Lightcast Acquires Simply, UK Workforce Analytics Firm
October 1, 2025
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.
- Buyers
- Lightcast
- Targets
- Simply (Simply Get Results)
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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