M&A Deal Summary

Lightcast Acquires Rhetorik

On July 8, 2025, Lightcast acquired software company Rhetorik

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lightcast’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Lightcast’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-07-08
Target Rhetorik
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Lightcast
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Rhetorik

Wokingham, United Kingdom
Rhetorik is an enterprise-level lead and market intelligence company, offering global data, data hygiene, and firehose services to enterprises. Rhetorik was founded in 1994 and is based in Wokingham, England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lightcast

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Lightcast is a provider of labor market analytics software that delivers real-time data and planning tools to educators, employers, and public sector constituents. Lightcast was founded in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-27 Stratigens

Newport, United Kingdom

Stratigens is a software application that provides strategic decision intelligence. Stratigens was founded in 2017 and is based in Newport, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-04 Skill Collective

Chichester, United Kingdom

Skill Collective is a consulting firm that supports organizations in navigating workforce transformation, skills strategy, and technology adoption. By embedding skills and transformation specialists directly into client teams, the firm delivers pragmatic and agile solutions that enable organizations to measure, manage, and maximize their human capital potential. Skill Collective was formed in 2022 and is headquartered in Chichester, England.

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