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EXL: Ma Activity
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.
Source: citybiz — regional US deals
The leadership read
Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in the sector.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 108 (Hot), up 2.4 month-on-month — shows Americas signal flow rising (+15.4pts).
EXL: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 20 days.
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