Chicago, the U.S.A-based provider of a comprehensive communications platform, Cision acquired Factmata. The company announced the acquisition on November 17, 2022. However, it did not disclose the amount of the purchase.
Factmata Limited, launched in 2017, is a London, UK-based social and news media monitoring and analytics product leveraging AI.
Purpose of acquisition by Cision
With the recent acquisition of Factmata, Cision intends to expand its offering. The acquisition of Factmata marks Cision’s mission to empower communications and PR professionals with AI and narrative detection technology.
What the Cision official has to say
Jay Webster, Cision Chief Product & Technology Officer and Cision Comms Cloud President said, “As the communications landscape is rapidly changing, it’s more important than ever as a professional to be able to do more than simply react as news develops. Factmata’s unique expertise is helping brands and organizations identify risky narratives earlier and more reliably than a human can. This gives its users the ability to see what may be around the corner rather than simply what is in the rear-view mirror. The acquisition of Factmata is a critical step in Cision’s mission to empower communications and PR professionals with AI and narrative detection technology.”
What the Factmata official has to say
Antony Cousins, Factmata CEO, further said, “We believe our narrative monitoring technology has the potential to change the way brands do business by better understanding themselves through the lens of how media and consumers perceive them. Cision will enable us to apply our AI to one of the richest media databases in the world, pioneering a new era of media monitoring for businesses looking to be ahead of the curve.”
Cision is a portfolio company of Platinum Equity. The latter acquired the former earlier in 2020.
What the Platinum Equity official has to say
In addition, Platinum Equity Partner Jacob Kotzubei and Platinum Equity Managing Director Matthew Louie, in a joint statement, said, “Cision is expanding its product portfolio by investing in new technologies that offer its customers a complete suite of innovative tools for managing their brands. We will continue supporting the company’s pursuit of opportunities to drive growth organically and through additional acquisitions.”
About Factmata
In 2017, founders Andreas Vlachos, Dhruv Ghulati and Sebastian Riedel launched the company. Factmata provides a technology platform that delivers accurate and unbiased insights helping brands, agencies, and organizations understand the online world and which conversations are gaining traction.
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