24 Seven Acquires McKinley Marketing Partners

24 Seven Acquires Markacy

November 12, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

24 Seven, a marketing, creative, and digital talent platform backed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, has acquired New York–based marketing consulting firm Markacy. The deal expands 24 Seven’s end-to-end marketing capabilities and deepens its AI-driven performance marketing, measurement, and M&A marketing diligence offerings as part of the firm’s continued roll-up strategy.

24 Seven Acquires SketchDeck

March 1, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

24 Seven, a leading privately held marketing and creative recruiting firm, has acquired SketchDeck, a remote design studio that provides on‑demand, full‑stack creative services. The acquisition expands 24 Seven's studio capabilities and scale to better serve mid‑market and enterprise clients across marketing and creative functions.

24 Seven Acquires Futureman and MTP

October 9, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

24 Seven, a leading privately held marketing, creative, and digital talent solutions firm, acquired creative production agency Futureman and creative talent agency MTP to expand its creative agency and talent solutions capabilities. The transactions—24 Seven's 10th and 11th acquisitions—broaden the company's service offering across immersive creative production and talent solutions.

24 Seven Acquires Filter from dentsu

April 10, 2024

Staffing & HR

24 Seven, a privately held marketing, creative and tech talent solutions firm, has acquired Seattle-based creative staffing and managed services provider Filter from dentsu. The acquisition expands 24 Seven’s managed services and in‑house/embedded team capabilities as the company continues to scale through acquisitions.

Smithbucklin Acquires McKinley Advisors

March 6, 2026

Professional Services

Smithbucklin has acquired McKinley Advisors, an association consultancy focused on research, strategy, governance, and business transformation. The deal combines McKinley’s research-based advisory capabilities with Smithbucklin’s association management, education, and event services platform, supported by 360 Live Media.

24 Seven Acquires CORE Resources

February 12, 2025

Staffing & HR

24 Seven, a New York–based marketing, creative and digital talent solutions firm, has acquired Toronto-based CORE Resources, a provider of technology talent solutions serving Canada's financial services sector. The deal expands 24 Seven's capabilities in fintech and technical staff augmentation, adding expertise in network security, full-stack development, and capital markets technology.