Platinum Equity Acquires Cision Ltd. for $2.7B

Cision Acquires Streem

April 3, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Cision, a Platinum Equity–backed global communications intelligence company, has completed the acquisition of Streem, a real-time media monitoring and insights platform serving the Australia and New Zealand market. Streem will continue to operate as an independent brand with its management team retained, and the deal (sale of 100% of Streem shares) strengthens Cision’s media intelligence offering across ANZ as an add-on to its platform.

Cision Acquires TrendKite

January 23, 2019

Data & Analytics

Cision has acquired Austin-based Digital PR analytics platform TrendKite in a deal reported at $225 million, adding TrendKite's AI-powered measurement and attribution capabilities to the Cision Communications Cloud. TrendKite CEO Erik Huddleston will become President of Cision as the companies integrate TrendKite's measurement, influencer management and analytics into Cision's global earned-media platform.

Platinum Equity Acquires Ingram Micro for $7.2 Billion

July 7, 2021

Transportation

Platinum Equity completed the acquisition of Ingram Micro Inc. from HNA Technology Co., Ltd. The buyout, announced July 2021, values the world’s largest technology distributor at $7.2 billion enterprise value and positions Platinum to accelerate Ingram Micro’s cloud, logistics and solutions strategies while providing financial and operating support for growth initiatives.

Platinum Equity Acquires Deluxe Entertainment's Distribution Business

July 1, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Platinum Equity has acquired Deluxe Entertainment Services Inc.'s distribution business; financial terms were not disclosed. Former Deluxe CEO Cyril Drabinsky will return as CEO and CineVizion's assets will be integrated into the business under Platinum's ownership.

Platinum Equity Acquires McGraw Hill for $4.5 Billion

August 2, 2021

Education

Platinum Equity completed the acquisition of McGraw Hill from funds managed by Apollo Global Management for approximately $4.5 billion. McGraw Hill, a 130+ year global education company headquartered in New York, generates the majority of its revenue from digital products and will continue to be led by CEO Simon Allen under Platinum's ownership as the firm invests to accelerate digital growth and pursue strategic expansion.

Cision Acquires Trajaan to Expand AI-Based Search Intelligence

December 13, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Cision has acquired Trajaan, a Paris-based search intelligence platform, to accelerate Cision's AI and data strategy and integrate always-on, geo-localized search behavior and generative AI analytics across its products. The deal builds on a prior Brandwatch–Trajaan partnership and aims to give marketing, communications and insights teams unified, predictive visibility into consumer intent and trend formation.