Cision

Cision, a global growth ( especially in North America, Europe and Asia) Swedish group that offers services for companies and institutions in the field of Media Communication ( Public Relations ). These include the tracking of media coverage of the customer ( Press ), the search for these important information in various media and databases, evaluation of the customer images in the media, including advice on opportunities for improvement, the target group identification, and the organization of external communication ( Shipping Through press releases, etc.). For this Cision maintains a database of contact information for media contacts in the world and offers its own software platform.

Cision is headquartered in Stockholm is listed on the Nordic Exchange ( OMX ), a turnover of 1.9 billion SEK and employs around 2,700 people. The German office is in Frankfurt am Main.

The present company was formed from several precursors, some of which already had the end of the 19th century its beginnings. By 2007, Cision occurred under the name Observer.

In April 2008, the European investment company Triton, which had acquired approximately 65 % of the shares made ​​through its subsidiary Cyril Acquisitions an offer for the complete takeover of Cision, pulled this, however, in June back.