M&A Deal Summary

GTCR Acquires Cision

On February 18, 2014, private equity firm GTCR acquired software company Cision

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GTCR’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is GTCR’s 78th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GTCR’s 9th transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Cision went public in 2017.
  • Cision was sold to a financial buyer in 2019 for 2.7B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-02-18
Target Cision
Sector Software
Buyer(s) GTCR
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Cision

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cision is a provider of PR software and services including content marketing, media monitoring, media list building, distribution and analysis. Cision's software allows users to identify key influencers, craft and distribute strategic content, and measure meaningful impact. Cision is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer

GTCR

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 15.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GTCR is a private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions. The Firm looks to grow companies through build-on acquisitions, consolidations, and internal growth. GTCR will consider both equity and mezzanine capital commitments and concentrates its investment activity in consumer products & services, healthcare services, outsourced business services, technology, transaction processing, and pharma/medical products. GTCR was formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 82 of 157
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 12
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 22 of 29
State: Illinois M&A 9 of 20
Country: United States M&A 78 of 148
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-17 Callcredit Information Group

Leeds, United Kingdom

Callcredit Information Group Ltd. is a provider of consumer data solutions, software and analytics. Callcredit provides the data, analytics, and software that enable businesses to build more valuable customer relationships. Callcredit Information Group Ltd. was established in 2000 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-03 Sorenson Communications

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Sorenson Communications provides tech-enabled communications services for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHOH) population. Sorenson Communications was founded in 2000 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sell -