw Business Solutions in a deal valued at £3.6 million (including initial consideration and an earn-out). The acquisition integrates Jigsaw’s outsourced gift-card program management expertise into Tillo’s platform to expand capabilities, product offerings and global reach for retailers and corporate customers.

Escalent Acquires Javelin Strategy & Research

January 7, 2020

Data & Analytics

Escalent, a human behavior and data analytics firm based in Livonia, Michigan, acquired Javelin Strategy & Research from Greenwich Associates, closing the transaction on December 30, 2019. The acquisition adds Javelin’s research and advisory capabilities in digital banking, payments, fraud & security and strengthens Escalent’s presence in retail and small business banking.

Blattner Technologies Acquires Jigsaw Security Enterprise

June 6, 2023

Cybersecurity

Blattner Technologies, a Nashville-based data analytics and AI company, has acquired Jigsaw Security Enterprise to bolster its cybersecurity and threat intelligence capabilities. The deal brings Jigsaw's SOC and threat-intel expertise (and CEO Kevin Wetzel, who will become Blattner's CISO) into Blattner's AI/ML product suite to expand into machine-learning security.