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Press Releases • February 26, 2021

Cision Brings PR, Social Media Management and Digital Consumer Intelligence Together with Category-Defining Acquisition of Brandwatch

CHICAGO and BRIGHTON, England, Feb. 26, 2021 -- Cision announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brandwatch, a global leader in digital consumer intelligence and social media listening, for $450 million. This strategic move will combine two leaders in their respective industries and will bring to customers the substantial benefits of their complementary capabilities to deliver the future of PR, marketing and digital customer engagement. (PRNewsfoto/Cision Ltd.) The forces of digital transformation reward those organizations and boardrooms that listen to...

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February 24, 2021

Why a former Netflix executive joined the Deluxe leadership team

To deliver content to screens large and small, content creators and distributors rely on Deluxe, a leading media services company. The company also plays a role in many other downstream efforts for entertainment companies, including the assistance of awards campaigns. Called Showcase, the cloud-based platform is used to promote highly acclaimed awards-eligible content. Also used for live-streaming events, the platform launched in May when streaming and studio clients such as HBO and other major streaming platforms chose to use the service to host virtual screenings and press events fo...

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Press Releases • February 11, 2021

Statement regarding Marston's PLC ("Marston's")

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FALLING UNDER RULE 2.8 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS (THE "CODE") THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION 11 February 2021 Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC ("Platinum") Statement regarding Marston's PLC ("Marston's") Platinum notes Marston’s statement addressing press speculation on 29 January 2021 regarding a possible cash ...

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Press Releases • February 03, 2021

Biscuit International announces the proposed acquisition of Dan Cake Portugal

Acquisition of a strong player in the butter cookies market Aligned with a comforting expansion strategy of Biscuit International in Europe Opportunity for Portuguese market leader Dan Cake Portugal to reinforce its solid flagship operation and expand its international position in the segment Paris, 3rd February 2021 – Biscuit International, one of Europe’s leading players in the private label tasty and healthy biscuits market, and the owners of Dan Cake Portugal, a leading producer and distributor of biscuits and cakes in Portugal and a leader in the butter cookies market, an...

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Press Releases • February 02, 2021

Centerfield Acquires Business.com and Savings.com, Expanding its Owned & Operated Digital Brands

Acquisitions extend customer acquisition capabilities to business-to-business and e-commerce verticals LOS ANGELES, Feb. 02, 2021 -- Centerfield, a technology-driven marketing and customer acquisition company, today announced the acquisitions of Business.com and Savings.com. Centerfield’s digital brands and industry leading platform, Dugout, engage in-market consumers and automate end-to-end customer acquisition. With these acquisitions, Centerfield’s consumer and business guides now engage with more than 70 million in-market shoppers looking for new products and services. Founded in...

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Press Releases • February 01, 2021

Blackstone to Acquire Interior Logic Group, a Leading, Data-driven Provider of Design Solutions to Homebuilders, for $1.6 Billion

NEW YORK – February 1, 2021 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have reached a definitive agreement to acquire Interior Logic Group Holdings, LLC (“ILG”) from Littlejohn & Co. LLC (“Littlejohn”), Platinum Equity and other equity holders, for a total transaction value of approximately $1.6 billion. ILG is a leading, data-driven and technology-enabled provider of interior design, supply chain and installation management solutions to several of the nation’s largest single-family homebuilders. The company...

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