The UK job search engine, Adzuna, has acquired the employment divisions of Trovit and Mitula from Lifull Connect, a digital classifieds group under the Japanese real estate operator Lifull. This acquisition enhances Adzuna’s presence in Spain, Italy, and Latin America. Announced today, this marks Adzuna’s third acquisition in four years, after acquiring the US job search engine Getwork in June 2022 and the social media recruitment platform Seiza in November 2024. This deal involves only the employment search sectors, leaving Trovit and Mitula’s real estate and automotive divisions with Lifull Connect. Adzuna has fully integrated the jobs businesses, redirecting the Trovit Jobs and Mitula Jobs sites to Adzuna, and transferring subscribers with their saved searches and alerts.
Founded in 2006 in Barcelona, Trovit was acquired by Lifull for €80 million in November 2014. Mitula, initially Spanish-founded and publicly listed in Australia from 2015, was acquired by Lifull for €118 million in December 2018. Both companies were merged under Lifull Connect in January 2019, which has operated them amidst a growing portfolio of real estate portals across multiple regions.
Divesting the jobs verticals aligns with Lifull Connect’s strategic shift, initiated over a year ago, following its spin-off from its Japanese parent in January 2025. This change came after a decline in revenue and represents a retreat to focus investment in profitable verticals, mainly real estate portals. Carlos Ruiz Comes, Vertical Search GM at Lifull Connect, noted the deal strategically positions them to concentrate on real estate, while Doug Monro, CEO of Adzuna, sees the acquisition enhancing their AI search capabilities in global markets.
Adzuna, founded in 2011 by Doug Monro and Andrew Hunter, and supported by Index Ventures, LocalGlobe, and Smedvig Capital, operates in over 20 countries and has been developing AI-powered job matching tools such as ApplyIQ. The acquisition brings Adzuna significant user data from Spain and Italy, where Trovit and Mitula have strong presence, enhancing Adzuna’s reach in these markets. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.