Lightcast Acquires Gazelle

Lightcast Acquires Simply, UK Workforce Analytics Firm

October 1, 2025

Data & Analytics

Lightcast has acquired Simply (Simply Get Results), a UK-based workforce analytics and skills intelligence provider, and will integrate the Simply team into its Skill Collective consulting arm. The acquisition expands Lightcast's consulting capabilities and global reach in skills-driven workforce planning by combining Simply's data-driven workforce planning services with Lightcast's labor market intelligence platform.

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.

Lightcast Acquires Rhetorik to Expand Global People and Company Intelligence

July 8, 2025

Data & Analytics

Lightcast has acquired UK-based Rhetorik to expand its people, company, and labor market intelligence by integrating Rhetorik’s privacy-first contact and company data. The acquisition strengthens Lightcast’s data capabilities across recruiting, sales, marketing, education, and government, with Rhetorik CEO Meredith Amdur joining Lightcast as a Strategic Advisor.

Lightcast Acquires UK Talent Intelligence Provider Stratigens

August 27, 2024

Data & Analytics

Lightcast, a provider of global labor market data backed by KKR, has acquired UK-based talent intelligence firm Stratigens. The acquisition adds Stratigens' data science team and profiles data to Lightcast's labor market analytics capabilities and expands its presence in Europe; Stratigens founder Alison Ettridge will join Lightcast as Director of Global Talent Intelligence.

Lighthouse Acquires Berlin-based HQ revenue

June 20, 2024

Data & Analytics

Market intelligence platform Lighthouse (formerly OTA Insight) has acquired Berlin-based market data specialist HQ revenue. Terms were not disclosed; Lighthouse said the deal will accelerate product investment and innovation, expand global reach and further its strategy of consolidating complementary platforms for the travel and hospitality industry.

Bloom Intelligence Acquires Gazella WiFi

December 18, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Bloom Intelligence, a St. Petersburg-based provider of omni-channel WiFi marketing and customer intelligence solutions, has acquired Gazella WiFi, an Omaha-based white-label WiFi marketing and analytics platform for digital agencies. The acquisition expands Bloom Intelligence's WiFi marketing capabilities and global reach; financial terms were not disclosed.