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Our history: Gorkana’s roots stretch way back to 1880 and to a world where fortunes were made and lost on the back of ‘reputation’. William Durrant seized on the idea of reputation and built the first press monitoring business.
In 2011, Cision AB sold its Finnish subsidiary Oy Cision Finland AB to M-Brain Group.
On September 15, 2014, Cision announced the acquisition of Visible Technologies, a social media analytics company.
On October 14, 2014, Cision AB and Vocus announced a "friendly merger" of the two public relations companies.
On December 26, 2017, Cision agreed to acquire PRIME Research.
The acquisition was completed on January 24, 2018.
On January 31, 2020, Platinum Equity Completes $2.7 Billion Acquisition Of Cision Ltd.
Cision announced the acquisition of Brandwatch in February 2021 for $450 million.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrelles | 1888 | $32.5M | 750 | - |
| Visible Technologies | 2005 | $11.3M | 50 | - |
| TrendKite | 2012 | $25.4M | 6 | - |
| SBS Group | 1986 | $16.0M | 144 | - |
| InFocus | 1986 | $219.8M | 220 | 1 |
| Optimal Blue | 2002 | $19.0M | 299 | - |
| Promethean | 1996 | $7.0M | 200 | 10 |
| Global Knowledge | 1995 | $350.0M | 1,071 | 2 |
| Spruce Technology | 2006 | $8.5M | 180 | 2 |
| Altium | 1985 | $171.8M | 860 | 22 |
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