You don’t need to acknowledge them. No sweat. You don’t even need to post on LinkedIn. They don’t do what they do for LinkedIn credit/clout. 

Go for it. 

It's an amazing thing to make others shine. 

Not only because it's nice. But also because somehow, the good karma always returns. 

And congrats on the offer!

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Best,
Cristian

Hi there,

congratulations!

If the person you want to give a shout-out to is not employed at your new firm, sure, go ahead. If they are an employee, I would ask them beforehand. You can send them a personal thank you note via e-mail in any case. Not everyone would be comfortable being called out for supporting an individual candidate during a recruiting process so it's best to check up front, as noble as your intention might be.

Best

Hi there,

Giving credit to others and recognizing someone's contribution is always a good idea. 

Go for it!

Best,

Alberto

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I would check this directly with the person. 

I don't really see a problem with explicitly naming one person above everyone else (assuming there's no other person who went great lengths to help you), but you must check if they consider such publicity to be positive.