CapitalG will exit the recruitment and employment review platform, which has agreed to a $1.2bn acquisition by Recruit.

Human resources firm Recruit agreed today to acquire online recruitment and employment assessment platform Glassdoor for $1.2bn, giving CapitalG, internet and technology group Alphabet’s growth equity arm, an exit.

Glassdoor has built an online platform that enables employees to anonymously leave feedback on the companies for which they work while also accessing newly listed positions.

The company had 59 million monthly active users as of January 2018, and reviews for more than 770,000 businesses that incorporate features such as photos,…