Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions

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GMS

1 signal in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 113.7 (Hot) — up 13.7 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is easing (-3pts).

GMS: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow.

Signals at GMS

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Ma Activity · Americas

EXL

EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) agreed to acquire AI model training and evaluation specialist iMerit for up to $310 million ($170M upfront + $140M in earnouts). The deal strengthens EXL's enterprise AI capabilities across model development, reinforcement learning, and foundation model optimization. Expected close Q3 2026.

Ma Activity · Americas

Wood Mackenzie

Wood Mackenzie acquired LandGate and its 150 million parcel-level land intelligence dataset to strengthen market position in US power, renewables, and data center markets

Ma Activity · Americas

Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands is divesting Pizza Hut through two separate transactions: Pizza Hut outside mainland China to private equity firm LongRange Capital, and Pizza Hut China to Yum China. Total proceeds of $2.3 billion. Strategic focus shift toward KFC and Taco Bell expansion.

Ma Activity · Americas

Riviera Partners

Riviera Partners acquired Lateral Labs to expand AI and machine learning talent search and placement capabilities

Ma Activity · Americas

Superhuman

Superhuman acquired GPTZero, an AI detection startup. This consolidates AI detection capabilities across Superhuman's product suite alongside existing detection tools.

Ma Activity · Americas

Blackstone

Blackstone agreed to acquire the 821-room Hyatt Regency San Francisco from Sunstone Hotel Investors for $279 million. Transaction valued at $340,000 per room and expected to close in late July or early August.

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