Talent Systems Acquires Spotlight

Spotlight AR Acquires Captivate Collective

February 16, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Stone-Goff Partners’ portfolio company Spotlight AR, LLC acquired Captivate Collective, a customer marketing and advocacy consultancy. The deal marks Spotlight’s first strategic add-on investment and expands its “Influence Orchestration” platform by combining analyst relations, customer advocacy, and AI-driven discovery into an end-to-end offering.

National CineMedia Acquires Spotlight Cinema Networks

November 17, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

National CineMedia, Inc. (NCM) has acquired Spotlight Cinema Networks, a U.S. cinema advertising company focused on luxury, art-house and dine-in exhibitors. The acquisition expands NCM's luxury-screen inventory and increases its national market share and presence in key New York and Los Angeles markets, unlocking new advertising and preshow inventory for premium advertisers.

Multiverse Acquires Searchlight

April 8, 2024

Software

EdTech company Multiverse has acquired Searchlight, a California-based talent intelligence and skills assessment platform that uses AI to match candidates and close skills gaps. The acquisition will integrate Searchlight's bias-free AI and talent intelligence into Multiverse's apprenticeship and upskilling platform to accelerate AI-driven skills diagnosis and training delivery.

RedBird Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Talent Systems

July 19, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

RedBird Capital Partners, together with StepStone Group, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Talent Systems, a tech-driven casting software and talent marketplace for the entertainment industry. The deal supports Talent Systems’ next phase of growth, while founders and existing investor Caltius continue with equity positions post-transaction.

Spotlight Equity Partners Acquires Pharos Systems International

January 6, 2022

Cybersecurity

Spotlight Equity Partners has acquired Pharos Systems International, a Rochester, New York–based provider of cloud-native, zero-trust print infrastructure software. The acquisition adds Pharos’s enterprise-scale PrintOps and secure cloud printing capabilities to Spotlight’s software-focused portfolio.

Tailwind Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Brightspot

December 1, 2021

Software

Tailwind Capital has acquired a majority stake in Brightspot, a Reston-based content management system (CMS) provider, from Carrick Capital Partners. The investment will support Brightspot's next phase of growth, including expanding its developer community, partner network and product capabilities.