Lightcast Acquires Gazelle

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.